Occupations/25-1054.00
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses pertaining to the laws of matter and energy. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Usually a graduate or professional degree.
AI automation risk
45%
Mixed exposure
Human characteristics
42%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
19%
More resilient
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
- Task
Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
- Task
Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
The tasks we can read here lean on people, judgment, or hands-on work. The AI risk number is still this job’s rank against other occupations.
Core tasks
- 01Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
- 02Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- 03Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
- 04Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as quantum mechanics, particle physics, and optics.
- 05Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
- 06Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.29
- Degree of automation1.55
- Time sitting3.45
- Originality (ability)3.00
- Conflict situations2.59
- Hands-on objects/tools2.12
- Outdoors / weather1.34
- Disease exposure1.29
- Decision freedom4.76
Top abilities
- Oral Expression4.38
- Written Expression4.00
- Written Comprehension4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Speech Clarity3.88
- Problem Sensitivity3.88
- Mathematical Reasoning3.88
- Inductive Reasoning3.88
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.12
- Active Listening4.00
- Writing4.00
- Speaking4.12
- Mathematics3.62
- Science4.12
- Critical Thinking4.00
- Active Learning4.00
- Learning Strategies4.00
- Monitoring3.62
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 93 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · Public | Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 13.1316 | $7,400 | 48% | 60% | 1 yr $68,065 2 yr $66,318 Master's · CIP 13.13 |
Howard University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 13.1316 | $33,200 | 53% | 65% | 1 yr $65,557 2 yr $50,439 Master's · CIP 13.13 |
St Cloud State University St. Cloud, MN · Public | Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 13.1316 | $9,600 | 95% | 56% | 1 yr $63,005 2 yr — Master's · CIP 13.13 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · Public | Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 13.1316 | $12,600 | 48% | 84% | 1 yr $60,878 2 yr $59,214 Master's · CIP 13.13 |
Gustavus Adolphus College St. Peter, MN · Private nonprofit | Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 13.1316 | $54,200 | 74% | 83% | 1 yr $59,788 2 yr $62,012 Master's · CIP 13.13 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC · Public | Chemical Physics 40.0508 | $9,000 | 17% | 91% | 1 yr $59,350 2 yr — Doctoral · CIP 40.05 |
University of St Thomas St. Paul, MN · Private nonprofit | Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 13.1316 | $50,200 | 77% | 82% | 1 yr $58,673 2 yr — Master's · CIP 13.13 |
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 13.1316 | $60,400 | 12% | 88% | 1 yr $57,318 2 yr $60,399 Master's · CIP 13.13 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public | Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 13.1316 | $17,500 | 45% | 85% | 1 yr $56,234 2 yr $55,151 Master's · CIP 13.13 |
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · Public | Chemical Physics 40.0508 | $11,800 | 17% | 91% | 1 yr $55,964 2 yr — Doctoral · CIP 40.05 |
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO · Public | Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 13.1316 | $13,600 | 81% | 72% | 1 yr $55,964 2 yr — Master's · CIP 13.13 |
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · Public | Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 13.1316 | $14,800 | 11% | 93% | 1 yr — 2 yr $53,810 Master's · CIP 13.13 |