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title: "Mathematical Science Teacher, Postsecondary"
description: "Teach courses pertaining to mathematical concepts, statistics, and actuarial science and to the application of original and standardized mathematical…"
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# Mathematical Science Teacher, Postsecondary

**Category:** Educational Instruction and Library · **SOC code:** 25-1022 · **O\*NET-SOC code:** 25-1022.00

Teach courses pertaining to mathematical concepts, statistics, and actuarial science and to the application of original and standardized mathematical techniques in solving specific problems and situations. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Also advertised as: Adjunct Mathematics Instructor; Assistant Professor; Associate Professor; Instructor; Math Teacher; Mathematical Sciences Professor; Mathematics Instructor (Math Instructor); Mathematics Lecturer.

## At a glance

- **Median annual wage:** $79,940 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
- **Median hourly wage:** Not published by BLS
- **Wage range (10th–90th percentile):** $49,180 to $139,340, with the middle half between $61,690 and $105,000
- **Total US employment:** 47,670
- **Typical entry education:** Doctorate
- **Preparation required:** Considerable preparation — O\*NET rates this "Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed"
- **Projected growth:** +1.7% over 2025–2035 (BLS EP, 2025–2035)
- **Annual job openings:** 3,900 openings a year
- **AI-resilience score:** 33/100 — a NueCareer heuristic over O\*NET work activities and context, not a BLS or O\*NET figure

## Pay

National wage distribution, BLS OEWS, May 2025, across 47,670 US jobs.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $49,180 |
| 25th | $61,690 |
| 50th (median) | $79,940 |
| 75th | $105,000 |
| 90th | $139,340 |
| Mean (average) | $91,550 |

### Pay by state

The 15 highest-paying states, by median annual wage. The cost-of-living-adjusted column divides the state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity, so the columns answer different questions: the first is what the job pays there, the second is what that pay buys there.

| State | Median annual wage | Cost-of-living adjusted | Employment |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CA | $130,680 | $118,027 | 3,810 |
| DE | $101,510 | $101,705 | 130 |
| MI | $99,330 | $103,235 | 1,420 |
| RI | $95,600 | $93,469 | 260 |
| OR | $91,770 | $88,786 | 820 |
| NH | $91,670 | $88,005 | 150 |
| NY | $87,230 | $80,828 | 4,080 |
| MN | $85,570 | $86,767 | 690 |
| WA | $85,560 | $79,953 | 820 |
| MA | $85,490 | $80,836 | 1,880 |
| CT | $85,020 | $82,058 | 820 |
| VT | $84,860 | $86,629 | 170 |
| MD | $83,360 | $79,421 | 820 |
| UT | $83,270 | $84,227 | 370 |
| NV | $82,540 | $82,557 | 250 |

34 more states with published wage data are omitted here. The full table for all 49 states is at https://nuecareer.com/careers/mathematical-science-teacher-postsecondary/salary-by-state, or as JSON at https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/careers/mathematical-science-teacher-postsecondary.

## Outlook

BLS projects employment to move from 57,100 in the 2025–2035 base year to 58,100 by the end of the cycle — a gain of 1,000 jobs, or +1.7%. Slower than average: 1.7% against 3.5% projected for all occupations over the same cycle. About 3,900 openings a year are expected on average, counting openings from growth as well as from workers leaving the occupation permanently. Source: BLS EP, 2025–2035.

## How to get in

- **Typical entry education:** Doctoral or professional degree (BLS Employment Projections).
- **Preparation level:** Considerable preparation — O\*NET's preparation band for this occupation is "Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed".
- **Related work experience typically required:** None.
- **Typical on-the-job training:** None.

### Education people in this job actually hold

O\*NET surveys incumbents, so this distribution describes who is in the job today and can differ from the BLS entry requirement above.

| Education level | Share of workers |
| --- | --- |
| Master's Degree | 43.0% |
| Doctoral Degree | 36.8% |
| Post-Doctoral Training | 10.4% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 9.3% |
| Post-Baccalaureate Certificate | 0.6% |

## What the work involves

- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
- Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
- Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
- Keep abreast of developments and technological advances in the mathematical field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.

## Skills and knowledge

### Essential skills

- Mathematics — importance 4.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Speaking — importance 4.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Reading Comprehension — importance 4.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Active Listening — importance 4.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Writing — importance 3.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Critical Thinking — importance 3.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Learning Strategies — importance 3.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Monitoring — importance 3.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Transferable skills

These are the skills that carry into other occupations, and they drive the related-occupation and career-change rankings on this site.

- Instructing — importance 4.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Complex Problem Solving — importance 3.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Judgment and Decision Making — importance 3.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Systems Evaluation — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Time Management — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Social Perceptiveness — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Coordination — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Service Orientation — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Knowledge areas

- Mathematics — importance 4.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Education and Training — importance 4.2 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- English Language — importance 3.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Computers and Electronics — importance 3.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Customer and Personal Service — importance 2.7 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Administration and Management — importance 2.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Abilities

- Mathematical Reasoning — importance 4.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Oral Expression — importance 4.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Number Facility — importance 4.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Oral Comprehension — importance 4.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Written Comprehension — importance 4.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Deductive Reasoning — importance 4.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

## Who it suits

O\*NET rates every occupation on the six Holland (RIASEC) interest areas, on a 1–7 scale. This occupation's strongest areas are Social (S), Investigative (I), Conventional (C).

| Interest area | Score (1–7) |
| --- | --- |
| S — Social | 6.19 |
| I — Investigative | 5.86 |
| C — Conventional | 4.38 |
| A — Artistic | 3.20 |
| R — Realistic | 2.81 |
| E — Enterprising | 1.94 |

### Personality fit

These scores are **derived by NueCareer**, not published by any government agency: they are cosine similarities between a personality type's trait profile and this occupation's O\*NET interest and work-style ratings, expressed 0–100. Treat them as a starting point for exploration, not as evidence that a type belongs in a job.

| Type | Fit score (0–100) |
| --- | --- |
| INFJ | 68.6 |
| ISFJ | 61.4 |
| ISFP | 56.8 |
| INFP | 56.8 |
| ENFJ | 56.1 |

Best-fitting types: INFJ.

## Related occupations

O\*NET's primary related occupations, in its own ranked order.

- [Physics Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/physics-teacher-postsecondary) — median $100,310
- [Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/atmospheric-earth-marine-and-space-sciences-teacher-postsecondary) — median $103,170
- [Economics Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/economics-teacher-postsecondary) — median $123,920
- [Computer Science Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/computer-science-teacher-postsecondary) — median $96,980
- [Chemistry Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chemistry-teacher-postsecondary) — median $93,250
- [Education Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/education-teacher-postsecondary) — median $75,350
- [Psychology Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/psychology-teacher-postsecondary) — median $80,340
- [Biological Science Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/biological-science-teacher-postsecondary) — median $84,620
- [Sociology Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sociology-teacher-postsecondary) — median $84,290
- [Geography Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/geography-teacher-postsecondary) — median $97,590

## Sources

- **O\*NET** — O\*NET 31.0 Database, August 2026. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS OEWS** — BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **BLS EP** — BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2, 2025–2035. https://www.bls.gov/emp/
- **BLS OOH** — BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2025–2035 edition. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/
- **BEA RPP** — BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024. https://www.bea.gov/data/prices-inflation/regional-price-parities-state-and-metro-area

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