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Occupation Title: Geography Teachers, Postsecondary

Description: Teach courses in geography.

Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code: 25-1064

Sample Job Titles: Professor, Geography Professor, Geography Instructor, Instructor, Lecturer, GIS Instructor (Geographic Information Systems Instructor)

 Salary Chart Geography Teachers, Postsecondary

Estimated Total Employment*
2006: 4,070
2007: 4,050
2008: 4,030
2009: 3,930
2010: 4,250
Data Source:
Bureau of Labor Statistics

Projected Job Openings (2008-2018): 552,90021
Projected Growth (2008-2018): 14-19%

(total 10 year projection, not annual)

NOTE: Projected job openings for postsecondary teachers refer to industry-wide data, not individual occupations.

Data Source:
O*NET Online

*Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics program does not include self-employed workers in employment estimates. O*NET and other BLS programs do include self-employed workers.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. REC-0439914 and DRL-0910041 (Enhancing Departments and Graduate Education in Geography).

Suggested citation: Association of American Geographers, Jobs & Careers Website, Salary Data and Trends, http://www.aag.org/cs/salary_data_and_trends/salary_data_and_trends_overview (accessed mm//dd/yyyy).