Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
What Economics Teachers, Postsecondary Do
Teach courses in economics. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- None
- Self-employed
- Not available
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
How Much Preparation Does This Take?
Job Zone 5 of 5Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- Experience
- Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience.
- Education
- Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
- Job training
- Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Source: O*NET Job Zones.
Key Knowledge Areas
Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.
- Mathematicsimportance 4.5/5
- Education and Trainingimportance 4.3/5
- Economics and Accountingimportance 4.2/5
- English Languageimportance 4.1/5
- Computers and Electronicsimportance 2.9/5
- Administration and Managementimportance 2.9/5
- Law and Governmentimportance 2.9/5
- Sociology and Anthropologyimportance 2.8/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- E-Mail5.0/5
- Freedom to Make Decisions4.7/5
- Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.7/5
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.5/5
- Spend Time Sitting4.3/5
- Contact With Others4.2/5
Careers With Similar Skills
Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary98% skill match
- Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary98% skill match
- Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary98% skill match
- Geography Teachers, Postsecondary98% skill match
- Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary98% skill match
- Geographers98% skill match
- Communications Teachers, Postsecondary98% skill match
- Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary98% skill match
Transferable Skills
Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.
- Instructingimportance 4.0/5
- Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.4/5
- Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.3/5
- Systems Evaluationimportance 3.1/5
- Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.0/5
- Systems Analysisimportance 3.0/5
- Coordinationimportance 2.9/5
- Time Managementimportance 2.9/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Hot Technologies
In-Demand Technologies
Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Intellectual Curiosity
- Dependability
- Achievement Orientation
- Social Orientation
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Innovation
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- SocialHigh
- InvestigativeHigh
- ConventionalMedium
- EnterprisingMedium
- ArtisticMedium
- RealisticLow
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Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where economics teachers, postsecondary make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Amherst Town-Northampton, MA22.37× national avg
- 2New Haven, CT6.06× national avg
- 3Fort Collins-Loveland, CO5.53× national avg
- 4College Station-Bryan, TX5.12× national avg
- 5Ann Arbor, MI4.21× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- Business Teachers, PostsecondaryLateral Move
- Political Science Teachers, PostsecondaryLateral Move
- Sociology Teachers, PostsecondaryLateral Move
- Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryLateral Move
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Related Education Programs
Schools that offer related fields of study, based on the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk — not a guarantee that graduates enter this specific career.
Political Economy
- University of California-Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)grads earn ~$74,202
- Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL)grads earn ~$68,059
- University of California-Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)grads earn ~$75,128
- University of Washington-Seattle Campus (Seattle, WA)grads earn ~$72,487
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, WI)grads earn ~$66,148
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
- University of California-Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)grads earn ~$135,050
- University of California-Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)grads earn ~$95,440
- University of California-Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA)grads earn ~$98,178
- University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)grads earn ~$159,578
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (Ann Arbor, MI)grads earn ~$110,552
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management
- Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (Boston, MA)grads earn ~$141,852
- Northeastern University Professional Programs (Boston, MA)grads earn ~$136,474
- University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)grads earn ~$86,586
- University of Maryland Baltimore (Baltimore, MD)grads earn ~$148,993
- Nova Southeastern University (Fort Lauderdale, FL)