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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
25-3098 Substitute Teachers
Teach students in a public or private school when the regular teacher is
unavailable.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 587,240 |
1.5 % |
$15.56 |
$32,360 |
1.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$9.06 |
$10.82 |
$13.79 |
$17.95 |
$23.34 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$18,850 |
$22,510 |
$28,680 |
$37,340 |
$48,540 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
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 |
516,500 |
6.04 |
$15.53 |
$32,300 |
| Employment Services |
42,520 |
1.16 |
$15.23 |
$31,680 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
10,910 |
0.20 |
$19.32 |
$40,190 |
| Educational Support Services |
7,270 |
3.96 |
$14.39 |
$29,920 |
| Child Day Care Services |
3,620 |
0.40 |
$13.32 |
$27,700 |
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 |
516,500 |
6.04 |
$15.53 |
$32,300 |
| Educational Support Services |
7,270 |
3.96 |
$14.39 |
$29,920 |
| Employment Services |
42,520 |
1.16 |
$15.23 |
$31,680 |
| Child Day Care Services |
3,620 |
0.40 |
$13.32 |
$27,700 |
| Other Schools and Instruction |
1,400 |
0.31 |
$17.00 |
$35,360 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
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 |
99,320 |
5.84 |
1.44 |
$20.20 |
$42,010 |
| Texas |
77,830 |
6.43 |
1.58 |
$11.34 |
$23,590 |
| New York |
36,700 |
3.91 |
0.96 |
$19.40 |
$40,360 |
| Virginia |
27,640 |
7.21 |
1.78 |
$13.66 |
$28,400 |
| Illinois |
23,740 |
3.96 |
0.98 |
$17.28 |
$35,950 |
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) |
| Montana |
4,850 |
10.47 |
2.58 |
$10.91 |
$22,680 |
| Wyoming |
2,400 |
8.90 |
2.19 |
$14.86 |
$30,910 |
| Vermont |
2,560 |
8.40 |
2.07 |
$20.39 |
$42,410 |
| Idaho |
5,880 |
8.33 |
2.05 |
$10.65 |
$22,150 |
| West Virginia |
5,640 |
8.10 |
2.00 |
$17.96 |
$37,360 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Maryland |
8,870 |
3.30 |
0.81 |
$28.29 |
$58,850 |
| Hawaii |
2,710 |
4.23 |
1.04 |
$22.61 |
$47,020 |
| Oregon |
5,090 |
2.70 |
0.67 |
$21.89 |
$45,520 |
| Vermont |
2,560 |
8.40 |
2.07 |
$20.39 |
$42,410 |
| California |
99,320 |
5.84 |
1.44 |
$20.20 |
$42,010 |
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 |
36,440 |
3.84 |
0.95 |
$19.02 |
$39,570 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
28,520 |
4.66 |
1.15 |
$20.69 |
$43,030 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
17,830 |
3.84 |
0.95 |
$18.44 |
$38,360 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
17,130 |
4.80 |
1.18 |
$11.41 |
$23,730 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
16,340 |
5.48 |
1.35 |
$11.71 |
$24,350 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
16,110 |
5.14 |
1.27 |
$14.91 |
$31,010 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
14,580 |
9.76 |
2.41 |
$18.95 |
$39,430 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
11,420 |
4.72 |
1.16 |
$20.71 |
$43,080 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
7,610 |
3.83 |
0.95 |
$21.38 |
$44,470 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX |
6,900 |
6.82 |
1.68 |
$10.95 |
$22,770 |
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United States Department of Labor
