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Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary

Role Overview

Teach courses in sociology. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Recommended Majors

Survey Research/Methodology. Demography and Population Studies. Applied Demography. Demography, Other. Sociology, General. Applied/Public Sociology. Rural Sociology. Sociology, Other. Sociology and Anthropology.

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Salary by State (top paying)

State Median salary
California $129,760
New Hampshire $109,850
Arizona $106,460
Michigan $98,920
District of Columbia $98,680
New York $98,330
Massachusetts $98,100
New Jersey $97,790
Wisconsin $94,800
Connecticut $93,870
Utah $86,810
Florida $85,230
Minnesota $85,060
Louisiana $84,360
Nevada $83,940

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Median Annual Salary

$82,540

Projected Growth (10yr)

+2.1%

Avg. annual openings

1.1k

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