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Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses pertaining to the chemical and physical properties and compositional changes of substances. Work may include providing instruction in the methods of qualitative and quantitative chemical analysis. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching, and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
What a chemistry teacher, postsecondary does
Become a chemistry teacher, postsecondary
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good chemistry teacher, postsecondary
- Reading work related information.
- Talking to others.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
- Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $61 per hour with an average salary of $85,300 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $45 and $71 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $73,300 and $119,000 per year.
- 75% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Chemistry Teacher, Postsecondary job outlook
- There are 428 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 69 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 7% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.