Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
25-3021 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
Teach or instruct courses other than those that normally lead to an occupational objective or degree. Courses may include self-improvement, nonvocational, and nonacademic subjects. Teaching may or may not take place in a traditional educational institution. Excludes "Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors" (39-9031). Flight instructors are included with "Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers" (53-2010).
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) |
| 243,080 |
1.5 % |
$21.62 |
$44,960 |
0.8 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$10.01 |
$12.87 |
$18.62 |
$27.11 |
$37.39 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$20,820 |
$26,760 |
$38,720 |
$56,390 |
$77,770 |
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) |
| Other Schools and Instruction |
123,800 |
27.65 |
$21.72 |
$45,190 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
15,160 |
0.18 |
$25.05 |
$52,110 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
10,180 |
0.78 |
$18.91 |
$39,330 |
| Civic and Social Organizations |
10,060 |
2.62 |
$17.85 |
$37,130 |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores |
9,480 |
1.77 |
$16.79 |
$34,920 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Other Schools and Instruction |
123,800 |
27.65 |
$21.72 |
$45,190 |
| Performing Arts Companies |
6,570 |
5.04 |
$25.82 |
$53,700 |
| Business Schools and Computer and Management Training |
3,210 |
4.56 |
$27.03 |
$56,220 |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions |
6,760 |
4.04 |
$19.31 |
$40,160 |
| Technical and Trade Schools |
4,170 |
3.09 |
$23.97 |
$49,860 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers |
460 |
0.89 |
$30.53 |
$63,490 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
(8) |
(8) |
$27.71 |
$57,640 |
| Business Schools and Computer and Management Training |
3,210 |
4.56 |
$27.03 |
$56,220 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
3,270 |
0.11 |
$26.06 |
$54,210 |
| Performing Arts Companies |
6,570 |
5.04 |
$25.82 |
$53,700 |
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) |
| New York |
31,840 |
3.39 |
2.02 |
$26.95 |
$56,060 |
| California |
28,380 |
1.67 |
0.99 |
$23.32 |
$48,510 |
| Florida |
14,170 |
1.65 |
0.98 |
$19.31 |
$40,160 |
| Texas |
12,970 |
1.07 |
0.64 |
$21.68 |
$45,100 |
| Illinois |
12,370 |
2.06 |
1.23 |
$19.32 |
$40,180 |
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) |
| New York |
31,840 |
3.39 |
2.02 |
$26.95 |
$56,060 |
| Utah |
4,560 |
3.13 |
1.87 |
$16.93 |
$35,220 |
| Hawaii |
1,730 |
2.70 |
1.61 |
$20.47 |
$42,580 |
| Massachusetts |
9,490 |
2.66 |
1.58 |
$27.08 |
$56,330 |
| Minnesota |
7,580 |
2.64 |
1.57 |
$20.79 |
$43,240 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
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 |
31,050 |
3.27 |
1.95 |
$28.30 |
$58,870 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
10,330 |
2.23 |
1.33 |
$19.78 |
$41,130 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
9,940 |
1.62 |
0.97 |
$23.20 |
$48,260 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
7,460 |
2.71 |
1.61 |
$28.07 |
$58,390 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
7,450 |
2.61 |
1.56 |
$21.55 |
$44,820 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
6,170 |
2.55 |
1.52 |
$25.24 |
$52,490 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
6,070 |
3.10 |
1.85 |
$20.99 |
$43,660 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
5,580 |
1.78 |
1.06 |
$23.16 |
$48,170 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
4,810 |
3.66 |
2.18 |
$21.53 |
$44,780 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
4,550 |
2.29 |
1.37 |
$25.46 |
$52,950 |
United States Department of Labor
