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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

25-2023 Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School

Teach occupational, career and technical, or vocational subjects in public or private schools at the middle, intermediate, or junior high level, which falls between elementary and senior high school as defined by applicable laws and regulations. Substitute teachers are included in "Teachers and Instructors, All Other" (25-3099). Excludes "Special Education Teachers" (25-2050).


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)
Mean wage
RSE (3)
11,940 7.9 % (4) $62,570 1.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $39,890 $47,770 $59,230 $74,770 $92,550
  (4)

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools (8) (8) (4) $62,570


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





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)
Texas 1,680 0.14 1.68 (4) $58,410
New York 1,360 0.15 1.76 (4) $82,210
North Carolina 1,250 0.28 3.45 (4) $50,330
Georgia 810 0.18 2.23 (4) $56,780
California 650 0.04 0.46 (4) $57,790




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)
North Carolina 1,250 0.28 3.45 (4) $50,330
Alaska 80 0.25 3.00 (4) $92,840
Wyoming 50 0.20 2.47 (4) $60,360
Georgia 810 0.18 2.23 (4) $56,780
Nebraska 160 0.16 1.96 (4) $63,120




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 80 0.25 3.00 (4) $92,840
Pennsylvania 390 0.07 0.81 (4) $86,170
New York 1,360 0.15 1.76 (4) $82,210
Connecticut 160 0.10 1.15 (4) $78,590
Maryland (8) (8) (8) (4) $71,950





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 770 0.08 0.98 (4) $91,520
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 470 0.13 1.61 (4) $58,790
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 370 0.12 1.50 (4) $61,640
Raleigh, NC 240 0.38 4.65 (4) $55,320
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 210 0.17 2.09 (4) $55,520
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 210 0.07 0.87 (4) $101,240
Tyler, TX 200 1.99 24.12 (4) $53,570
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 190 0.10 1.19 (4) $70,200
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 180 0.06 0.68 (4) $73,980
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 170 0.04 0.46 (4) $71,060




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)
Tyler, TX 200 1.99 24.12 (4) $53,570
Greensboro-High Point, NC 140 0.39 4.71 (4) $47,120
Raleigh, NC 240 0.38 4.65 (4) $55,320
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 60 0.38 4.59 (4) $50,730
Manchester, NH 40 0.36 4.32 (4) $61,590
Syracuse, NY 110 0.36 4.32 (4) $75,610
Boulder, CO 60 0.34 4.09 (4) $70,740
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 80 0.33 3.99 (4) $73,910
Asheville, NC 50 0.26 3.13 (4) $50,680
Tulsa, OK 110 0.25 3.00 (4) $37,800




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 210 0.07 0.87 (4) $101,240
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 770 0.08 0.98 (4) $91,520
Utica-Rome, NY (8) (8) (8) (4) $88,280
New Haven, CT 40 0.14 1.72 (4) $81,450
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 70 0.12 1.41 (4) $79,720
Syracuse, NY 110 0.36 4.32 (4) $75,610
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 50 0.04 0.52 (4) $74,580
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 180 0.06 0.68 (4) $73,980
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 80 0.33 3.99 (4) $73,910
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY (8) (8) (8) (4) $72,370

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 90 0.33 3.99 (4) $46,150
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 40 0.23 2.81 (4) $56,510
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 40 0.43 5.19 (4) $56,060
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 40 0.38 4.55 (4) $60,360
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 30 0.09 1.05 (4) $54,040

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 40 0.43 5.19 (4) $56,060
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 40 0.38 4.55 (4) $60,360
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 90 0.33 3.99 (4) $46,150
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 40 0.23 2.81 (4) $56,510
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 30 0.09 1.05 (4) $54,040

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 40 0.38 4.55 (4) $60,360
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) (4) $59,250
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 40 0.23 2.81 (4) $56,510
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 40 0.43 5.19 (4) $56,060
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 30 0.09 1.05 (4) $54,040


About May 2018 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.

(4) Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year-round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries depending on how they are typically paid.

(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 OES estimates and related information:

May 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019