Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

25-1053 Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in environmental 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)
4,990 8.6 % (4) $84,140 1.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $42,560 $55,640 $75,050 $104,890 $140,870
  (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 4,230 0.15 (4) $88,490
Junior Colleges 680 0.09 (4) $60,470

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 4,230 0.15 (4) $88,490
Junior Colleges 680 0.09 (4) $60,470

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 4,230 0.15 (4) $88,490
Junior Colleges 680 0.09 (4) $60,470


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 530 0.06 1.62 (4) $83,570
Pennsylvania 430 0.08 1.98 (4) $94,580
Arizona 320 0.14 3.47 (4) $81,900
Ohio 250 0.05 1.31 (4) $78,230
Indiana 250 0.09 2.33 (4) $85,190




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)
Arizona 320 0.14 3.47 (4) $81,900
Connecticut 210 0.13 3.35 (4) $70,380
Montana 50 0.12 2.96 (4) $58,040
Maine 70 0.12 3.03 (4) $83,790
Indiana 250 0.09 2.33 (4) $85,190




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Washington 60 0.02 0.58 (4) $114,510
Maryland (8) (8) (8) (4) $111,270
Massachusetts 200 0.06 1.60 (4) $98,230
Pennsylvania 430 0.08 1.98 (4) $94,580
California 220 0.02 0.41 (4) $93,470





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 280 0.05 1.41 (4) $87,460
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 270 0.16 4.09 (8) (8)
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 160 0.28 7.30 (4) $70,360
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 140 0.08 2.03 (4) $113,770
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 140 0.12 2.98 (4) $73,890
Baltimore-Towson, MD 120 0.09 2.42 (4) $111,970
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 110 0.06 1.63 (4) $103,230
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 90 0.34 8.71 (4) $112,980
Columbus, OH 70 0.08 2.03 (4) $86,010
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 70 0.02 0.45 (4) $109,680




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)
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 90 0.34 8.71 (4) $112,980
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 160 0.28 7.30 (4) $70,360
Syracuse, NY 50 0.17 4.27 (4) $82,710
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 270 0.16 4.09 (8) (8)
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 140 0.12 2.98 (4) $73,890
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 30 0.10 2.50 (4) $90,410
Baltimore-Towson, MD 120 0.09 2.42 (4) $111,970
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 140 0.08 2.03 (4) $113,770
Columbus, OH 70 0.08 2.03 (4) $86,010
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 110 0.06 1.63 (4) $103,230




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)
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 140 0.08 2.03 (4) $113,770
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 90 0.34 8.71 (4) $112,980
Baltimore-Towson, MD 120 0.09 2.42 (4) $111,970
Rochester, NY (8) (8) (8) (4) $111,460
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 70 0.02 0.45 (4) $109,680
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 110 0.06 1.63 (4) $103,230
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 60 0.03 0.70 (4) $90,730
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 30 0.10 2.50 (4) $90,410
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 280 0.05 1.41 (4) $87,460
Columbus, OH 70 0.08 2.03 (4) $86,010


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