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Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary

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.

Wages

Median annual wage, U.S.$96,980
Employment, U.S.35,480
Median hourly wageNot available
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$49,460$66,600$96,980$131,320$170,200
By state (49)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama500$92,6401.04
Arizona700$84,0500.95
Arkansas160$56,1800.55
California2,480$128,2100.60
Colorado920$80,5301.41
Connecticut390$106,2901.02
Delaware120$102,0801.13
District of Columbia210$101,3801.30
Florida950$76,9500.42
Georgia1,160$98,0301.04
Idaho120Not available0.59
Illinois1,540$98,7501.11
Indiana1,240$102,6601.70
Iowa290$89,5100.82
Kansas260$67,4000.79
Kentucky310$83,4700.67
Louisiana200$77,5300.45
Maine120$99,7300.79
Maryland830$98,8501.32
Massachusetts1,490$128,0301.79
Michigan810$107,6900.81
Minnesota480$85,7100.71
Mississippi160$75,5200.59
Missouri510$90,7700.76
Montana60$81,5600.50
Nebraska260$94,3601.11
Nevada140$106,6400.39
New Hampshire210$83,6301.34
New Jersey1,440$81,5001.48
New Mexico200$79,4401.00
New York3,170$96,4501.44
North Carolina1,650$80,0801.46
North Dakota90$81,4000.87
Ohio1,180$91,2300.93
Oklahoma210$76,5700.55
Oregon530$107,3101.17
Pennsylvania1,520$97,5001.10
Rhode Island160$100,7901.40
South Carolina380$78,2400.73
South Dakota150$75,5401.41
Tennessee560$81,6000.75
Texas3,540$97,4801.10
Utah550$124,4601.38
Vermont110$94,9301.60
Virginia1,670$106,7801.78
Washington800$90,9500.99
West Virginia270$73,8801.69
Wisconsin510$97,7300.76
Wyoming40$63,9000.63

Similar occupations

Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.

#OccupationJob ZoneSimilarity
1Business Teachers, Postsecondary50.959
2Document Management Specialists40.957
3Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary50.955
4Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School40.955
5Information Technology Project Managers40.954
6Database Administrators40.953
7Information Security Analysts40.952
8Health Informatics Specialists50.951
9Management Analysts40.950
10Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary50.950

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.

OccupationSkill to buildLevel gapSimilarity
Database AdministratorsProgramming0.760.953
Health Informatics SpecialistsSystems Evaluation0.870.951
Instructional CoordinatorsCoordination0.760.949
Web AdministratorsQuality Control Analysis1.760.948
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, PostsecondaryScience0.760.938
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, PostsecondaryScience1.000.937
Information Security EngineersOperations Monitoring1.870.935
Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolCoordination0.760.932
Environmental Science Teachers, PostsecondaryScience1.880.931
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, PostsecondaryScience1.500.931

Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary, excluding software Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
Apache Tomcat8 of 2016.1x
Extensible hypertext markup language XHTML8 of 2011.9x
Microsoft .NET Framework8 of 2011.9x
JavaScript11 of 206.0x
Extensible markup language XML11 of 205.8x
Image scanning software8 of 2010.0x
Microsoft Visio13 of 204.0x
Drupal8 of 209.5x
Oracle WebLogic Server7 of 2012.9x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7 of 2012.4x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
InstructingTransferable skill 4.12 4.75
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 4.00 5.00
SpeakingEssential skill 4.00 4.88
WritingEssential skill 4.00 4.88
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 3.88 4.50
Active ListeningEssential skill 3.88 4.38
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 3.88 4.38
Active LearningEssential skill 3.88 4.12
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 3.88 3.88
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 3.75 4.00
MonitoringEssential skill 3.75 4.00
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 3.62 3.75
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 3.38 3.62
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 3.25 3.38
Time ManagementTransferable skill 3.12 3.62
MathematicsEssential skill 3.12 3.50
Service OrientationTransferable skill 3.12 3.25
CoordinationTransferable skill 3.00 3.12
ProgrammingTransferable skill 3.00 3.12
PersuasionTransferable skill 3.00 3.00
NegotiationTransferable skill 3.00 2.88
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 2.75 3.00
ScienceEssential skill 2.75 2.62
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 2.25 2.62
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 2.12 1.25
Technology DesignTransferable skill 2.00 1.88
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 2.00 1.62
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 2.00 1.62
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 2.00 1.00
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 1.62 0.75
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 1.50 0.50
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 1.38 0.38
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 1.38 0.38
InstallationTransferable skill 1.00not rated
RepairingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
Computers and Electronics 4.80 6.46
Education and Training 4.77 6.44
English Language 4.18 5.14
Customer and Personal Service 4.05 5.32
Mathematics 3.88 4.76
Engineering and Technology 3.82 4.27
Administration and Management 3.77 4.17
Administrative 3.50 4.37
Design 3.50 3.89
Public Safety and Security 3.49 3.69
Communications and Media 3.37 3.96
Personnel and Human Resources 3.30 4.14
Telecommunications 3.30 3.48
Economics and Accounting 3.05 2.95
Law and Government 3.02 3.35
Psychology 2.85 2.76
Sales and Marketing 2.65 3.63
Physics 2.49 2.62
Production and Processing 2.46 2.73
Therapy and Counseling 2.20 2.24
Philosophy and Theology 2.15 2.27
Geography 2.13 2.13
Sociology and Anthropology 2.08 1.97
Mechanical 1.91 1.65
Foreign Language 1.88 1.46
Transportation 1.75 1.46
Chemistry 1.70 1.28
Fine Arts 1.67 0.94
History and Archeology 1.60 1.17
Building and Construction 1.59not rated
Food Production 1.48not rated
Biology 1.47 0.81
Medicine and Dentistry 1.21not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Oral Expression 4.12 5.25
Oral Comprehension 4.12 5.00
Written Expression 4.00 5.00
Written Comprehension 4.00 4.88
Speech Clarity 3.88 4.62
Deductive Reasoning 3.88 3.88
Inductive Reasoning 3.88 3.88
Near Vision 3.75 4.00
Information Ordering 3.75 3.88
Speech Recognition 3.50 3.75
Problem Sensitivity 3.50 3.50
Category Flexibility 3.12 3.75
Originality 3.12 3.62
Fluency of Ideas 3.12 3.50
Selective Attention 3.12 2.88
Mathematical Reasoning 3.00 3.88
Number Facility 3.00 3.00
Flexibility of Closure 2.88 3.00
Memorization 2.88 2.88
Far Vision 2.88 2.75
Perceptual Speed 2.75 2.00
Visualization 2.38 2.75
Speed of Closure 2.25 2.25
Finger Dexterity 2.25 1.62
Time Sharing 2.12 2.12
Trunk Strength 2.00 1.75
Visual Color Discrimination 2.00 1.50
Hearing Sensitivity 2.00 1.25
Depth Perception 1.88 0.88
Auditory Attention 1.62 0.88
Arm-Hand Steadiness 1.38 0.75
Manual Dexterity 1.38 0.38
Control Precision 1.25not rated
Wrist-Finger Speed 1.12not rated
Dynamic Flexibility 1.00not rated
Dynamic Strength 1.00not rated
Explosive Strength 1.00not rated
Extent Flexibility 1.00not rated
Glare Sensitivity 1.00not rated
Gross Body Coordination 1.00not rated
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.00not rated
Multilimb Coordination 1.00not rated
Night Vision 1.00not rated
Peripheral Vision 1.00not rated
Rate Control 1.00not rated
Reaction Time 1.00not rated
Response Orientation 1.00not rated
Sound Localization 1.00not rated
Spatial Orientation 1.00not rated
Speed of Limb Movement 1.00not rated
Stamina 1.00not rated
Static Strength 1.00not rated

Software used

Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.

All 42
  • Management information systems MIS
  • Microsoft Visual Basic.NET
  • Moodle
  • Network intrusion detection software
  • Object oriented programming software
  • OpenAI ChatGPT
  • Programming languages
  • Sakai CLE
  • Software development tools
  • Virtual private networking VPN software
  • Web browser software
  • iParadigms Turnitin

Where it concentrates

Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.

Metro areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA17011.09$139,390
College Station-Bryan, TX1805.99$62,830
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI1504.84$84,750
Boulder, CO1904.28$79,060
Ann Arbor, MI1603.14$136,090
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY2602.55$103,550
New Haven, CT1602.48$130,820
Greensboro-High Point, NC2002.39$97,050
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC3602.08$127,540
Syracuse, NY1402.05$90,670

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