Becoming an Economics Instructor via Online Education?

At the very least, online education can help you lay a foundation and/or open up alternate career paths. Liberty University Online, one of the highest ranking online schools, is a US school (accredited) offering economics courses to train individuals to become top-notch economists, economics professors, analysts, economic analysts, forensic economists, economics instructors, etc. Currently, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 12,860 people employed as economics teachers alone in America, and their average annual salary is $89,320. Colleges and universities like Liberty University Online that provide online education are successfully launching workers into this field.

Economics Instructor Salary Information

Category: Economics teachers, postsecondary

Total # Employed in the US 12,860
Average Yearly Salary $89,320
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$42,820 $59,720 $81,170 $108,100 $144,750
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
0.2% 0.7% 2.7% 2.3% 15.3% 34.6% 44.2%
Economics teachers, postsecondary — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Alabama - $83,470
Arkansas - $117,260
California - $62,240
Colorado - $89,130
Connecticut - $73,570
Delaware - $85,390
Florida - $87,570
Hawaii - $80,770
Idaho - $83,080
Kansas - $50,890
Kentucky - $96,650
Louisiana - $97,080
Maine - $82,510
Maryland - $89,440
Massachusetts - $66,550
Michigan - $94,330
Mississippi - $90,520
Missouri - $108,550
Montana - $101,740
Nebraska - $84,140
Nevada - $77,890
New Hampshire - $79,360
New Mexico - $97,110
North Carolina - $130,410
North Dakota - $112,060
Ohio - $64,820
Oklahoma - $101,970
Oregon - $96,890
Pennsylvania - $73,940
South Carolina - $84,350
Tennessee - $101,630
Utah - $93,070
Virginia - $127,060
Washington - $79,530
West Virginia - $68,990
Wisconsin - $94,020
Wyoming - $91,980
Guam - $83,820
Puerto Rico - $71,100


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