Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary (25-1052)

Occupation description:  Teach courses pertaining to the chemical and physical properties and compositional changes of substances. Work may include instruction in the methods of qualitative and quantitative chemical analysis. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching, and those who do a combination of teaching and research. Excludes "Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary" (25-1042) who teach biochemistry.

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Employment and Job Openings

  Average employment Average annual openings
  2010 estimate2020 projectionPercent change GrowthReplacementTotal
Alaska 4651 10.91 11
United States n/an/an/a n/an/an/a

Job outlook

  • Alaska: Alaska’s employment growth is moderate with low employment opportunities. Read more.


2012 Wages

  Mean Wage and
95% Confidence Interval
Wage by Percentile
  LowMeanHigh 10thMedian90th
United States n/a81,460n/a 40,91071,140139,140

Labor Force Indicators

2011 Worker Characteristics
Total workersNonresident workers Percent nonresidentPercent age 45 plusPercent age 50 plus
407 17.571.4 54.3
2011 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation10
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation5
UI claimants previously working in occupation4
2011 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants 10
Number of job position postings 0
Ratio of registrants to job position postings 0.0

Typical Entry-level Education, Experience, and/or On-the-job Training

Education: Doctoral or professional degree Work experience: None On-the-job training: None

Training Resources

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Anchorage
Chemistry, BS 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Chemistry, BA 0
Chemistry, BS 0
Chemistry, MA 0
Chemistry, MS 0
Environmental Chemistry, MS 0
Environmental Chemistry, PHD 0