Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
25-0000 Educational Instruction and Library Occupations (Major Group)
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations comprises the following occupations:
Business Teachers, Postsecondary;
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary;
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary;
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary;
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary;
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary;
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary;
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary;
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary;
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary;
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary;
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary;
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary;
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary;
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary;
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary;
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary;
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary;
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary;
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other;
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary;
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary;
Education Teachers, Postsecondary;
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary;
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary;
Law Teachers, Postsecondary;
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary;
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary;
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary;
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary;
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary;
History Teachers, Postsecondary;
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary;
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary;
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary;
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary;
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other;
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education;
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education;
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education;
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education;
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School;
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education;
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School;
Special Education Teachers, Preschool;
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School;
Special Education Teachers, Middle School;
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School;
Special Education Teachers, All Other;
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors;
Self-Enrichment Teachers;
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term;
Tutors and Teachers and Instructors, All Other;
Archivists;
Curators;
Museum Technicians and Conservators;
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists;
Library Technicians;
Farm and Home Management Educators;
Instructional Coordinators;
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary;
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary;
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other
National estimates for Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
Industry profile for Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
Geographic profile for Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
National estimates for Educational Instruction and Library Occupations:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Educational Instruction and Library Occupations:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 8,446,910 |
0.4 % |
$ 28.75 |
$ 59,810 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Educational Instruction and Library Occupations:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 11.91 |
$ 16.46 |
$ 25.18 |
$ 35.78 |
$ 49.31 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 24,770 |
$ 34,250 |
$ 52,380 |
$ 74,430 |
$ 102,570 |
Industry profile for Educational Instruction and Library Occupations:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Educational Instruction and Library Occupations are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Educational Instruction and Library Occupations, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Educational Instruction and Library Occupations:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
5,501,910 |
66.74 |
$ 26.91 |
$ 55,970 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
1,243,950 |
41.01 |
$ 41.65 |
$ 86,640 |
| Junior Colleges |
397,780 |
58.30 |
$ 36.66 |
$ 76,260 |
| Child Day Care Services |
384,730 |
48.57 |
$ 15.15 |
$ 31,510 |
| Other Schools and Instruction |
211,090 |
52.66 |
$ 22.43 |
$ 46,650 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Educational Instruction and Library Occupations:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
5,501,910 |
66.74 |
$ 26.91 |
$ 55,970 |
| Junior Colleges |
397,780 |
58.30 |
$ 36.66 |
$ 76,260 |
| Other Schools and Instruction |
211,090 |
52.66 |
$ 22.43 |
$ 46,650 |
| Child Day Care Services |
384,730 |
48.57 |
$ 15.15 |
$ 31,510 |
| Technical and Trade Schools |
59,570 |
47.57 |
$ 28.41 |
$ 59,100 |
Top paying industries for Educational Instruction and Library Occupations:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
22,040 |
0.39 |
$ 55.91 |
$ 116,300 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
1,020 |
0.38 |
$ 46.69 |
$ 97,120 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
2,960 |
0.31 |
$ 45.07 |
$ 93,750 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution |
100 |
0.03 |
$ 43.75 |
$ 91,010 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
1,243,950 |
41.01 |
$ 41.65 |
$ 86,640 |
Geographic profile for Educational Instruction and Library Occupations:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Educational Instruction and Library Occupations are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Educational Instruction and Library Occupations, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Educational Instruction and Library Occupations:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
1,025,580 |
62.42 |
1.03 |
$ 33.74 |
$ 70,170 |
| Texas |
740,670 |
61.20 |
1.01 |
$ 25.44 |
$ 52,920 |
| New York |
669,080 |
76.98 |
1.27 |
$ 36.73 |
$ 76,390 |
| Florida |
424,700 |
50.31 |
0.83 |
$ 25.39 |
$ 52,820 |
| Illinois |
353,970 |
62.90 |
1.04 |
$ 27.91 |
$ 58,050 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Educational Instruction and Library Occupations:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Vermont |
22,890 |
81.45 |
1.34 |
$ 27.49 |
$ 57,180 |
| New York |
669,080 |
76.98 |
1.27 |
$ 36.73 |
$ 76,390 |
| Connecticut |
116,780 |
75.79 |
1.25 |
$ 33.29 |
$ 69,240 |
| New Jersey |
278,510 |
73.63 |
1.21 |
$ 30.40 |
$ 63,230 |
| Wyoming |
19,130 |
73.09 |
1.20 |
$ 23.92 |
$ 49,760 |
Top paying states for Educational Instruction and Library Occupations:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
32,890 |
47.87 |
0.79 |
$ 38.96 |
$ 81,030 |
| New York |
669,080 |
76.98 |
1.27 |
$ 36.73 |
$ 76,390 |
| Massachusetts |
221,060 |
65.99 |
1.09 |
$ 36.08 |
$ 75,040 |
| Maryland |
158,340 |
62.76 |
1.03 |
$ 34.63 |
$ 72,040 |
| Rhode Island |
31,860 |
71.94 |
1.18 |
$ 33.79 |
$ 70,280 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Educational Instruction and Library Occupations:
| 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 |
652,260 |
73.83 |
1.22 |
$ 36.88 |
$ 76,710 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
336,630 |
57.81 |
0.95 |
$ 35.35 |
$ 73,530 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
265,290 |
60.82 |
1.00 |
$ 29.15 |
$ 60,620 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
190,180 |
53.00 |
0.87 |
$ 25.85 |
$ 53,770 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
189,490 |
62.70 |
1.03 |
$ 34.33 |
$ 71,400 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
180,480 |
66.92 |
1.10 |
$ 30.89 |
$ 64,250 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
171,520 |
57.78 |
0.95 |
$ 27.66 |
$ 57,530 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
162,090 |
62.30 |
1.03 |
$ 36.29 |
$ 75,490 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
151,200 |
57.43 |
0.95 |
$ 25.94 |
$ 53,950 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
140,200 |
60.15 |
0.99 |
$ 34.68 |
$ 72,130 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Educational Instruction and Library Occupations:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Ithaca, NY |
6,860 |
149.26 |
2.46 |
$ 48.49 |
$ 100,860 |
| Corvallis, OR |
4,440 |
126.62 |
2.09 |
$ 33.29 |
$ 69,240 |
| Ann Arbor, MI |
26,320 |
126.34 |
2.08 |
$ 28.72 |
$ 59,740 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX |
13,610 |
125.53 |
2.07 |
$ 35.95 |
$ 74,780 |
| State College, PA |
7,890 |
122.74 |
2.02 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA |
7,870 |
119.63 |
1.97 |
$ 32.94 |
$ 68,510 |
| Gainesville, FL |
15,550 |
113.52 |
1.87 |
$ 26.63 |
$ 55,390 |
| Hinesville, GA |
1,950 |
110.76 |
1.82 |
$ 19.56 |
$ 40,690 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA |
9,350 |
110.17 |
1.81 |
$ 29.30 |
$ 60,940 |
| Lawrence, KS |
4,880 |
109.04 |
1.80 |
$ 29.89 |
$ 62,170 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Educational Instruction and Library Occupations:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Ithaca, NY |
6,860 |
149.26 |
2.46 |
$ 48.49 |
$ 100,860 |
| Charlottesville, VA |
9,920 |
92.04 |
1.52 |
$ 39.55 |
$ 82,260 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
652,260 |
73.83 |
1.22 |
$ 36.88 |
$ 76,710 |
| New Haven, CT |
25,490 |
94.48 |
1.56 |
$ 36.54 |
$ 76,000 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
72,210 |
56.08 |
0.92 |
$ 36.35 |
$ 75,600 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
162,090 |
62.30 |
1.03 |
$ 36.29 |
$ 75,490 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX |
13,610 |
125.53 |
2.07 |
$ 35.95 |
$ 74,780 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC |
27,750 |
89.57 |
1.47 |
$ 35.85 |
$ 74,560 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA |
14,440 |
79.11 |
1.30 |
$ 35.71 |
$ 74,280 |
| Salinas, CA |
13,510 |
78.78 |
1.30 |
$ 35.66 |
$ 74,170 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Educational Instruction and Library Occupations:
| Nonmetropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area |
31,220 |
82.52 |
1.36 |
$ 20.10 |
$ 41,800 |
| North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area |
21,430 |
79.66 |
1.31 |
$ 18.73 |
$ 38,950 |
| North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) |
17,960 |
57.61 |
0.95 |
$ 26.34 |
$ 54,780 |
| Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area |
17,470 |
72.65 |
1.20 |
$ 20.37 |
$ 42,370 |
| Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area |
16,770 |
68.15 |
1.12 |
$ 25.49 |
$ 53,020 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Educational Instruction and Library Occupations:
| Nonmetropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area |
6,720 |
107.91 |
1.78 |
$ 19.94 |
$ 41,480 |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area |
9,180 |
99.35 |
1.64 |
$ 27.45 |
$ 57,090 |
| Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area |
7,290 |
98.02 |
1.61 |
$ 19.94 |
$ 41,480 |
| Central East New York nonmetropolitan area |
14,710 |
97.63 |
1.61 |
$ 27.58 |
$ 57,360 |
| Connecticut nonmetropolitan area |
2,840 |
94.40 |
1.55 |
$ 30.83 |
$ 64,120 |
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Educational Instruction and Library Occupations:
| Nonmetropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |
5,270 |
93.44 |
1.54 |
$ 33.38 |
$ 69,440 |
| Connecticut nonmetropolitan area |
2,840 |
94.40 |
1.55 |
$ 30.83 |
$ 64,120 |
| West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area |
8,890 |
90.00 |
1.48 |
$ 30.48 |
$ 63,400 |
| Alaska nonmetropolitan area |
8,580 |
85.71 |
1.41 |
$ 28.78 |
$ 59,860 |
| Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area |
5,520 |
89.35 |
1.47 |
$ 28.48 |
$ 59,240 |
About May 2020 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 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.
(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 OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021
United States Department of Labor
