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Field of degree: Education

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Education field of degree. Employment: 5,597,060. Median annual wage: $52,000.

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Table 1. Education degree, 2022
Data	Education	All fields
Employment	5,597,060	62,187,580
Median wage	52,000	66,000
Percent employed part time	17	14
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree	70	62
Percent with an advanced degree	50	38
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Chart 1. Types of education majors, 2022.

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Chart 1. Types of education, 2022
Education majors	Major share
General Education	32%
Elementary Education	25
Special Needs Education	6
Art And Music Education	5
Physical And Health Education Teaching	5
Other	27
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with an education degree, by occupational group, 2022.

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Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with an education degree, by occupational group, 2022
Occupational group	Occupational group share
Educational instruction and library occupations	54%
Management occupations	11
Office and administrative support occupations	5
Sales and related occupations	4
Business and financial operations occupations	4
Other	21
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with an education degree.

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Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with an education degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile	Percent growth, projected 2023–33	Typical entry-level education	Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2022	Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2022
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	19%	Doctoral or professional degree	2%	72%
Managers, all other	6	Bachelor's degree	2	21
Educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors	4	Master's degree	1	60
Preschool teachers, except special education	4	Associate's degree	4	17
Substitute teachers, short-term	3	Bachelor's degree	2	23
Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary	-1	Master's degree	5	56
Elementary school teachers, except special education	-1	Bachelor's degree	30	49
Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education	-1	Bachelor's degree	10	56
Special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school	-1	Bachelor's degree	4	53
Teaching assistants, except postsecondary	-1	Some college, no degree	1	8
Note: Occupational profiles may comprise multiple SOC occupations, which may have differing education categories. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program (projected growth, entry-level education) and U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (degree holders, advanced degrees).

Suggested citation:

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Field of degree: Education,
at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/field-of-degree/education/education-field-of-degree.htm (visited April 18, 2025).

Last Modified Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024