Occupation salary profile

Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary

SOC 25-1113 BLS OEWS May 2025 H-1B LCAs, last 12 months

Teach courses in social work. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

National median · BLS
$77,570
▲ +1.78% YoY
H-1B sponsor median
$80,002
▲ +1.27% YoY · 52 LCAs
Average salary · BLS
$83,940
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
12,610
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Pay range for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary

Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation; H-1B covers 52 certified Labor Condition Applications filed by sponsoring employers in the last 12 months.

Percentile All U.S. workers (BLS) H-1B sponsored
10th — entry pay$48,200$60,139
25th$61,170$70,204
Median (50th)$77,570$80,002
75th$100,400$87,144
90th — top pay$126,790$105,530
H-1B sponsors pay a median of $80,002 for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary — 3.1% above the BLS national median of $77,570.

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Projections 2025–2035

Job outlook for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary

BLS projects employment of social work teachers, postsecondary to grow 2.6% from 2025 to 2035, slower than the 3.5% average for all occupations. About 1,100 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.

Jobs 2025 → 2035
16,000 → 16,400
+400 jobs
Projected change
+2.6%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
1,100
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree
No related experience required
Preparation needed (O*NET Job Zone 5)
Extensive Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Fastest-growing jobs → Best-paying jobs that need a doctoral or professional degree →

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–2035 · BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook →

H-1B sponsored pay

Pay by H-1B wage level

Employers assign every H-1B filing a Department of Labor prevailing-wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). Pay rises steeply with level.

H-1B median $80,002
Change vs prior year +1.27%
After inflation (CPI-U) -1.8%
Wage level LCAs Share P25 Median P75
Level I 29 55.8% $66,000 $76,500 $83,476
H-1B job titles

Salaries by job title in Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary

The 1 most-filed job titles inside SOC 25-1113, from 52 H-1B filings. Seniority words and level numbers are grouped (“Senior Data Engineer II” counts as Data Engineer). Tap a title for its full range, wage levels and the exact titles employers used.

Job title LCAs Share P25 Median P75 YoY
Assistant Professor 42 80.77% $71,000 $80,000 $86,224 +1.27%

Titles are cleaned from the employer's own LCA text (codes and typos removed, nothing invented). Rows need 10+ filings in this SOC.

Skills & tools

Skills needed for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary

How important each skill and knowledge area is for this job, rated by O*NET on a 1–5 scale from surveys of workers and occupational analysts.

Top skills
  • Instructing4.8
  • Speaking4.6
  • Learning Strategies4.3
  • Active Learning4.0
  • Active Listening4.0
  • Critical Thinking4.0
  • Reading Comprehension4.0
  • Writing4.0
  • Complex Problem Solving3.8
  • Monitoring3.8
Top knowledge areas
  • Education and Training4.7
  • Sociology and Anthropology4.5
  • Therapy and Counseling4.3
  • English Language4.1
  • Psychology4.1
  • Administration and Management3.6
  • Computers and Electronics3.6
  • Customer and Personal Service3.4
Software and technology used
Learning management system LMSAdobe AcrobatGoogle DocsMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft WordBlackboard LearnCollaborative editing softwareCourse management system softwareDesire2Learn LMS softwareDOC CopEmail softwareImage scanning softwareiParadigms TurnitinMoodleSakai CLE

Highlighted = in demand: frequently listed in employer job postings for this occupation (O*NET).

Source: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

About the job

What social work teachers, postsecondary do

  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, or handouts.
  • Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
  • Supervise students' laboratory and field work.
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as family behavior, child and adolescent mental health, or social intervention evaluation.
  • Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  • Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
Also called
Assistant ProfessorProfessorSocial Work Associate ProfessorSocial Work ProfessorAdjunct ProfessorClinical ProfessorFaculty MemberField Education CoordinatorSocial Work InstructorSocial Work Lecturer
More job titles for this occupation (12)
Associate ProfessorCollege Faculty MemberCollege ProfessorFamily Welfare Social Work ProfessorField InstructorGeriatric Social Work ProfessorHealth Social Work ProfessorInstructorLecturerSocial Work Assistant ProfessorSocial Work Faculty MemberUniversity Faculty Member

Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.