Career
Postsecondary teachers, all other
All postsecondary teachers not listed separately.
$77,640
Median pay
+2.0%
Job growth, 2025–35
12,500
Openings a year
Doctoral or professional degree
Typical education
7–8 years
Typical time after high school
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The work
What people in this job do
All postsecondary teachers not listed separately.
The outlook
How the forecast changed this year
Paths in
Degrees that lead here
- Teaching (by Grade Level)See the degree →
- Liberal Arts and General StudiesSee the degree →
- Design and Applied ArtsSee the degree →
- Writing and RhetoricSee the degree →
- Culinary Science/CulinologyCIP 12.0509
- Online Educator/Online TeachingCIP 13.1211
Paths across
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Sources
- BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34 (archived), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- O*NET 31.0 Database (August 2026), National Center for O*NET Development / U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk, NCES and BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-01.