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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016

25-2032 Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School

Teach occupational, career and technical, or vocational subjects at the secondary school level in public or private schools. Substitute teachers are included in "Teachers and Instructors, All Other" (25-3099). Excludes "Special Education Teachers, Secondary School" (25-2054).


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)
80,100 2.2 % (4) $59,480 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $38,330 $46,040 $57,320 $71,670 $86,570
  (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 76,580 0.91 (4) $59,540
State Government (OES Designation) 2,710 0.12 (4) $58,650
Technical and Trade Schools 320 0.23 (4) $61,970
Local Government (OES Designation) 170 0.00 (4) $58,850
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 70 0.02 (4) $43,250

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 76,580 0.91 (4) $59,540
Technical and Trade Schools 320 0.23 (4) $61,970
State Government (OES Designation) 2,710 0.12 (4) $58,650
Educational Support Services 50 0.03 (4) $63,360
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 70 0.02 (4) $43,250

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Educational Support Services 50 0.03 (4) $63,360
Technical and Trade Schools 320 0.23 (4) $61,970
Elementary and Secondary Schools 76,580 0.91 (4) $59,540
Local Government (OES Designation) 170 (7) (4) $58,850
State Government (OES Designation) 2,710 0.12 (4) $58,650


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)
Texas 9,290 0.79 1.39 (4) $57,330
Florida 8,090 0.98 1.72 (4) $49,970
Ohio 5,960 1.12 1.96 (4) $60,330
North Carolina 4,920 1.16 2.04 (4) $48,380
Pennsylvania 4,530 0.79 1.38 (4) $61,660




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)
Connecticut 2,820 1.69 2.97 (4) $79,610
Mississippi 1,400 1.25 2.20 (4) $45,750
North Carolina 4,920 1.16 2.04 (4) $48,380
Ohio 5,960 1.12 1.96 (4) $60,330
North Dakota 460 1.09 1.90 (4) $52,720




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts 2,560 0.74 1.29 (4) $80,070
Connecticut 2,820 1.69 2.97 (4) $79,610
Alaska 180 0.57 1.00 (4) $74,970
New York 4,160 0.46 0.80 (4) $72,830
New Jersey 2,000 0.51 0.89 (4) $71,780





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)
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division 2,260 2.00 3.51 (4) $55,570
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 1,730 0.26 0.46 (4) $80,860
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 1,640 0.68 1.19 (4) $60,420
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,600 0.54 0.95 (4) $63,320
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 1,220 1.05 1.84 (4) $51,750
Cleveland-Elyria, OH 1,130 1.10 1.92 (4) $69,830
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 1,010 0.41 0.71 (4) $74,570
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 950 0.75 1.31 (8) (8)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 940 0.22 0.39 (4) $69,500
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 930 1.61 2.82 (4) $79,560




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

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 200 4.87 8.54 (4) $59,100
Taunton-Middleborough-Norton, MA NECTA Division 120 2.12 3.72 (4) $76,530
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI 260 2.03 3.56 (4) $81,000
New Bedford, MA 130 2.01 3.52 (4) $85,140
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division 2,260 2.00 3.51 (4) $55,570
Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town, MA-NH NECTA Division 130 1.94 3.41 (4) $64,390
Wenatchee, WA 80 1.90 3.33 (4) $62,280
Danbury, CT 150 1.88 3.30 (4) $81,530
Cleveland, TN 80 1.78 3.13 (4) $49,070
Yakima, WA 150 1.75 3.06 (4) $62,330




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 300 1.72 3.02 (4) $101,770
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 340 0.22 0.38 (4) $94,120
Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division 580 0.45 0.79 (4) $92,830
Springfield, MA-CT 290 0.92 1.62 (4) $88,370
Peabody-Salem-Beverly, MA NECTA Division 30 0.32 0.56 (4) $86,620
New Bedford, MA 130 2.01 3.52 (4) $85,140
Stockton-Lodi, CA (8) (8) (8) (4) $81,830
Danbury, CT 150 1.88 3.30 (4) $81,530
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI 260 2.03 3.56 (4) $81,000
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 1,730 0.26 0.46 (4) $80,860

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southern Ohio non-metropolitan area 560 3.56 6.23 (4) $55,070
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 470 6.52 11.44 (4) $45,840
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 420 1.66 2.90 (4) $47,250
North Texas nonmetropolitan area 410 1.55 2.72 (4) $50,470
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 410 1.64 2.87 (4) $47,360

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area 280 9.29 16.28 (4) $31,180
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 470 6.52 11.44 (4) $45,840
Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area 320 3.61 6.33 (4) $29,250
Southern Ohio non-metropolitan area 560 3.56 6.23 (4) $55,070
Far East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 80 3.06 5.36 (4) $50,760

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area 30 0.97 1.70 (4) $71,320
Central New York nonmetropolitan area 60 0.50 0.87 (4) $70,190
Balance of Alaska nonmetropolitan area 70 0.95 1.66 (4) $68,620
Southwest Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 40 0.64 1.12 (4) $66,230
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) (4) $63,780


About May 2016 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(4) Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year-round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries depending on how they are typically paid.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2016 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2017