Teaches college economics and publishes research on how economies work.
Teaches intro micro to 300 students, then spends the afternoon working on a paper about minimum wage effects.
BLS postsecondary economics teachers (approx); top schools pay more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Doctorate (PhD), about 11 years after high school. A bachelor's in economics with lots of math, then a PhD in economics and a search through the national academic job market.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Economics.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Estimate.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI helps grade and run analysis; lecturing, mentoring and original research stay human.
Classes: AP Microeconomics, AP Calculus, AP English Language.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-1063.
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