# Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

> Teach courses in childcare, family relations, finance, nutrition, and related subjects pertaining to home management. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/family-and-consumer-sciences-teachers-postsecondary
- SOC code: 25-1192.00
- Career family: Education
- Median annual pay: $75,870 (10th percentile $47,830, 90th percentile $130,790)
- Projected growth: As fast as average, +2.4%
- Openings a year: 200
- Typical entry education: Doctoral or professional degree
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code SIA)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 32 |
| Investigative (I) | 64 |
| Artistic (A) | 41 |
| Social (S) | 100 |
| Enterprising (E) | 30 |
| Conventional (C) | 40 |

## What you'd do

- Training and Teaching Others (importance 89/100)
- Getting Information (importance 81/100)
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (importance 80/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 76/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 74/100)
- Working with Computers (importance 74/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 73/100)
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 73/100)
- Coaching and Developing Others (importance 72/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 70/100)

## Skills

Speaking, Active Listening, Instructing, Learning Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Learning, Writing, Monitoring, Complex Problem Solving

## Knowledge

English Language, Education and Training, Customer and Personal Service, Psychology, Administration and Management, Mathematics, Computers and Electronics, Administrative, Sociology and Anthropology, Communications and Media

## Also called

Adjunct Instructor, Adjunct Professor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Chef Instructor, Child Development Instructor, Clothing and Textiles Teacher, College Faculty Member, College Professor, Cooking Teacher

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1313) (CIP 1313, 1,257 colleges)
- [Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1907) (CIP 1907, 1,004 colleges)
- [Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1905) (CIP 1905, 276 colleges)
- [Nutrition Sciences](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/3019) (CIP 3019, 167 colleges)
- [Apparel and Textiles](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1909) (CIP 1909, 135 colleges)
- [Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1901) (CIP 1901, 123 colleges)
- Housing and Human Environments (CIP 1906, 38 colleges)
- Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies (CIP 1904, 35 colleges)
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services (CIP 1902, 29 colleges)
- Work and Family Studies (CIP 1910, 1 college)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Cornell University-New York](https://www.collegesref.com/college/cornell-university-new-york-710) | Apparel and Textiles | $60,834 | $94,967 | not reported |
| [Syracuse University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/syracuse-university-2667) | Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services | $67,165 | $90,210 | $24,250 |
| [CUNY New York City College of Technology](https://www.collegesref.com/college/cuny-new-york-city-college-of-technology-745) | Housing and Human Environments | not reported | $82,824 | not reported |
| [California State University-Sacramento](https://www.collegesref.com/college/california-state-university-sacramento-375) | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $69,280 | $82,062 | $23,000 |
| [CUNY Brooklyn College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/cuny-brooklyn-college-735) | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $54,793 | $80,207 | $12,875 |
| [University of California-Berkeley CAL](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-california-berkeley-cal-2881) | Nutrition Sciences | $42,425 | $79,391 | $11,677 |
| [Texas Tech University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/texas-tech-university-2710) | Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies | $62,582 | $78,435 | $20,229 |
| [St. John's University-New York](https://www.collegesref.com/college/st-john-s-university-new-york-2579) | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | not reported | $78,215 | $25,500 |

## Related careers

- [Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/recreation-and-fitness-studies-teachers-postsecondary): $77,270 median pay
- [Education Teachers, Postsecondary](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/education-teachers-postsecondary): $75,350 median pay
- [Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/career-technical-education-teachers-middle-school): $65,030 median pay
- [Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/agricultural-sciences-teachers-postsecondary): $98,700 median pay
- [Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/social-work-teachers-postsecondary): $77,570 median pay
- [Instructional Coordinators](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/instructional-coordinators): $77,440 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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