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  "@context": "https://schema.org/",
  "@type": "Dataset",
  "dataset_id": "oews-occupation-v1",
  "version": "v1",
  "occupation": {
    "soc_code": "25-1042",
    "soc_title": "Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary",
    "slug": "biological-science-teachers-postsecondary-25-1042",
    "major_group": "25-0000 Educational Instruction and Library Occupations"
  },
  "headline": {
    "annual_median_wage_usd": 84620,
    "annual_mean_wage_usd": 102840,
    "employment_total": 50190,
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "wages": {
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      "p10": 52150,
      "p25": 64350,
      "median": 84620,
      "p75": 126770,
      "p90": 169900,
      "mean": 102840,
      "ratio_90_to_10": 3.26
    },
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      "p10": null,
      "p25": null,
      "median": null,
      "p75": null,
      "p90": null,
      "mean": null
    }
  },
  "employment": {
    "total": 50190,
    "share_of_us_employment_pct": 0.03,
    "source": {
      "name": "BLS OEWS — National employment estimate",
      "url": "https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/OEUN000000000000025104201",
      "series_id": "OEUN000000000000025104201",
      "as_of": "2025-05-31"
    }
  },
  "wages_source": {
    "name": "BLS OEWS — National wage estimates",
    "url": "https://www.bls.gov/oes/",
    "methodology_url": "https://officeblues.net/methodology#oews-salaries",
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      "annual_median": "OEUN000000000000025104213",
      "annual_mean": "OEUN000000000000025104204",
      "annual_p10": "OEUN000000000000025104211",
      "annual_p25": "OEUN000000000000025104212",
      "annual_p75": "OEUN000000000000025104214",
      "annual_p90": "OEUN000000000000025104215"
    },
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "top_paying_msas": [],
  "top_employing_msas": [],
  "verdict": "The 90/10 ratio for Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary is 3.26× — the top decile earns $169,900 against the bottom decile at $52,150. That spread is 3.26× wide. The band is wider than employers typically represent; knowing where you sit in it is the whole game.",
  "submitted_components": null,
  "methodology_url": "https://officeblues.net/methodology#oews-salaries",
  "fetched_at": "2026-05-25T02:53:52.141Z"
}