Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
SOC 25-1021 · 2024-2034
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.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $131,799per year
- Projected openings
- 2,210
- Projected change
- +3.4%
- Usually needs
- Doctoral or professional degree
Bright Outlook — a U.S. Department of Labor designation
Rapid Growth
The Department's own designation, made from its national projections. It is not this project's assessment and it is not California's: every other figure on this page comes from California's projection, which can point the other way and for some occupations does.
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Instructing
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Writing
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $171,159 | 70 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $171,102 | 190 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $168,376 | 170 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $166,105 | 160 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $165,386 | 310 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $158,617 | 250 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $143,551 | 180 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $139,614 | 120 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $137,080 | 630 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $221,952 | 82,270 | +16.5% |
| Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary | $134,338 | 2,830 | -2.4% |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | $132,066 | 4,870 | +4.8% |
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | $141,123 | 2,620 | +6.1% |
| Software Developers | $179,292 | 207,260 | +18.4% |
| Physics Teachers, Postsecondary | $143,323 | 1,070 | +7.7% |
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