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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

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)
77,460 3.9 % (4) $62,810 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $41,250 $49,220 $60,250 $74,930 $91,190
  (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 75,930 0.89 (4) $62,840
Technical and Trade Schools 520 0.39 (4) $61,490
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 440 0.02 (4) $69,000
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 140 0.00 (4) $61,250
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 100 0.03 (4) $50,010

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 75,930 0.89 (4) $62,840
Technical and Trade Schools 520 0.39 (4) $61,490
Other Residential Care Facilities 80 0.05 (4) $53,480
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 100 0.03 (4) $50,010
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 440 0.02 (4) $69,000

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) 440 0.02 (4) $69,000
Elementary and Secondary Schools 75,930 0.89 (4) $62,840
Technical and Trade Schools 520 0.39 (4) $61,490
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 140 (7) (4) $61,250
Educational Support Services (8) (8) (4) $55,730


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 10,950 0.90 1.69 (4) $60,170
Florida 5,960 0.69 1.29 (4) $52,800
Ohio 5,350 0.99 1.85 (4) $64,890
North Carolina 4,810 1.10 2.05 (4) $50,680
California 4,620 0.27 0.51 (4) $77,580




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)
North Dakota 510 1.23 2.30 (4) $57,480
Arkansas 1,350 1.12 2.09 (4) $54,210
North Carolina 4,810 1.10 2.05 (4) $50,680
Connecticut 1,670 1.00 1.88 (4) $80,900
Ohio 5,350 0.99 1.85 (4) $64,890




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts 2,710 0.76 1.42 (4) $83,880
Connecticut 1,670 1.00 1.88 (4) $80,900
California 4,620 0.27 0.51 (4) $77,580
Alaska 150 0.49 0.91 (4) $76,860
New York 4,480 0.48 0.89 (4) $76,000





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 3,180 0.34 0.63 (4) $79,870
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,980 0.83 1.56 (4) $61,840
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 2,110 0.71 1.32 (4) $62,510
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,560 0.26 0.48 (4) $77,150
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 1,560 0.57 1.06 (4) $85,970
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,290 0.45 0.85 (4) $71,200
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 1,260 1.03 1.93 (4) $51,850
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 1,160 0.59 1.09 (4) $69,630
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,130 0.24 0.45 (4) $74,380
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 1,060 1.05 1.96 (4) $60,870




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)
Leominster-Gardner, MA 210 3.97 7.42 (8) (8)
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 680 2.62 4.89 (4) $57,080
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 390 2.52 4.70 (4) $60,620
Dayton, OH 880 2.33 4.36 (4) $73,590
New Bedford, MA 120 1.90 3.55 (4) $88,500
Wenatchee, WA 90 1.89 3.53 (4) $63,250
Yakima, WA 160 1.76 3.28 (4) $66,410
Utica-Rome, NY 200 1.60 3.00 (4) $59,540
Kennewick-Richland, WA 180 1.59 2.98 (4) $69,860
Waterbury, CT 110 1.54 2.89 (4) $79,930




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)
Jackson, MI 30 0.60 1.13 (4) $89,840
Binghamton, NY 60 0.61 1.15 (4) $89,510
New Bedford, MA 120 1.90 3.55 (4) $88,500
Fresno, CA (8) (8) (8) (4) $88,330
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 1,560 0.57 1.06 (4) $85,970
New Haven, CT 290 1.02 1.91 (4) $83,810
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (8) (8) (8) (4) $81,820
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA (8) (8) (8) (4) $81,790
Kingston, NY 40 0.73 1.37 (4) $81,630
Springfield, MA-CT 330 0.99 1.85 (4) $81,480

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)
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 380 1.46 2.72 (4) $50,830
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 360 1.92 3.60 (4) $66,800
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 350 1.40 2.62 (4) $44,100
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 340 1.23 2.30 (4) $48,820
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 290 1.52 2.84 (4) $50,870

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)
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 190 2.96 5.54 (4) $51,090
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 170 2.18 4.08 (4) $53,110
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area 150 2.12 3.96 (4) $50,160
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 200 2.09 3.91 (4) $65,950
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 270 2.09 3.91 (4) $50,380

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)
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 110 0.69 1.28 (4) $77,500
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) (4) $74,400
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area 120 1.46 2.73 (4) $66,950
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 360 1.92 3.60 (4) $66,800
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 190 1.52 2.85 (4) $65,980


About May 2018 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 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019