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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
25-3011 Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
Teach or instruct out-of-school youths and adults in basic education, literacy, or English as a Second Language classes, or in classes for earning a high school equivalency credential.
National estimates for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
Industry profile for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
Geographic profile for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
National estimates for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 38,260 |
3.3 % |
$ 29.16 |
$ 60,650 |
1.0 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 17.08 |
$ 22.41 |
$ 28.71 |
$ 36.73 |
$ 46.42 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 35,530 |
$ 46,620 |
$ 59,720 |
$ 76,400 |
$ 96,550 |
Industry profile for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
13,920 |
0.17 |
$ 31.69 |
$ 65,910 |
| Junior Colleges |
9,060 |
1.46 |
$ 29.20 |
$ 60,730 |
| Other Schools and Instruction |
5,000 |
1.26 |
$ 28.71 |
$ 59,710 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
1,930 |
0.09 |
$ 28.09 |
$ 58,430 |
| Individual and Family Services |
1,820 |
0.07 |
$ 23.18 |
$ 48,220 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors:
Top paying industries for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors:
Geographic profile for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
4,150 |
0.25 |
0.92 |
$ 40.90 |
$ 85,060 |
| North Carolina |
4,090 |
0.92 |
3.40 |
$ 25.45 |
$ 52,940 |
| New York |
3,140 |
0.36 |
1.33 |
$ 35.31 |
$ 73,440 |
| Texas |
2,710 |
0.22 |
0.82 |
$ 26.48 |
$ 55,080 |
| Illinois |
2,040 |
0.36 |
1.34 |
$ 24.46 |
$ 50,880 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors:
Top paying states for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Oregon |
430 |
0.23 |
0.86 |
$ 45.24 |
$ 94,110 |
| California |
4,150 |
0.25 |
0.92 |
$ 40.90 |
$ 85,060 |
| New York |
3,140 |
0.36 |
1.33 |
$ 35.31 |
$ 73,440 |
| New Jersey |
930 |
0.24 |
0.89 |
$ 33.57 |
$ 69,820 |
| Connecticut |
410 |
0.26 |
0.97 |
$ 32.87 |
$ 68,370 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors:
| 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 |
2,840 |
0.33 |
1.20 |
$ 36.24 |
$ 75,390 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,520 |
0.36 |
1.32 |
$ 24.67 |
$ 51,310 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,440 |
0.25 |
0.93 |
$ 42.10 |
$ 87,570 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,310 |
0.51 |
1.86 |
$ 27.46 |
$ 57,110 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
950 |
0.78 |
2.89 |
$ 27.04 |
$ 56,250 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
880 |
0.46 |
1.69 |
$ 30.87 |
$ 64,210 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
870 |
0.39 |
1.43 |
$ 43.15 |
$ 89,740 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
850 |
0.29 |
1.08 |
$ 28.41 |
$ 59,080 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
830 |
0.28 |
1.05 |
$ 33.92 |
$ 70,540 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
720 |
0.27 |
0.99 |
$ 27.76 |
$ 57,740 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Goldsboro, NC |
70 |
1.90 |
7.00 |
$ 20.04 |
$ 41,670 |
| Jacksonville, NC |
80 |
1.73 |
6.37 |
$ 23.52 |
$ 48,930 |
| Winston-Salem, NC |
410 |
1.60 |
5.88 |
$ 23.85 |
$ 49,600 |
| New Bern, NC |
50 |
1.18 |
4.35 |
$ 22.33 |
$ 46,450 |
| Burlington, NC |
70 |
1.07 |
3.93 |
$ 22.66 |
$ 47,130 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC |
330 |
1.05 |
3.85 |
$ 27.74 |
$ 57,690 |
| Greenville, NC |
70 |
1.00 |
3.67 |
$ 25.70 |
$ 53,460 |
| Jackson, MS |
240 |
0.98 |
3.60 |
$ 22.84 |
$ 47,500 |
| Bismarck, ND |
60 |
0.92 |
3.39 |
$ 32.79 |
$ 68,210 |
| Asheville, NC |
160 |
0.86 |
3.18 |
$ 22.46 |
$ 46,720 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
260 |
0.23 |
0.86 |
$ 46.46 |
$ 96,640 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA |
90 |
0.32 |
1.17 |
$ 44.37 |
$ 92,290 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
870 |
0.39 |
1.43 |
$ 43.15 |
$ 89,740 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
230 |
0.21 |
0.78 |
$ 42.25 |
$ 87,870 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,440 |
0.25 |
0.93 |
$ 42.10 |
$ 87,570 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA |
40 |
0.30 |
1.09 |
$ 41.77 |
$ 86,880 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA |
30 |
0.16 |
0.59 |
$ 40.78 |
$ 84,830 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
120 |
0.08 |
0.28 |
$ 39.29 |
$ 81,720 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
120 |
0.13 |
0.47 |
$ 38.68 |
$ 80,460 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 37.67 |
$ 78,360 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors:
About May 2021 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 top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
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 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
