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Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary

Also known as: Adjunct Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology Professor, Faculty Member
median $80,34010-yr demand +3.6%AI exposure 32/100typical entry Doctoral or professional degree
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary is mid-paying, AI barely touches it so far, and demand is steady.

The full pay distribution

Not one number — the spread from the bottom 10% to the top 10% of filed salaries.

How pay grows with experience

From entry to expert, by reported wage level.

How exposed is it to AI?

Two things matter: how much AI is actually used in the role today (right), and how much it could automate in theory (up). Partially affected.
Each faint dot is another occupation. The amber dot is Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary — its position tells you whether the disruption is here yet or still over the horizon.
used today 32/100 automatable in theory 48/100 archetype The Hybrid Zone

If AI does come for this job — where could you go?

Adjacent careers ranked by how much safer + how much more they pay, and the skill gap to get there. Click any to see its full breakdown.

Which majors lead here

College paths that commonly feed this career — see each one's full outcomes.
Teacher Education And Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13
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Biopsychology
CIP 30.10
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Behavioral Sciences
CIP 30.17
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Thanatology
CIP 30.53
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Psychology, General
CIP 42.01
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Research And Experimental Psychology
CIP 42.27
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Clinical, Counseling And Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28
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Psychology, Other
CIP 42.99
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Mental And Social Health Services And Allied Professions
CIP 51.15
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How this is built. Median pay and the full distribution come from filed U.S. wage data (BLS OEWS + DOL/LCA filings); AI exposure blends O*NET task content with model-based automation potential; escape routes are computed from skill overlap between occupations, then ranked by how much safer + better-paid the move is. This joins real distributions and projects them forward — it needs the real distributions and the skill graph, not a guess. Figures describe group medians and trends, not any one person's outcome.