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Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary

Education, Training, and Library · SOC 25-1111

0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$76,590
Median Annual Salary
Bright ↗
O*NET Outlook
1,700
Proj. Annual Openings
13,150
Employment (OEWS 2025)
-1.1%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
100/100
AI Resiliency Score

AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.

Decision card

Career Evidence Passport

SOC 25-1111 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.

Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
SOC exposure
0.0%
Low · Anthropic AEI
Automation friction
60/100
High friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
Wages
$76,590
H-1B offered wage $71,750; LCAs are filings.
Projected openings
1,700
BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +2.0%.
Observed/proxy demand
34
FY2025 certified LCAs; 2,883 postings in 2025.

Skill evidence

SpeakingActive ListeningCritical ThinkingReading ComprehensionWriting

Transition context

  • 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.

AI Exposure Analysis

AI Exposure0.0%
AI Resiliency100/100
Exposure BandLow
Sector Avg. Exposure17.9%

Across AI measures

Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.

48.9%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic0%
AI capability · OpenAI50%
AI ability · AIOE96.7%

AI could do ~50% of this role but only ~0% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.

Top Skills

1.Speaking
2.Active Listening
3.Critical Thinking
4.Reading Comprehension
5.Writing

H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand

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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.

372
Decade Total (Certified LCAs)
34
FY2025 Volume
0% of all H-1B filings in FY2025
$71,750
Median Offered Wage (Latest Year)
#245 of 776
Rank by Total Volume
H-1B filing volume, FY2016–FY2025

O*NET occupation profile

What this work involves

Teach courses in criminal justice, corrections, and law enforcement administration. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Common titles: Adjunct Instructor, Adjunct Professor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Criminal Justice Instructor, Criminal Justice Professor

Representative Tasks

  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as criminal law, defensive policing, and investigation techniques.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  • Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.

Detailed Work Activities

  • Teach social science courses at the college level.
  • Evaluate student work.
  • Guide class discussions.
  • Administer tests to assess educational needs or progress.
  • Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge.

Tools & Technologies

Google Docs · hotMicrosoft Access · hotMicrosoft Outlook · hotMicrosoft Word · hotLearning management system LMSBlackboard LearnBlackboard softwareCollaborative editing softwareDistance learning softwareDOC Cop

Employment Projections & AI Exposure

15
Occupations Shown
19.4%
Avg AI Exposure
8
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.

Employment & Wage Trend

BLS OEWS, 2019–2025


Occupation Employment & Wage TrendMulti-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 25-1111: 2019 — employment: 14,070, median wage: $62,860; 2020 — employment: 14,030, median wage: $63,560; 2021 — employment: 13,790, median wage: $64,600; 2022 — employment: 13,900, median wage: $64,990; 2023 — employment: 13,390, median wage: $69,030; 2025 — employment: 13,150, median wage: $76,590.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.

Sector Comparison

MetricThis CareerSector Average
AI Exposure0.0%17.9%
OutlookBright ↗47% Bright
Median Salary$76,590N/A
AI Resiliency100/100N/A