Also called: Economist (academic)
Teaches economics and researches how markets, governments, and people make decisions.
Economics professors teach intro and advanced courses, analyze huge data sets, and publish research that can shape government policy. Business schools and top universities pay especially well.
BLS economics teachers, postsecondary.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Doctorate (PhD), about 11 years after high school. Bachelor's, then a PhD (usually 5-7 years), often a postdoc, then a competitive faculty job search; tenure takes about 6 more years.
Ways in: Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Economics, Mathematics, Statistics.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years). BLS projects ~4% growth for postsecondary teachers overall; tenure-track jobs are very competitive.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI handles data cleaning and drafting; original research and teaching big ideas stay human, though the market is competitive.
Classes: AP Macroeconomics and Microeconomics, AP Calculus, AP Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-1063.
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