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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
25-2012 Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
Teach elemental natural and social science, personal hygiene, music, art, and literature to kindergarten students. Promote physical, mental, and social development. May be required to hold State certification. Substitute teachers are included in "Teachers and Instructors, All Other" (25-3099). Excludes "Special Education Teachers" (25-2050).
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) |
| 131,160 |
1.7 % |
(4) |
$58,370 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$35,680 |
$44,310 |
$55,470 |
$69,420 |
$86,310 |
(4)
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
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States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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 |
15,050 |
1.24 |
1.37 |
(4) |
$54,780 |
| California |
11,580 |
0.68 |
0.75 |
(4) |
$69,690 |
| Florida |
10,680 |
1.24 |
1.37 |
(4) |
$50,400 |
| Washington |
7,870 |
2.41 |
2.66 |
(4) |
$62,330 |
| New York |
6,120 |
0.65 |
0.72 |
(4) |
$79,410 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
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 |
6,120 |
0.65 |
0.72 |
(4) |
$79,410 |
| Connecticut |
1,450 |
0.87 |
0.96 |
(4) |
$77,220 |
| Massachusetts |
3,020 |
0.85 |
0.93 |
(4) |
$75,510 |
| Oregon |
1,050 |
0.56 |
0.62 |
(4) |
$72,830 |
| California |
11,580 |
0.68 |
0.75 |
(4) |
$69,690 |
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 |
7,360 |
0.77 |
0.85 |
(4) |
$78,610 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
4,690 |
1.32 |
1.45 |
(4) |
$53,720 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
3,680 |
1.23 |
1.36 |
(4) |
$57,270 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
3,540 |
0.58 |
0.64 |
(4) |
$70,310 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
3,430 |
0.74 |
0.82 |
(4) |
$56,680 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
3,290 |
1.66 |
1.83 |
(4) |
$63,370 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
2,940 |
0.94 |
1.03 |
(4) |
$69,980 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
2,700 |
1.04 |
1.15 |
(4) |
$48,990 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,630 |
0.98 |
1.08 |
(4) |
$54,230 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
2,170 |
1.06 |
1.17 |
(4) |
$44,980 |
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