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Estimated employment340
Mean wage$83,123
Entry wage$50,019
10th percentile wage$45,112
50th percentile wage$72,742
90th percentile wage$140,214
 Top Employing Industries
 Industry Employment  Percent 
Education and Health Services340100.0%
 Best Paying Industries
 Industry Employment  Median Wage 
Education and Health Services34083,123
History Teachers, Postsecondary (25-1125)
Teach courses in human history and historiography. Include both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of both teaching and research.
Median Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to Occupational Group  Difference 
Current$83122.54 $59043.72  $24078.83
2013$82847.53+.3%$58848.37 +.3%$23999.16
2012$81266.21+1.9%$57725.12 +1.9%$23541.09
2011$79684.89+2.0%$56601.87 +2.0%$23083.01
2010$78447.33+1.6%$55722.81 +1.6%$22724.52
2009$77072.27+1.8%$54746.08 +1.8%$22326.19
2008$76247.23+1.1%$54160.03 +1.1%$22087.20
2007$73978.38+3.1%$52548.42 +3.1%$21429.96
2006$71503.26+3.5%$50790.29 +3.5%$20712.97
2005$68753.14+4.0%$48836.82 +4.0%$19916.32
YearThis OccupationCompared to All Occupations  Difference 
Current$83122.54 $54962.85  $28159.69
2013$82847.53+.3%$54824.64 +.3%$28022.89
2012$81266.21+1.9%$53718.93 +2.1%$27547.28
2011$79684.89+2.0%$52797.51 +1.7%$26887.38
2010$78447.33+1.6%$51968.23 +1.6%$26479.10
2009$77072.27+1.8%$51092.88 +1.7%$25979.39
2008$76247.23+1.1%$50401.81 +1.4%$25845.42
2007$73978.38+3.1%$49111.82 +2.6%$24866.56
2006$71503.26+3.5%$47545.40 +3.3%$23957.86
2005$68753.14+4.0%$46071.13 +3.2%$22682.01

Note:The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80 percent of workers earn between this wage range, 10 percent earn less while 10 percent earn more.

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2014
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