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Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary vs Sociologists

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary and Sociologists on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary Sociologists
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$76,210
$101,690
Employment · BLS OEWS
13,350
2,950
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
93rd pct
86th pct

At a glance

Dimension Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary Sociologists
Median pay $76,210 $101,690
Employment 13,350 2,950
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+2.3%) About average (+3.6%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 1,300 300
Typical education · O*NET 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). 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).
AI exposure · published exposure studies High · 93rd pct High · 86th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 70th pct · 37% of tasks 86th pct · 48% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Augmentation-leaning (67.2%) Augmentation-leaning (61.1%)
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman Yes Yes

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Instructing, Oral Expression, Education and Training, Speaking, Sociology and Anthropology, Learning Strategies, Speech Clarity, Psychology, English Language, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Writing, Critical Thinking, Active Learning, Oral Comprehension, Written Comprehension, Written Expression, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Monitoring, Social Perceptiveness, Complex Problem Solving, Speech Recognition, Judgment and Decision Making, Near Vision, Computers and Electronics, Coordination, Problem Sensitivity, Fluency of Ideas, Law and Government, Service Orientation, Information Ordering, Category Flexibility, Systems Analysis, Systems Evaluation.

Specific to Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary

  • Therapy and Counseling
  • Administration and Management
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Communications and Media
  • Time Management

Specific to Sociologists

  • Mathematics
  • History and Archeology
  • Philosophy and Theology
  • Science
  • Originality

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Document management software , Word processing software , Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Presentation software , Information retrieval or search software , Internet browser software .

Specific to Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary

Specific to Sociologists

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary or Sociologists — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary vs Sociologists." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/social-work-teachers-postsecondary-vs-sociologists

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Singulariki. (2026). Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary vs Sociologists. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/social-work-teachers-postsecondary-vs-sociologists

BibTeX 
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  title  = {Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary vs Sociologists},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/compare/social-work-teachers-postsecondary-vs-sociologists}
}

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