Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

25-1194 Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach or instruct vocational or occupational subjects at the postsecondary level (but at less than the baccalaureate) to students who have graduated or left high school. Includes correspondence school instructors; industrial, commercial, and government training instructors; and adult education teachers and instructors who prepare persons to operate industrial machinery and equipment and transportation and communications equipment. Teaching may take place in public or private schools whose primary business is education or in a school associated with an organization whose primary business is other than education.

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)
112,210	1.6 %	$29.05	$60,420	0.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$15.79	$20.18	$26.26	$34.84	$47.71
Annual Wage (2)	$32,840	$41,970	$54,620	$72,460	$99,230

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.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Junior Colleges	44,150	6.19	$29.80	$61,990
Technical and Trade Schools	43,040	31.72	$28.01	$58,260
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	9,030	0.29	$31.52	$65,560
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	3,840	0.18	$27.24	$56,660
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	2,930	4.07	$29.35	$61,040

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Technical and Trade Schools	43,040	31.72	$28.01	$58,260
Junior Colleges	44,150	6.19	$29.80	$61,990
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	2,930	4.07	$29.35	$61,040
Educational Support Services	1,370	0.70	$27.46	$57,110
Other Schools and Instruction	2,410	0.52	$27.62	$57,450

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	580	0.13	$43.10	$89,660
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	750	0.05	$40.38	$83,990
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	9,030	0.29	$31.52	$65,560
Junior Colleges	44,150	6.19	$29.80	$61,990
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	2,930	4.07	$29.35	$61,040

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)
California	10,540	0.61	0.79	$40.12	$83,450
Texas	10,440	0.84	1.10	$27.76	$57,740
North Carolina	7,750	1.74	2.27	$27.01	$56,190
Florida	7,230	0.82	1.08	$27.61	$57,430
New York	4,860	0.51	0.67	$36.02	$74,910

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	7,750	1.74	2.27	$27.01	$56,190
Utah	2,510	1.67	2.18	$24.80	$51,590
Oklahoma	2,400	1.48	1.94	$26.70	$55,530
West Virginia	1,010	1.45	1.89	$22.53	$46,850
Washington	4,670	1.41	1.84	$34.25	$71,230

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	10,540	0.61	0.79	$40.12	$83,450
Wisconsin	1,660	0.58	0.76	$37.62	$78,250
New York	4,860	0.51	0.67	$36.02	$74,910
Alaska	240	0.74	0.97	$35.85	$74,560
Washington	4,670	1.41	1.84	$34.25	$71,230

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	4,680	0.48	0.63	$36.13	$75,150
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	3,990	0.64	0.84	$43.51	$90,500
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	3,930	0.84	1.10	$26.74	$55,610
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	2,860	0.78	1.02	$27.38	$56,960
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	2,710	1.34	1.76	$38.16	$79,370
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	2,290	0.80	1.04	$29.69	$61,750
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	2,080	0.79	1.03	$29.91	$62,220
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	2,000	0.94	1.23	$26.35	$54,810
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	1,910	0.62	0.82	$33.64	$69,970
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	1,580	0.64	0.84	$42.30	$87,990