Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
SOC 25-1121 · 2024-2034
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.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $102,193per year
- Projected openings
- 8,060
- Projected change
- +0.9%
- Usually needs
- Master's degree
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.
- Speaking
- Instructing
- Learning Strategies
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Active Learning
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $167,174 | 90 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $136,810 | 570 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $135,022 | 100 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $134,211 | 960 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $131,991 | 590 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $125,574 | 440 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $116,749 | 100 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $108,675 | 260 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $108,480 | 620 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $107,143 | 630 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $104,713 | 3,810 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self-Enrichment Teachers | $50,958 | 97,020 | +10.2% |
| English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary | $134,143 | 3,890 | -3.4% |
| Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary | $50,516 | 28,690 | +2.6% |
| Communications Teachers, Postsecondary | $138,779 | 2,340 | -2.9% |
| Education Teachers, Postsecondary | $114,981 | 2,850 | +2.6% |
| Instructional Coordinators | $99,726 | 21,280 | +5.7% |
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