Education
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
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.
Median salary (BLS)
$93,250
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$58k – $172k
Job outlook
+2% (about average)
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $85,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
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Education
Typical entry: Master's degree
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Junior Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Entry / Junior
$57,870
~2 yrs to advance
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Established
$93,250
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Senior
$132,680
Key skills
A typical day
- •Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as organic chemistry, analytical chemistry, and chemical separation.
- •Establish, teach, and monitor students' compliance with safety rules for handling chemicals, equipment, and other hazardous materials.
- •Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory performance, assignments, and papers.
- •Supervise students' laboratory work.
- •Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Education
Explore all- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
- University of Wisconsin–Madison49% admit · $72,000 grad pay
- Vanderbilt University7% admit · $88,000 grad pay
- University of Virginia19% admit · $85,000 grad pay
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