Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
Education, Training, and Library · SOC 25-1066
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 25-1066 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 32.2%
- Very High · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 60/100
- High friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $80,340
- H-1B offered wage $76,000; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 4,800
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +3.6%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 189
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 9,790 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 ~48% of this role but only ~32.2% 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 in psychology, such as child, clinical, and developmental psychology, and psychological counseling. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Common titles: Adjunct Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology Professor, Faculty Member, Instructor
Representative Tasks
- •Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as abnormal psychology, cognitive processes, and work motivation.
- •Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- •Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
- •Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- •Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Teach social science courses at the college level.
- •Evaluate student work.
- •Guide class discussions.
- •Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge.
- •Stay informed about current developments in field of specialization.
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 | 32.2% | 17.9% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 47% Bright |
| Median Salary | $80,340 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 68/100 | N/A |