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:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Grantmaking and Giving Services	30	0.02	$32.01	$66,590
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	40	0.06	$22.28	$46,350
Technical and Trade Schools	390	0.29	$20.40	$42,440
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	9,250	0.17	$19.82	$41,220
Junior Colleges	1,630	0.23	$19.07	$39,670

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