• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

25-3031 Substitute Teachers, Short-Term

Teach students on a short-term basis as a temporary replacement for a regular classroom teacher, typically using the regular teacher’s lesson plan. Excludes long-term substitute teachers who perform all the duties of a regular teacher; these teachers are coded within the 25-1000 or 25-2000 minor groups.

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National estimates for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term
Industry profile for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term
Geographic profile for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term

National estimates for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
397,200	1.9 %	$ 20.52	$ 42,680	0.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 10.99	$ 13.68	$ 16.95	$ 22.44	$ 29.42
Annual Wage (2)	$ 22,850	$ 28,460	$ 35,250	$ 46,680	$ 61,190

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Industry profile for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Substitute Teachers, Short-Term, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Substitute Teachers, Short-Term:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools	353,390	4.21	$ 21.02	$ 43,720
Employment Services	19,990	0.51	$ 16.47	$ 34,250
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	5,630	0.10	$ 13.91	$ 28,930
Educational Support Services	5,600	2.52	$ 13.36	$ 27,780
Child Care Services	5,330	0.61	$ 14.81	$ 30,810

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Substitute Teachers, Short-Term:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools	353,390	4.21	$ 21.02	$ 43,720
Educational Support Services	5,600	2.52	$ 13.36	$ 27,780
Child Care Services	5,330	0.61	$ 14.81	$ 30,810
Employment Services	19,990	0.51	$ 16.47	$ 34,250
Technical and Trade Schools	290	0.21	$ 20.83	$ 43,330

Top paying industries for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	1,210	0.04	$ 32.23	$ 67,050
Other Schools and Instruction	650	0.14	$ 26.97	$ 56,090
Junior Colleges	620	0.10	$ 26.77	$ 55,680
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	50	0.06	$ 23.97	$ 49,860
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	40	0.01	$ 22.34	$ 46,460

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Geographic profile for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Substitute Teachers, Short-Term, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Substitute Teachers, Short-Term:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	69,460	3.94	1.47	$ 24.55	$ 51,050
Texas	56,620	4.36	1.62	$ 17.10	$ 35,560
New York	35,640	3.91	1.46	$ 21.12	$ 43,930
Illinois	17,000	2.89	1.08	$ 20.58	$ 42,800
Virginia	16,720	4.32	1.61	$ 17.12	$ 35,600

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Substitute Teachers, Short-Term:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Wyoming	2,180	8.14	3.03	$ 16.01	$ 33,310
Alaska	2,000	6.52	2.43	(8)	(8)
West Virginia	3,930	5.79	2.16	$ 22.80	$ 47,410
Kansas	7,650	5.54	2.06	$ 16.04	$ 33,350
Iowa	6,860	4.51	1.68	$ 18.26	$ 37,980

Top paying states for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut	3,610	2.21	0.82	$ 30.65	$ 63,740
Arizona	2,910	0.96	0.36	$ 30.13	$ 62,670
North Dakota	390	0.95	0.35	$ 29.36	$ 61,080
Oregon	3,280	1.73	0.64	$ 26.76	$ 55,660
California	69,460	3.94	1.47	$ 24.55	$ 51,050

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Substitute Teachers, Short-Term:

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	29,170	3.18	1.18	$ 20.88	$ 43,430
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	23,570	3.86	1.44	$ 24.61	$ 51,200
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	17,030	5.58	2.08	$ 23.21	$ 48,270
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	13,570	3.07	1.14	$ 21.71	$ 45,160
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	12,500	4.13	1.54	$ 18.32	$ 38,110
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	11,570	3.04	1.13	$ 15.88	$ 33,040
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	8,750	3.21	1.19	$ 15.86	$ 32,980
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	8,150	4.99	1.86	$ 22.43	$ 46,650
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	6,050	2.53	0.94	$ 29.71	$ 61,790
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	5,650	3.80	1.41	$ 24.32	$ 50,580

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Substitute Teachers, Short-Term:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Merced, CA	1,170	15.49	5.77	$ 21.19	$ 44,080
Visalia-Porterville, CA	1,940	11.99	4.46	$ 24.07	$ 50,070
Fresno, CA	4,450	11.18	4.16	$ 19.90	$ 41,390
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	3,010	10.93	4.07	$ 13.54	$ 28,150
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	370	10.43	3.88	$ 22.25	$ 46,280
Charleston, WV	920	9.18	3.42	$ 20.14	$ 41,890
Farmington, NM	380	8.82	3.28	$ 17.47	$ 36,330
Wichita Falls, TX	460	8.24	3.07	$ 11.25	$ 23,410
Hinesville, GA	160	8.07	3.01	$ 18.41	$ 38,300
Madera, CA	400	7.93	2.95	$ 22.32	$ 46,430