Table 5. Largest occupations in elementary and secondary schools, by ownership, May 2009

                          Occupations                                     Private ownership               Local government              State government

                                                                   Employment  Percent of  Annual   Employment  Percent of  Annual   Employment  Percent of  Annual 
                                                                               employment   mean                employment   mean                employment   mean
                                                                                            wage                             wage                             wage

Elementary school teachers, except special education ..........      119,380      17.30    $42,320  1,401,530      17.93    $54,110     10,790      16.22    $53,400
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational                                                                                                        
  education ...................................................       96,890      14.04     50,100    977,150      12.50     55,760      8,160      12.27     50,470
Teacher assistants ............................................       69,640      10.09     23,920    947,190      12.12     24,530      6,350       9.55     25,780
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education       50,710       7.35     46,150    609,070       7.79     54,220      1,280       1.93     44,230
Teachers and instructors, all other ...........................       15,700       2.28     36,510    355,870       4.55     34,790      7,610      11.44     52,840
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners .       18,530       2.69     27,340    333,320       4.26     28,180      2,700       4.06     30,160
Bus drivers, school ...........................................        5,340        .77     27,860    228,360       2.92     27,360        190        .28     29,070
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive .............       15,050       2.18     31,050    201,470       2.58     31,940        940       1.42     35,930
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school .....       24,170       3.50     78,760    189,280       2.42     88,630      1,620       2.44     89,890
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and                                                                                                        
  elementary school ...........................................       12,320       1.78     49,480    199,290       2.55     54,760      2,030       3.06     47,290
Kindergarten teachers, except special education ...............       17,360       2.52     40,380    152,690       1.95     52,690        200        .31     46,610
Child care workers ............................................       16,590       2.40     22,540    125,680       1.61     23,690      1,410       2.13     21,460
Special education teachers, secondary school ..................        8,540       1.24     53,110    132,470       1.69     56,820      1,430       2.15     53,770
Educational, vocational, and school counselors ................        8,230       1.19     54,730    129,290       1.65     61,640      1,160       1.74     57,920
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast                                                                                                  
  food ........................................................        4,780        .69     20,500    129,950       1.66     20,790        100        .15     20,850
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ..............................        4,910        .71     23,330    117,740       1.51     22,210        630        .95     28,020
Office clerks, general ........................................       11,070       1.60     26,420    104,800       1.34     27,870      1,300       1.96     29,460
Special education teachers, middle school .....................        4,570        .66     50,230     95,910       1.23     55,050        800       1.20     50,820
Vocational education teachers, secondary school ...............        1,420        .21     47,830     86,760       1.11     54,660      1,540       2.32     58,740
Food preparation workers ......................................        2,940        .43     21,600     61,890        .79     23,230        740       1.12     24,250