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Education, training, and library occupations in May 2015
September 02, 2016
In May 2015, there were about 1.4 million elementary school teachers, excluding special education—the largest occupation among teachers. These teachers had an average annual wage of $57,730. Excluding special and career/technical education, there were 963,000 secondary school teachers and 633,000 middle school teachers. Secondary school teachers earned an average annual wage of $60,440 and middle school teachers earned $58,760.
Employment and average annual wages of selected education, training, and library occupations, May 2015
Occupation
Employment
Annual mean wage
Elementary school teachers, except special education
1,381,430
$57,730
Teacher assistants
1,228,440
$26,550
Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education
962,820
$60,440
Middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education
632,760
$58,760
Substitute teachers
626,750
$29,630
Preschool teachers, except special education
370,190
$32,500
Self-enrichment education teachers
217,530
$42,350
Special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school
195,780
$58,640
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
178,900
$114,510
Kindergarten teachers, except special education
158,150
$54,510
Instructional coordinators
139,460
$64,870
Librarians
131,550
$58,930
Special education teachers, secondary school
129,770
$62,180
Graduate teaching assistants
125,100
$32,510
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
119,800
$54,260
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
98,310
$76,710
Library technicians
94,170
$34,200
Special education teachers, middle school
91,050
$60,300
Business teachers, postsecondary
84,890
$92,220
Career/technical education teachers, secondary school
77,430
$58,170
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
75,730
$71,210
Adult basic and secondary education and literacy teachers and instructors
65,110
$54,060
Education teachers, postsecondary
60,260
$68,200
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
57,390
$73,150
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
53,850
$77,290
Biological science teachers, postsecondary
51,640
$86,830
Psychology teachers, postsecondary
38,380
$79,370
Engineering teachers, postsecondary
37,270
$104,220
Computer science teachers, postsecondary
33,760
$84,700
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
30,120
$69,520
Special education teachers, preschool
29,230
$58,210
Communications teachers, postsecondary
29,050
$70,290
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
23,820
$75,140
History teachers, postsecondary
23,680
$76,670
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
21,460
$86,070
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
17,980
$66,090
Political science teachers, postsecondary
17,460
$88,680
Law teachers, postsecondary
16,430
$126,230
Sociology teachers, postsecondary
16,160
$76,750
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
14,560
$64,460
Physics teachers, postsecondary
14,310
$93,950
Economics teachers, postsecondary
13,580
$106,980
Career/technical education teachers, middle school
13,090
$58,480
Curators
11,870
$56,990
Social work teachers, postsecondary
11,740
$69,030
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
10,890
$92,540
Museum technicians and conservators
10,750
$44,880
Audio-visual and multimedia collections specialists
10,170
$48,220
Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary
9,680
$95,280
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
9,240
$81,700
Farm and home management advisors
8,760
$51,820
Architecture teachers, postsecondary
7,340
$84,880
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
6,000
$85,440
Environmental science teachers, postsecondary
5,540
$88,570
Archivists
5,460
$53,880
Library science teachers, postsecondary
4,910
$73,030
Geography teachers, postsecondary
4,350
$79,690
Home economics teachers, postsecondary
3,650
$69,090
Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary
1,660
$91,030
Among special education teachers in preschool, kindergarten, elementary, middle, and secondary schools, those in kindergarten and elementary schools were the largest occupation with 196,000 teachers. Special education teachers in secondary schools earned an annual average wage of $62,180, highest among special education teachers.
United States Department of Labor
