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Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary

Role Overview

Teach courses pertaining to the chemical and physical properties and compositional changes of substances. Work may include providing 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.

Recommended Majors

Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education. Chemistry Teacher Education. Chemistry, General. Analytical Chemistry. Inorganic Chemistry. Organic Chemistry. Physical Chemistry. Polymer Chemistry. Chemical Physics. Environmental Chemistry. Forensic Chemistry. Theoretical Chemistry. Cheminformatics/Chemistry Informatics. Chemistry, Other. Geochemistry. Materials Chemistry. Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry.

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Salary by State (top paying)

State	Median salary
California	$132,250
Kansas	$110,810
North Dakota	$106,540
Arizona	$106,430
Utah	$105,090
Nevada	$101,910
New Jersey	$101,800
New York	$101,610
Minnesota	$100,000
District of Columbia	$99,550
Michigan	$98,910
Rhode Island	$98,630
Massachusetts	$98,050
Oregon	$97,550
Illinois	$95,270

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Median Annual Salary

$86,220

Projected Growth (10yr)

+2.2%

Avg. annual openings

1.9k

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