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Law Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses in law. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
What a law teacher, postsecondary does
Become a law teacher, postsecondary
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good law teacher, postsecondary
- Talking to others.
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
- Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Typical hourly rate is $67 per hour with a typical salary of $114,900 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $46 and $79 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $7,900 and $110,600 per year.
- 43% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $46 per hour with a typical salary of $14,400 per year.
- 78.5% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.
Law Teacher, Postsecondary job outlook
- There are 111 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 13 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 35% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.