Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

25-1121 Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
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National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Mean wage
RSE (3)
90,030 2.1 % (4) $72,660 2.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $33,400 $45,370 $62,330 $88,290 $124,880
  (4)

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 64,220 2.25 (4) $73,360
Junior Colleges 18,090 2.33 (4) $72,290
Other Schools and Instruction 6,830 2.02 (4) $68,990
Technical and Trade Schools 670 0.43 (4) $55,230

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Junior Colleges 18,090 2.33 (4) $72,290
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 64,220 2.25 (4) $73,360
Other Schools and Instruction 6,830 2.02 (4) $68,990
Technical and Trade Schools 670 0.43 (4) $55,230

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 64,220 2.25 (4) $73,360
Junior Colleges 18,090 2.33 (4) $72,290
Other Schools and Instruction 6,830 2.02 (4) $68,990
Technical and Trade Schools 670 0.43 (4) $55,230


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 12,290 0.88 1.25 (4) $92,600
New York 9,320 1.11 1.58 (4) $105,420
Texas 5,450 0.53 0.75 (4) $60,610
Massachusetts 5,050 1.60 2.28 (4) $84,610
Ohio 4,870 0.98 1.39 (4) $67,320




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts 5,050 1.60 2.28 (4) $84,610
Vermont 330 1.14 1.63 (8) (8)
Rhode Island 500 1.12 1.59 (4) $74,620
New York 9,320 1.11 1.58 (4) $105,420
Ohio 4,870 0.98 1.39 (4) $67,320




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 9,320 1.11 1.58 (4) $105,420
California 12,290 0.88 1.25 (4) $92,600
Massachusetts 5,050 1.60 2.28 (4) $84,610
New Jersey 1,620 0.43 0.61 (4) $83,540
Connecticut 1,200 0.75 1.06 (4) $81,590





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 6,440 1.27 1.81 (4) $119,050
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 4,950 1.29 1.84 (4) $94,890
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 3,780 2.25 3.21 (4) $88,420
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 1,670 0.47 0.66 (4) $49,800
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 1,540 0.67 0.95 (4) $71,440
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 1,460 1.52 2.17 (4) $97,300
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 1,340 1.37 1.95 (4) $74,280
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 1,300 0.77 1.09 (4) $70,450
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 1,210 1.27 1.82 (4) $82,860
Baltimore-Towson, MD 1,080 0.86 1.23 (4) $70,880




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 3,780 2.25 3.21 (4) $88,420
Provo-Orem, UT 370 2.15 3.06 (8) (8)
Manhattan, KS 100 1.94 2.76 (4) $57,860
Manchester, NH 180 1.80 2.56 (4) $64,480
New Haven, CT 470 1.78 2.53 (4) $83,150
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 110 1.72 2.45 (4) $62,230
Santa Fe, NM 100 1.71 2.44 (4) $70,490
Salisbury, MD 90 1.66 2.36 (4) $54,340
Greeley, CO 130 1.62 2.30 (4) $45,440
Boulder, CO 240 1.54 2.19 (8) (8)




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 6,440 1.27 1.81 (4) $119,050
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 640 0.56 0.80 (4) $111,940
Rochester, NY 540 1.11 1.58 (4) $100,160
Burlington-South Burlington, VT (8) (8) (8) (4) $98,190
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 1,460 1.52 2.17 (4) $97,300
Fresno, CA 190 0.60 0.86 (4) $95,020
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 4,950 1.29 1.84 (4) $94,890
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 840 0.61 0.87 (4) $94,060
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 3,780 2.25 3.21 (4) $88,420
Richmond, VA 490 0.84 1.20 (4) $88,010

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 300 1.65 2.35 (4) $55,540
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 300 0.78 1.11 (4) $51,970
Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area 270 1.02 1.46 (4) $71,350
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 250 1.55 2.21 (4) $69,680
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 240 1.27 1.81 (8) (8)

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 170 7.91 11.26 (4) $79,500
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 180 3.14 4.48 (4) $50,600
Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 70 2.78 3.95 (8) (8)
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 180 1.73 2.46 (4) $84,270
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 300 1.65 2.35 (4) $55,540

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 80 0.44 0.63 (4) $92,480
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area 80 1.02 1.45 (4) $90,320
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 200 1.17 1.66 (4) $85,400
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 180 1.73 2.46 (4) $84,270
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 110 0.51 0.72 (4) $79,810


About May 2011 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(4) Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year-round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries depending on how they are typically paid.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

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May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

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Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012