Education & Library

Postsecondary Professors

SOC 25-1099

Teach college courses, publish research, and advise students.

Median pay

$78k

$59k to $107k typical range

Outlook

Growing

14k openings / yr

Education

Doctoral

AI exposure

29%

modeled estimate

Future-proof

63/100

Key skills

Subject expertise
Teaching
Research
Writing
Mentorship

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.