Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary (25-1121)

Occupation description:  Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

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Employment and Job Openings

  Average employment Average annual openings
  2010 estimate2020 projectionPercent change GrowthReplacementTotal
Alaska 8796 10.31 12
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/a73,340n/a 33,16062,160125,440
Alaska 72,28875,30078,312 58,02077,94092,490
Anchorage/Mat-Su Area (MSA) 69,42474,81080,196 47,44080,96092,470

Labor Force Indicators

2011 Worker Characteristics
Total workersNonresident workers Percent nonresidentPercent age 45 plusPercent age 50 plus
756 8.065.3 54.2
2011 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation24
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation14
UI claimants previously working in occupation2
2011 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants 102
Number of job position postings 22
Ratio of registrants to job position postings 4.6

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
Alaska Mountaineering School
Denali Photo Workshop 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Anchorage
Art, BA 0
Art, BFA 0
Music Performance, BM 0
Music, Music Education Emphasi, BM 0
Theatre, BA 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Anchorage, Prince William Sound
Playwriting, AFA 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Art, BA 0
Art, BFA 0
Art, MFA 0
Film, BA 0
K-12 Art, EDE 0
K-12 Art, EDE 0
Theatre, BA 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau
Art, BA 0
Basketry, OEC 0
Carving, OEC 0
Weaving, OEC 0