Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
Education, Training, and Library · SOC 25-1032
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 25-1032 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 35.9%
- Very High · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 60/100
- High friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $109,270
- H-1B offered wage $100,000; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 4,700
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +8.1%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 1,324
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 9,683 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
Best transitions from here
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AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Teach courses pertaining to the application of physical laws and principles of engineering for the development of machines, materials, instruments, processes, and services. Includes teachers of subjects such as chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, mechanical, mineral, and petroleum engineering. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Common titles: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering Professor, Electrical Engineering Professor, Engineering Instructor, Engineering Professor
Representative Tasks
- •Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
- •Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- •Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
- •Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
- •Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Research topics in area of expertise.
- •Write articles, books or other original materials in area of expertise.
- •Develop instructional materials.
- •Evaluate student work.
- •Write grant proposals.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 35.9% | 17.9% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 47% Bright |
| Median Salary | $109,270 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 64/100 | N/A |