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Why it fits
Transfers academic teaching, research, field science, and geospatial subject knowledge to adjacent earth sciences.
Why it fits
Uses teaching, research, GIS, fieldwork, and environment-society expertise in a nearby academic discipline.
Alternative careers
Related career paths that build on similar skills and experience
Why it fits
Fits geography faculty with GIS, spatial data, mapping, and applied analysis experience.
Why it fits
Directly reuses geographic research, spatial analysis, field methods, publication, and subject expertise.
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We rate jobs using four factors. These are:
- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions
These are some key things to think about when job hunting.
Risk & user votes
Calculated automation risk
Minimal Risk (0-20%): This occupation appears difficult to replace end-to-end with current or near-future automation, including AI software and robotics. Roles in this range usually depend on human judgement, creativity, care, leadership, specialist expertise, or adapting to messy real-world situations. AI and machines may still change parts of the work, but the occupation is likely to remain a distinct human role.
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Human strengths important in this job
These are human abilities and work contexts that are important in this occupation. They may help explain why parts of the role are harder to replace end-to-end, but they are not the only inputs into the automation score.
Thinking creatively
Very importantWhy this matters
Education and training expertise
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Social perceptiveness
Quite importantWhy this matters
Persuasion
Quite importantWhy this matters
Critical thinking
Quite importantWhy this matters
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Communicating with people outside the organization
Quite importantWhy this matters
Developing objectives and strategies
Quite importantWhy this matters
Active learning
Quite importantWhy this matters
What users think
Based on 22 votes
Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. However, employees may be able to find reassurance in the automated risk level we have generated, which shows 19% chance of automation.
What do you think the risk of automation is?
What is the likelihood that Geography Teachers, Postsecondary will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?
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Pay & outlook
Wages
In 2024, the median annual wage for Geography Teachers, Postsecondary was $86,730 ($42 per hour).
The median annual wage for Geography Teachers, Postsecondary was 75.2% higher than the national median annual wage, which stood at $49,500.
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Wages over time
Growth
The number of 'Geography Teachers, Postsecondary' job openings is expected to rise 3.3% by 2034
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Total employment, and estimated job openings
Updated projections are due 09-2025.
Volume
As of 2024 there were 3,290 people employed as 'Geography Teachers, Postsecondary' within the United States.
This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country
Put another way, around 1 in 46 thousand people are employed as 'Geography Teachers, Postsecondary'.
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Job description
Teach courses in geography. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
O*NET-SOC code: 25-1064.00
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