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Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Role Overview

Teach courses in computer science. May specialize in a field of computer science, such as the design and function of computers or operations and research analysis. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Recommended Majors

Computer and Information Sciences, General. Artificial Intelligence. Computer and Information Sciences, Other. Computer Programming/Programmer, General. Information Science/Studies. Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst. Computer Science. Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation. Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. Cloud Computing. Computer Teacher Education. Mathematics and Computer Science. Accounting and Computer Science. Computational Science. Human Computer Interaction. Economics and Computer Science. Linguistics and Computer Science. Management Information Systems, General. Information Resources Management. Knowledge Management. Management Information Systems and Services, Other.

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Salary by State (top paying)

State	Median salary
California	$137,450
Virginia	$124,850
Connecticut	$109,470
Massachusetts	$108,780
Michigan	$105,200
Illinois	$102,560
Nevada	$102,340
Maine	$101,100
Utah	$100,340
Wisconsin	$99,730
New York	$99,330
New Jersey	$98,720
Pennsylvania	$98,600
Texas	$98,280
Maryland	$98,010

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Median Annual Salary

$96,690

Projected Growth (10yr)

+5.3%

Avg. annual openings

3.5k

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