# Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary

> Teach courses pertaining to mathematical concepts, statistics, and actuarial science and to the application of original and standardized mathematical techniques in solving specific problems and situations. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 25-1022.00
- **Summary:** Teach courses pertaining to mathematical concepts, statistics, and actuarial science and to the application of original and standardized mathematical techniques in solving specific problems and situations. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

## Aliases

- Instructor
- Mathematics Instructor (Math Instructor)
- Mathematics Professor
- Professor
- Adjunct Mathematics Instructor
- Assistant Professor
- Associate Professor
- Math Teacher
- Mathematical Sciences Professor
- Mathematics Lecturer
- Actuarial Science Professor
- Actuarial Science Teacher

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others. | Core | 4.A.2.a.1.c |
| Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers. | Core | 4.A.2.a.1.c |
| Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as linear algebra, differential equations, and discrete mathematics. | Core | 4.A.4.b.3.b |
| Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records. | Core | 4.A.3.b.6.h |
| Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. | Core | 4.A.3.b.6.l |
| Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction. | Core | 4.A.2.a.1.b |
| Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students. | Core | 4.A.4.b.6.g |
| Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions. | Core | 4.A.4.b.3.b |
| Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in books, professional journals, or electronic media. | Supplemental | 4.A.2.b.3.a |
| Keep abreast of developments and technological advances in the mathematical field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences. | Core | 4.A.2.b.3.a |
| Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks. | Core | 4.A.2.b.1.j |
| Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues. | Core | 4.A.2.b.3.a |

## Emerging Tasks

| Text |
| --- |
| Hire adjunct faculty. |

## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Stay informed about current developments in field of specialization. | 4.A.2.b.3.a |
| Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge. | 4.A.2.b.3.a |
| Schedule instructional activities. | 4.A.2.b.5.b |
| Prepare staff schedules or work assignments. | 4.A.4.b.1.f |
| Prepare activity or work schedules. | 4.A.4.b.1.f |
| Monitor performance of organizational members or partners. | 4.A.1.a.2.f |
| Evaluate performance of educational staff. | 4.A.2.a.1.d |
| Evaluate student work. | 4.A.2.a.1.c |
| Administer tests to assess educational needs or progress. | 4.A.2.a.1.c |
| Prepare tests. | 4.A.2.a.1.c |
| Teach physical science or mathematics courses at the college level. | 4.A.4.b.3.b |
| Develop instructional materials. | 4.A.3.b.6.l |
| Maintain student records. | 4.A.3.b.6.h |
| Advise students on academic or career matters. | 4.A.4.b.6.g |
| Evaluate effectiveness of educational programs. | 4.A.2.a.1.b |
| Develop instructional objectives. | 4.A.2.b.2.l |
| Guide class discussions. | 4.A.4.b.3.b |
| Select educational materials or equipment. | 4.A.2.b.1.j |
| Order instructional or library materials or equipment. | 4.A.4.c.3.e |
| Research topics in area of expertise. | 4.A.2.b.3.a |
| Serve on institutional or departmental committees. | 4.A.4.b.4.b |
| Promote educational institutions or programs. | 4.A.4.a.6.c |
| Perform student enrollment or registration activities. | 4.A.4.c.1.a |
| Direct department activities. | 4.A.4.b.4.j |
| Write articles, books or other original materials in area of expertise. | 4.A.3.b.6.p |
| Supervise student research or internship work. | 4.A.4.b.4.a |
| Plan community programs or activities for the general public. | 4.A.2.b.6.a |
| Write grant proposals. | 4.A.3.b.6.g |
| Compile specialized bibliographies or lists of materials. | 4.A.2.a.2.c |

## Capabilities

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mathematics | knowledge | 4.87 |
| Mathematics | essential_skill | 4.25 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | ability | 4.25 |
| Education and Training | knowledge | 4.19 |
| Speaking | essential_skill | 4.12 |
| Oral Expression | ability | 4.12 |
| Number Facility | ability | 4.12 |
| Reading Comprehension | essential_skill | 4 |
| Active Listening | essential_skill | 4 |
| Instructing | transferable_skill | 4 |
| Oral Comprehension | ability | 4 |
| Written Comprehension | ability | 4 |
| Deductive Reasoning | ability | 4 |
| Writing | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Critical Thinking | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Learning Strategies | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Monitoring | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Written Expression | ability | 3.88 |
| Inductive Reasoning | ability | 3.88 |
| Speech Clarity | ability | 3.88 |
| English Language | knowledge | 3.81 |
| Active Learning | essential_skill | 3.75 |
| Near Vision | ability | 3.75 |
| Complex Problem Solving | transferable_skill | 3.62 |
| Speech Recognition | ability | 3.5 |
| Computers and Electronics | knowledge | 3.43 |
| Information Ordering | ability | 3.38 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | transferable_skill | 3.25 |
| Systems Evaluation | transferable_skill | 3.12 |
| Time Management | transferable_skill | 3.12 |
| Fluency of Ideas | ability | 3.12 |
| Originality | ability | 3.12 |
| Problem Sensitivity | ability | 3.12 |
| Social Perceptiveness | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Coordination | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Service Orientation | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Category Flexibility | ability | 3 |
| Memorization | ability | 3 |
| Systems Analysis | transferable_skill | 2.88 |
| Selective Attention | ability | 2.88 |

## Skills

| Name | Type |
| --- | --- |
| Mathematics | Common Skill |
| Reading Comprehension | Common Skill |
| Instructing | Specialized Skill |
| Deductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Active Listening | Common Skill |
| Writing | Common Skill |
| Learning Strategies | Specialized Skill |
| Inductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Critical Thinking | Common Skill |
| English Language | Common Skill |
| Active Learning | Common Skill |
| Complex Problem Solving | Common Skill |
| Speech Recognition | Specialized Skill |
| Information Ordering | Specialized Skill |
| Time Management | Common Skill |
| Social Perceptiveness | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Word | Common Skill |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Outlook | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Excel | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Access | Specialized Skill |
| Google Docs | Specialized Skill |
| Systems Analysis | Specialized Skill |
| Negotiation | Common Skill |
| Physics | Specialized Skill |
| Psychology | Specialized Skill |
| Visualization | Specialized Skill |
| Moodle | Specialized Skill |
| GeoGebra | Specialized Skill |
| Email Software | Specialized Skill |
| Telecommunications | Specialized Skill |
| Finger Dexterity | Common Skill |
| Biology | Specialized Skill |
| Chemistry | Specialized Skill |
| Foreign Language | Common Skill |
| Depth Perception | Common Skill |
| Geography | Specialized Skill |
| Presentation Software | Specialized Skill |
| Installation | Specialized Skill |
| Equipment Selection | Specialized Skill |

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Google Docs | Word processing software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | yes | no |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Visual Basic | Development environment software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA | Development environment software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes | no |
| SAS | Analytical or scientific software | yes | no |
| Structured query language SQL | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Learning management system LMS | Computer based training software | no | yes |
| Blackboard Learn | Computer based training software | no | no |
| Blackboard software | Data base user interface and query software | no | no |
| Collaborative editing software | Word processing software | no | no |
| Course management system software | Computer based training software | no | no |
| Desire2Learn LMS software | Computer based training software | no | no |
| Desmos | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| DOC Cop | Information retrieval or search software | no | no |
| Email software | Electronic mail software | no | no |
| Geogebra | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| Image scanning software | Optical character reader OCR or scanning software | no | no |
| iParadigms Turnitin | Information retrieval or search software | no | no |
| Moodle | Computer based training software | no | no |
| Sakai CLE | Computer based training software | no | no |
| Web browser software | Internet browser software | no | no |

## Work Context

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| E-Mail | 4.91 |
| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | 4.7 |
| Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams | 4.59 |
| Public Speaking | 4.54 |
| Freedom to Make Decisions | 4.34 |
| Contact With Others | 4.31 |
| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | 3.95 |
| Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals | 3.94 |
| Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team | 3.71 |
| Time Pressure | 3.6 |
| Frequency of Decision Making | 3.47 |
| Physical Proximity | 3.31 |
| Level of Competition | 3.31 |
| Spend Time Sitting | 3.25 |
| Deal With External Customers or the Public in General | 3.24 |
| Written Letters and Memos | 3.16 |
| Spend Time Standing | 3.12 |
| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | 3.07 |
| Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities | 3.05 |
| Telephone Conversations | 2.91 |
| Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People | 2.64 |
| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | 2.51 |
| Conflict Situations | 2.39 |
| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | 2.24 |
| Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers | 2.23 |
| Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable | 2.21 |
| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | 2.21 |
| Spend Time Walking or Running | 2.01 |
| Health and Safety of Other Workers | 1.72 |
| Exposed to Contaminants | 1.64 |
| Degree of Automation | 1.62 |
| Exposed to Disease or Infections | 1.59 |
| Consequence of Error | 1.44 |
| Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | 1.36 |
| Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions | 1.28 |
| Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body | 1.25 |
| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | 1.21 |
| In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment | 1.19 |
| Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling | 1.19 |
| Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People | 1.16 |

## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 5
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- **Education:** 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).
- **Experience:** Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
- **Svp Range:** (8.0 and above)

### Education Distribution

| Label | Percentage |
| --- | --- |
| Master's Degree | 43 |
| Doctoral Degree | 36.75 |
| Post-Doctoral Training | 10.37 |
| Bachelor's Degree | 9.32 |
| Post-Baccalaureate Certificate | 0.56 |

## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Teaching/Education | specific_interest_area | 6.77 |
| Social | career_interest_type | 6.19 |
| Mathematics/Statistics | specific_interest_area | 5.91 |
| Investigative | career_interest_type | 5.86 |
| Public Speaking | specific_interest_area | 4.89 |
| Conventional | career_interest_type | 4.38 |
| Professional Advising | specific_interest_area | 4.33 |
| Dependability | work_style | 4 |
| Artistic | career_interest_type | 3.2 |
| Attention to Detail | work_style | 3 |
| Realistic | career_interest_type | 2.81 |
| Intellectual Curiosity | work_style | 2.67 |
| Social Service | specific_interest_area | 2.65 |
| Information Technology | specific_interest_area | 2.33 |
| Human Resources | specific_interest_area | 2.22 |
| Management/Administration | specific_interest_area | 2.16 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 25-1054.00 | role-25-1054-00 | Physics Teachers, Postsecondary | Primary-Short |
| 25-1051.00 | role-25-1051-00 | Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | Primary-Short |
| 25-1063.00 | role-25-1063-00 | Economics Teachers, Postsecondary | Primary-Short |
| 25-1021.00 | role-25-1021-00 | Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | Primary-Short |
| 25-1052.00 | role-25-1052-00 | Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary | Primary-Short |
| 25-1081.00 | role-25-1081-00 | Education Teachers, Postsecondary | Primary-Long |
| 25-1066.00 | role-25-1066-00 | Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary | Primary-Long |
| 25-1042.00 | role-25-1042-00 | Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary | Primary-Long |
| 25-1067.00 | role-25-1067-00 | Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary | Primary-Long |
| 25-1064.00 | role-25-1064-00 | Geography Teachers, Postsecondary | Primary-Long |
| 25-3041.00 | role-25-3041-00 | Tutors | Supplemental |
| 25-9044.00 | role-25-9044-00 | Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Education | education |

## Education Level

- **Category:** Doctoral or professional degree

## Study Programs

| Title | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences | biological-and-biomedical-sciences |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services | business-management-marketing-and-related-support-services |
| Education | education |
| Mathematics and Statistics | mathematics-and-statistics |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | multi-interdisciplinary-studies |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies | philosophy-and-religious-studies |

## Market

- **Median Wage:** 79350
- **Mean Wage:** 92880
- **Pct10Wage:** 48150
- **Pct25Wage:** 60880
- **Pct75Wage:** 106270
- **Pct90Wage:** 161020
- **Employment:** 48820
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 61 | 61 | Educational Services | Sector | 48760 | 79350 | 11.29 |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 61 | 61 | Educational Services | Sector | 48760 | 11.29 |
- **Count:** 1

## Ai Signals

| Source | Label | Score | Scale | Release |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| felten_aioe | AI occupational exposure | 1.338676 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_image_generation_aioe | Image generation occupational exposure | 0.619347 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_language_modeling_aioe | Language modeling occupational exposure | 1.406917 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |

## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 80
- **Percentile:** 83
- **Band:** High
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 90 | felten_aioe |
| 63 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 87 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 3

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| felten_aioe | Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) | 1.338676 | 90 | High | How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss. |
| eloundou_gamma | LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) | 0.7837837837837838 | 63 | Moderate | Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank. |
| microsoft_applicability | AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) | 0.29640779763688824 | 87 | High | How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement. |
- **Teleworkable:** yes

### Eloundou

- **Alpha:** 0.2972972972972973
- **Beta:** 0.5405405405405406
- **Gamma:** 0.7837837837837838

### Usage Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Importance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers. | 0.17532219433135174 | 4.47 |
| Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction. | 0.08473392520408037 | 4.26 |
| Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in books, professional journals, or electronic media. | 0.08267976944155721 | 3.87 |
| Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others. | 0.07035483486641825 | 4.57 |
| Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions. | 0.06645193891762424 | 4.2 |
| Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments. | 0.02957984298033351 | 2.5 |
- **Usage Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** 2.3
- **Growth Percentile:** 44
- **Direction:** About average
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 4.4
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 46
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 58.9
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 60.2

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |
| dingel_neiman | dingel-neiman-workathome |
| felten_aioe | felten-raj-seamans-aioe |
| microsoft_working_with_ai | working-with-ai |
| openai_gpts_are_gpts | gpts-are-gpts |

## Ai Playbook

- **Trusted Task Count:** 19
- **Task Count:** 19
- **Total Sample:** 9314
- **Autonomy Median:** 3
- **Dominant Collaboration:** task iteration
- **Automation Share:** 31.6
- **Augmentation Share:** 65.04
- **Work Use Percent:** 33.39

### Collaboration

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| task iteration | 35.91 |
| directive | 30.43 |
| validation | 16.6 |
| learning | 12.53 |
| feedback loop | 1.17 |
| none | 0.76 |

### Use Case

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| coursework | 51.35 |
| work | 33.39 |
| personal | 14.38 |

### Delegated Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Collaboration | Autonomy Median | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers. | 0.257032129016127 | validation | 3 | 2570 |
| Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues. | 0.23662957869733714 | task iteration | 4 | 2366 |
| Provide professional consulting services to government or industry. | 0.12781597699712463 | task iteration | 4 | 1278 |
| Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others. | 0.10571321415176896 | directive | 4 | 1057 |
| Prepare course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. | 0.03810476309538693 | directive | 4 | 381 |
| Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments. | 0.029103637954744344 | directive | 3 | 291 |
| Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions. | 0.0257032129016127 | learning | 3 | 257 |
| Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction. | 0.022202775346918367 | task iteration | 4 | 222 |

### Boundary Tasks

| Task | Human Needed Percent | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Select and obtain materials and supplies such as textbooks. | 100 | 115 |
| Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students. | 100 | 99 |
| Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues. | 100 | 80 |
| Participate in campus and community events. | 100 | 53 |
| Write grant proposals to procure external research funding. | 100 | 47 |
| Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues. | 100 | 35 |

### Seed Prompts

| Prompt | Collaboration |
| --- | --- |
| I'm going to evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers. Review what I produce and flag anything wrong or missing. | validation |
| Let's work through this together, step by step: advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues. I'll give feedback as we go. | task iteration |
| Let's work through this together, step by step: provide professional consulting services to government or industry. I'll give feedback as we go. | task iteration |
| Do this for me: compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others. Give me a finished draft I can review and adjust. | directive |
| Do this for me: prepare course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. Give me a finished draft I can review and adjust. | directive |
- **Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 23
- **Skills:** 41
- **Capabilities:** 120
- **Tools:** 26
- **Related Roles:** 20

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** 8a512ac130b71ae6