Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

25-1082 Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in library science. 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
Geographic profile for this occupation

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)
4,410 3.4 % (4) $69,870 1.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $42,730 $51,950 $65,110 $83,990 $106,380
  (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 3,590 0.13 (4) $68,080
Junior Colleges 810 0.10 (4) $77,930

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 3,590 0.13 (4) $68,080
Junior Colleges 810 0.10 (4) $77,930

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Junior Colleges 810 0.10 (4) $77,930
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 3,590 0.13 (4) $68,080


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)
New York 520 0.06 1.78 (4) $79,400
Texas 390 0.04 1.10 (4) $68,740
Pennsylvania 300 0.05 1.58 (4) $72,620
California 260 0.02 0.53 (4) $85,650
Tennessee 200 0.08 2.18 (4) $57,680




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)
Rhode Island 60 0.13 3.76 (4) $84,140
Alabama 170 0.10 2.78 (4) $59,890
New Mexico 70 0.09 2.53 (4) $61,480
Tennessee 200 0.08 2.18 (4) $57,680
Arizona 190 0.08 2.31 (8) (8)




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Florida 100 0.01 0.41 (4) $90,670
California 260 0.02 0.53 (4) $85,650
Rhode Island 60 0.13 3.76 (4) $84,140
Washington 80 0.03 0.90 (4) $80,090
New York 520 0.06 1.78 (4) $79,400





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 270 0.05 1.57 (4) $83,900
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 200 0.16 4.77 (4) $76,660
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 90 0.02 0.71 (4) $89,120
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 80 0.10 2.82 (4) $61,500
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 80 0.06 1.62 (4) $82,710
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 70 0.03 0.94 (4) $72,600
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 60 0.11 3.16 (4) $84,140
Pittsburgh, PA 50 0.05 1.36 (4) $77,730
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 50 0.03 0.81 (4) $70,410
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 50 0.06 1.69 (4) $59,080




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)
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 200 0.16 4.77 (4) $76,660
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 60 0.11 3.16 (4) $84,140
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 80 0.10 2.82 (4) $61,500
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 80 0.06 1.62 (4) $82,710
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 50 0.06 1.69 (4) $59,080
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 50 0.06 1.85 (4) $62,030
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 30 0.06 1.67 (4) $58,970
Pittsburgh, PA 50 0.05 1.36 (4) $77,730
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 270 0.05 1.57 (4) $83,900
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 30 0.03 0.94 (4) $56,020




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)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 90 0.02 0.71 (4) $89,120
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 60 0.11 3.16 (4) $84,140
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 270 0.05 1.57 (4) $83,900
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 80 0.06 1.62 (4) $82,710
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA (8) (8) (8) (4) $81,000
Pittsburgh, PA 50 0.05 1.36 (4) $77,730
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 200 0.16 4.77 (4) $76,660
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 70 0.03 0.94 (4) $72,600
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 50 0.03 0.81 (4) $70,410
St. Louis, MO-IL (8) (8) (8) (4) $67,350


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:

May 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

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

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order

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Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012