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Occupational Employment Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

25-2031 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

Teach one or more subjects to students at the secondary school level. Excludes “Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School” (25-2032), “Special Education Teachers” (25-2050), and “Substitute Teachers, Short-Term” (25-3031).

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Mean wage
RSE (3)
1,035,850 1.3 % (4) $65,930 0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $40,540 $49,060 $61,660 $79,820 $99,660
  (4)

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 1,025,190 11.91 (4) $65,960
Educational Support Services 1,530 0.78 (4) $58,500
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 1,340 0.06 (4) $76,870
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 1,330 0.02 (4) $56,850
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 1,260 0.04 (4) $58,270

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 1,025,190 11.91 (4) $65,960
Educational Support Services 1,530 0.78 (4) $58,500
Religious Organizations 720 0.36 (4) $61,390
Other Residential Care Facilities 530 0.33 (4) $45,910
Other Schools and Instruction 310 0.07 (4) $59,020

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 1,340 0.06 (4) $76,870
Elementary and Secondary Schools 1,025,190 11.91 (4) $65,960
Religious Organizations 720 0.36 (4) $61,390
Other Schools and Instruction 310 0.07 (4) $59,020
Educational Support Services 1,530 0.78 (4) $58,500

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 109,840 6.32 0.90 (4) $85,080
Texas 107,190 8.62 1.22 (4) $58,000
New York 75,360 7.91 1.12 (4) $87,240
Florida 50,640 5.76 0.82 (4) $57,880
Ohio 47,510 8.72 1.24 (4) $64,410




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Missouri 30,640 10.86 1.54 (4) $50,980
Rhode Island 4,840 10.02 1.42 (4) $75,950
Arkansas 11,940 9.81 1.39 (4) $51,870
Connecticut 15,820 9.50 1.35 (4) $78,540
Vermont 2,770 9.04 1.28 (4) $66,660




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 75,360 7.91 1.12 (4) $87,240
California 109,840 6.32 0.90 (4) $85,080
Massachusetts 27,120 7.49 1.06 (4) $81,070
Connecticut 15,820 9.50 1.35 (4) $78,540
New Jersey 30,230 7.39 1.05 (4) $78,090





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 72,360 7.49 1.06 (4) $90,050
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 40,770 6.53 0.93 (4) $83,430
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 34,320 7.34 1.04 (4) $79,460
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 28,570 9.36 1.33 (4) $61,130
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 28,250 7.73 1.10 (4) $59,280
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 20,520 7.13 1.01 (4) $68,720
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 19,040 5.99 0.85 (4) $80,760
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 18,710 6.69 0.95 (4) $80,680
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 15,490 5.86 0.83 (4) $57,360
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 14,840 5.41 0.77 (4) $60,560