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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
25-3031 Substitute Teachers, Short-Term
Teach students on a short-term basis as a temporary replacement for a regular classroom teacher, typically using the regular teacher’s lesson plan. Excludes long-term substitute teachers who perform all the duties of a regular teacher; these teachers are coded within the 25-1000 or 25-2000 minor groups.
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) |
587,120 |
1.5 % |
$15.61 |
$32,460 |
1.1 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$9.08 |
$10.99 |
$13.84 |
$17.95 |
$23.65 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$18,880 |
$22,860 |
$28,790 |
$37,340 |
$49,200 |
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 |
514,170 |
5.98 |
$15.56 |
$32,360 |
Employment Services |
43,010 |
1.17 |
$15.39 |
$32,000 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
9,250 |
0.17 |
$19.82 |
$41,220 |
Educational Support Services |
6,900 |
3.51 |
$14.02 |
$29,170 |
Child Day Care Services |
6,410 |
0.69 |
$14.28 |
$29,690 |
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 |
514,170 |
5.98 |
$15.56 |
$32,360 |
Educational Support Services |
6,900 |
3.51 |
$14.02 |
$29,170 |
Employment Services |
43,010 |
1.17 |
$15.39 |
$32,000 |
Child Day Care Services |
6,410 |
0.69 |
$14.28 |
$29,690 |
Other Schools and Instruction |
1,410 |
0.30 |
$16.73 |
$34,800 |
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 |
103,210 |
5.94 |
1.49 |
$20.03 |
$41,650 |
Texas |
85,390 |
6.87 |
1.72 |
$11.22 |
$23,340 |
New York |
32,440 |
3.41 |
0.85 |
$19.83 |
$41,250 |
Virginia |
25,350 |
6.54 |
1.64 |
$13.31 |
$27,680 |
Illinois |
23,340 |
3.87 |
0.97 |
$16.95 |
$35,260 |
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 |
4,740 |
10.14 |
2.54 |
$10.65 |
$22,160 |
Wyoming |
2,470 |
9.04 |
2.26 |
$16.01 |
$33,300 |
West Virginia |
5,400 |
7.70 |
1.93 |
$18.25 |
$37,970 |
Idaho |
5,570 |
7.66 |
1.92 |
$11.32 |
$23,550 |
Kansas |
10,290 |
7.39 |
1.85 |
$15.13 |
$31,480 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Hawaii |
2,760 |
4.35 |
1.09 |
$23.17 |
$48,200 |
Oregon |
5,820 |
3.06 |
0.76 |
$21.50 |
$44,710 |
California |
103,210 |
5.94 |
1.49 |
$20.03 |
$41,650 |
Massachusetts |
7,850 |
2.17 |
0.54 |
$19.90 |
$41,390 |
New York |
32,440 |
3.41 |
0.85 |
$19.83 |
$41,250 |
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) |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
30,640 |
4.91 |
1.23 |
$20.24 |
$42,090 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
30,340 |
3.14 |
0.79 |
$19.81 |
$41,200 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
19,020 |
5.20 |
1.30 |
$10.97 |
$22,810 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
18,540 |
5.83 |
1.46 |
$15.30 |
$31,820 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
17,120 |
5.61 |
1.40 |
$11.59 |
$24,100 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
16,910 |
3.62 |
0.90 |
$18.08 |
$37,610 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
15,400 |
10.01 |
2.50 |
$18.77 |
$39,050 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
12,860 |
5.20 |
1.30 |
$20.64 |
$42,940 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
8,580 |
3.13 |
0.78 |
$12.08 |
$25,130 |
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
7,530 |
5.04 |
1.26 |
$18.90 |
$39,300 |
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