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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Wages

Median annual wage, U.S.$78,620
Employment, U.S.93,560
Median hourly wageNot available
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$47,570$61,620$78,620$103,850$163,350
By state (49)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama900$63,5400.71
Arizona1,040$72,0600.53
Arkansas360$60,6500.46
California9,820$99,4100.90
Colorado1,950$70,0601.13
Connecticut1,430$78,6001.40
Delaware150$103,3200.51
District of Columbia350$96,9000.84
Florida2,490$63,8200.42
Georgia1,910$79,8700.65
Idaho250$72,3000.48
Illinois4,170$62,9601.14
Indiana1,920$76,0501.00
Iowa910$77,7400.97
Kansas640$61,2600.74
Kentucky900$64,4400.75
Louisiana720$78,7100.62
Maine340$79,8600.87
Maryland1,280$85,5900.77
Massachusetts4,960$85,8202.27
Michigan2,410$82,9900.91
Minnesota1,310$77,7600.74
Mississippi540$60,5800.77
Missouri1,450$75,9600.82
Montana190$78,4200.63
Nebraska490$75,2000.79
Nevada260$52,8700.28
New Hampshire440$79,0901.07
New Jersey3,300$80,1001.28
New Mexico380$76,2400.72
New York14,920$98,8502.56
North Carolina2,880$73,8000.97
North Dakota130$67,1900.50
Ohio3,940$78,0501.18
Oklahoma760$62,2000.74
Oregon1,440$76,7701.22
Pennsylvania4,170$77,2801.14
Rhode Island440$97,5801.45
South Carolina1,290$62,4200.93
South Dakota200$63,3800.73
Tennessee1,370$72,0300.69
Texas6,730$77,5600.79
Utah790$66,2200.76
Vermont180$97,9800.99
Virginia2,840$74,8701.15
Washington1,400$77,9500.66
West Virginia340$73,2800.80
Wisconsin1,840$77,5601.04
Wyoming180$59,1901.07

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
1English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary50.950
2Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary50.946
3Curators50.942
4Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education40.939
5Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary50.936
6Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary50.933
7Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education40.932
8Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School40.932
9Instructional Coordinators50.931
10Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education40.931

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Art, Drama, and Music 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
English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryWriting0.760.950
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, PostsecondaryWriting0.760.946
CuratorsManagement of Material Resources1.750.942
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolMathematics1.000.932
Communications Teachers, PostsecondaryWriting0.760.930
Education Teachers, PostsecondaryWriting0.760.926
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, PostsecondaryWriting0.880.919
HistoriansWriting0.760.912
Political Science Teachers, PostsecondaryWriting0.760.911
SociologistsScience2.260.908

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Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary, excluding software Art, Drama, and Music 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
Schoology7 of 2017.0x
Google Classroom7 of 2014.7x
Common Curriculum6 of 2019.8x
Seesaw6 of 2019.8x
Padlet6 of 2016.3x
Flipgrid6 of 2012.0x
Video editing software5 of 2017.8x
EasyCBM4 of 2023.1x
Nearpod5 of 2011.5x
Kahoot!4 of 2020.5x

Skills

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

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
SpeakingEssential skill 4.62 4.75
InstructingTransferable skill 4.38 4.75
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 4.12 4.25
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 4.00 4.62
Active LearningEssential skill 4.00 4.25
Active ListeningEssential skill 4.00 4.12
WritingEssential skill 3.88 4.12
MonitoringEssential skill 3.75 3.88
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 3.62 3.88
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 3.62 3.75
Time ManagementTransferable skill 3.62 3.75
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 3.38 3.38
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 3.25 3.62
CoordinationTransferable skill 3.12 3.12
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 3.00 3.00
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 2.88 3.00
Service OrientationTransferable skill 2.88 2.88
PersuasionTransferable skill 2.75 3.00
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 2.75 2.88
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 2.62 2.62
NegotiationTransferable skill 2.50 2.75
MathematicsEssential skill 2.00 2.12
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 2.00 2.00
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 1.75 1.50
ScienceEssential skill 1.75 1.12
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 1.62 0.75
Technology DesignTransferable skill 1.62 0.62
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 1.50 0.50
RepairingTransferable skill 1.38 0.50
ProgrammingTransferable skill 1.38 0.38
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 1.25not rated
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 1.25not rated
InstallationTransferable skill 1.12not rated
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 1.00not rated
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
Fine Arts 4.91 6.51
Education and Training 4.67 6.10
English Language 4.29 5.35
Communications and Media 3.56 4.29
History and Archeology 3.38 4.10
Psychology 3.38 3.72
Philosophy and Theology 3.22 4.44
Computers and Electronics 3.21 3.79
Sociology and Anthropology 3.13 3.76
Customer and Personal Service 2.99 3.26
Design 2.97 3.34
Administration and Management 2.93 3.41
Administrative 2.83 3.31
Foreign Language 2.70 3.00
Therapy and Counseling 2.61 2.79
Public Safety and Security 2.43 2.12
Telecommunications 2.43 1.83
Mathematics 2.38 2.59
Personnel and Human Resources 2.35 2.51
Geography 2.33 2.89
Law and Government 2.29 2.10
Mechanical 2.04 1.95
Sales and Marketing 1.97 1.84
Engineering and Technology 1.90 1.81
Transportation 1.85 1.53
Economics and Accounting 1.79 1.28
Building and Construction 1.73 1.63
Physics 1.73 1.37
Biology 1.73 1.34
Production and Processing 1.71 1.28
Chemistry 1.67 1.40
Medicine and Dentistry 1.55 0.96
Food Production 1.07not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Oral Expression 4.25 5.00
Written Comprehension 4.12 5.00
Written Expression 4.12 4.75
Oral Comprehension 4.00 5.00
Speech Clarity 4.00 4.62
Near Vision 3.75 4.00
Originality 3.75 4.00
Speech Recognition 3.75 3.88
Inductive Reasoning 3.62 3.75
Fluency of Ideas 3.50 4.00
Deductive Reasoning 3.50 3.88
Problem Sensitivity 3.38 3.12
Category Flexibility 3.12 3.75
Information Ordering 3.12 3.62
Far Vision 3.12 3.25
Visual Color Discrimination 3.00 3.00
Visualization 3.00 3.00
Selective Attention 2.88 2.75
Flexibility of Closure 2.75 2.38
Memorization 2.50 3.00
Time Sharing 2.50 2.38
Arm-Hand Steadiness 2.12 2.12
Finger Dexterity 2.12 2.12
Manual Dexterity 2.12 2.12
Perceptual Speed 2.12 2.12
Speed of Closure 2.12 2.12
Number Facility 2.12 1.88
Auditory Attention 2.00 2.00
Mathematical Reasoning 2.00 2.00
Control Precision 2.00 1.88
Trunk Strength 2.00 1.75
Multilimb Coordination 2.00 1.00
Hearing Sensitivity 1.88 1.88
Depth Perception 1.75 0.75
Static Strength 1.62 0.75
Wrist-Finger Speed 1.50 0.62
Dynamic Strength 1.38 0.50
Reaction Time 1.38 0.50
Extent Flexibility 1.38 0.38
Explosive Strength 1.25not rated
Gross Body Coordination 1.25not rated
Rate Control 1.25not rated
Response Orientation 1.25not rated
Spatial Orientation 1.25not rated
Stamina 1.25not rated
Dynamic Flexibility 1.12not rated
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.12not rated
Speed of Limb Movement 1.12not rated
Glare Sensitivity 1.00not rated
Night Vision 1.00not rated
Peripheral Vision 1.00not rated
Sound Localization 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.

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  • Course management system software
  • DOC Cop
  • Desire2Learn LMS software
  • Edmodo
  • Email software
  • Faux Labs Splashup
  • Image scanning software
  • Komplete Kontrol
  • Moodle
  • Next Limit Maxwell Render
  • PhoneGap
  • Pixar RenderMan Studio
  • Propellerhead Software Reason
  • Pure Data PD
  • QuarkXPress
  • Red Giant Trapcode Particular
  • Sakai CLE
  • Sonic Studio audio software
  • The Foundry Nuke
  • The Pixel Farm PFTrack
  • 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
Ithaca, NY67023.26$102,910
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA47011.93$84,190
Bloomington, IN3708.39$84,830
Harrisonburg, VA2205.47$77,480
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI3504.38$74,800
New Haven, CT6003.56$78,600
Bloomington, IL1803.44$66,300
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY5403.31$84,060
Greenville, NC1402.97$74,200
Charlottesville, VA2002.91$104,570

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