Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Education, Training, and Library · SOC 25-1052
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 25-1052 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 21.9%
- High · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 61/100
- High friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $93,250
- H-1B offered wage $77,026; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 2,400
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +2.2%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 282
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 3,818 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
Explore all pathways→Lower AI-exposure roles that reuse your skills, ranked by a transition score (skills that transfer, safety gain, pay and retraining effort).
AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~43.1% of this role but only ~21.9% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
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 chemical and physical properties and compositional changes of substances. Work may include providing instruction in the methods of qualitative and quantitative chemical analysis. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching, and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Common titles: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Biochemistry Professor, Chemistry Faculty Member, Chemistry Instructor, Chemistry Professor
Representative Tasks
- •Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as organic chemistry, analytical chemistry, and chemical separation.
- •Establish, teach, and monitor students' compliance with safety rules for handling chemicals, equipment, and other hazardous materials.
- •Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory performance, assignments, and papers.
- •Supervise students' laboratory work.
- •Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Teach physical science or mathematics courses at the college level.
- •Establish rules or policies governing student behavior.
- •Monitor student performance.
- •Teach others to use technology or equipment.
- •Evaluate student work.
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 | 21.9% | 17.9% |
| Outlook | Average | 47% Bright |
| Median Salary | $93,250 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 78/100 | N/A |