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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
25-3011 Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors
Teach or instruct out-of-school youths and adults in remedial education classes, preparatory classes for the General Educational Development test, literacy, or English as a Second Language. Teaching may or may not take place in a traditional educational institution.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 57,750 |
7.4 % |
$27.94 |
$58,110 |
1.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$15.56 |
$20.29 |
$25.79 |
$34.14 |
$43.13 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$32,370 |
$42,200 |
$53,630 |
$71,010 |
$89,710 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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 |
24,480 |
0.29 |
$30.79 |
$64,040 |
| Junior Colleges |
14,350 |
1.99 |
$28.78 |
$59,870 |
| Other Schools and Instruction |
4,970 |
1.11 |
$22.95 |
$47,740 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
2,680 |
0.12 |
$26.86 |
$55,880 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
2,500 |
0.08 |
$26.24 |
$54,590 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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 |
10,260 |
0.60 |
1.51 |
$37.16 |
$77,280 |
| Texas |
4,650 |
0.38 |
0.96 |
$27.94 |
$58,120 |
| New York |
4,530 |
0.48 |
1.21 |
$36.40 |
$75,720 |
| North Carolina |
2,870 |
0.65 |
1.64 |
$22.34 |
$46,480 |
| Washington |
2,360 |
0.72 |
1.81 |
$25.44 |
$52,920 |
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) |
| South Dakota |
370 |
0.86 |
2.17 |
$16.74 |
$34,830 |
| Alaska |
240 |
0.77 |
1.92 |
$25.00 |
$51,990 |
| Washington |
2,360 |
0.72 |
1.81 |
$25.44 |
$52,920 |
| Mississippi |
800 |
0.72 |
1.80 |
$23.35 |
$48,560 |
| Vermont |
210 |
0.70 |
1.76 |
$26.91 |
$55,970 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
10,260 |
0.60 |
1.51 |
$37.16 |
$77,280 |
| New York |
4,530 |
0.48 |
1.21 |
$36.40 |
$75,720 |
| New Jersey |
870 |
0.22 |
0.54 |
$31.91 |
$66,370 |
| Connecticut |
540 |
0.32 |
0.81 |
$31.83 |
$66,200 |
| Oregon |
710 |
0.38 |
0.94 |
$30.40 |
$63,230 |
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 |
3,650 |
0.38 |
0.96 |
$37.71 |
$78,450 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,040 |
0.57 |
1.43 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,550 |
0.56 |
1.41 |
$23.82 |
$49,540 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
1,420 |
0.72 |
1.79 |
$25.44 |
$52,910 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,350 |
0.29 |
0.73 |
$29.19 |
$60,720 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,270 |
0.41 |
1.02 |
$29.04 |
$60,400 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,030 |
0.36 |
0.91 |
$27.62 |
$57,440 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
860 |
0.29 |
0.72 |
$32.89 |
$68,400 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
730 |
0.27 |
0.68 |
$22.09 |
$45,960 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
690 |
0.34 |
0.85 |
$23.08 |
$48,010 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Yakima, WA |
170 |
1.82 |
4.55 |
$25.59 |
$53,220 |
| Goldsboro, NC |
70 |
1.80 |
4.51 |
$19.30 |
$40,150 |
| Syracuse, NY |
440 |
1.46 |
3.66 |
$34.95 |
$72,690 |
| Jackson, MS |
340 |
1.29 |
3.22 |
$24.63 |
$51,230 |
| Muskegon, MI |
70 |
1.16 |
2.90 |
$21.70 |
$45,130 |
| Rockford, IL |
160 |
1.10 |
2.76 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Greeley, CO |
110 |
1.04 |
2.60 |
$22.88 |
$47,590 |
| Sioux Falls, SD |
150 |
0.98 |
2.45 |
$14.84 |
$30,880 |
| Bellingham, WA |
80 |
0.94 |
2.35 |
$25.68 |
$53,410 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL |
160 |
0.93 |
2.33 |
$21.84 |
$45,430 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
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