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Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

9,100,570 jobs nationally with a median wage of $60,570 a year.

Group pay range

All jobs in this group, nationally

10%: $32,990Median: $60,57090%: $105,240

Jobs in educational instruction and library occupations

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#OccupationEmploymentMedian wageMean wage
1Law Teachers, Postsecondary20,060$128,500$144,770
2Economics Teachers, Postsecondary11,560$123,920$138,850
3Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary40,270$109,270$124,520
4Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary221,270$107,310$147,570
5Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary9,900$103,170$116,020
6Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary1,520$101,420$102,450
7Physics Teachers, Postsecondary13,090$100,310$111,460
8Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary5,240$99,650$106,880
9Business Teachers, Postsecondary82,150$99,080$114,720
10Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary8,920$98,700$102,050
11Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary16,970$98,070$108,100
12Geography Teachers, Postsecondary3,330$97,590$102,350
13Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary35,480$96,980$104,420
14Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary7,700$96,870$101,250
15Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary6,690$94,980$103,610
16Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary19,980$93,250$105,210
17Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary11,300$85,020$98,330
18Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary50,190$84,620$102,840
19Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary11,850$84,290$96,980
20History Teachers, Postsecondary18,790$83,820$96,580
21Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary41,530$80,340$93,860
22Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary3,630$80,340$88,110
23Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary20,460$80,260$92,040
24Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary77,960$80,250$86,410
25Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary47,670$79,940$91,550
26Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary19,830$79,350$89,990
27English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary57,720$78,760$89,580
28Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary93,560$78,620$94,700
29Communications Teachers, Postsecondary29,420$78,580$90,010
30Postsecondary Teachers, All Other149,840$77,640$90,630
31Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary12,610$77,570$83,940
32Instructional Coordinators227,760$77,440$80,920
33Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary12,630$77,270$86,620
34Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary13,150$76,590$87,550
35Special Education Teachers, All Other33,930$76,580$79,750
36Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary2,770$75,870$81,940
37Education Teachers, Postsecondary60,830$75,350$79,350
38Special Education Teachers, Secondary School163,930$74,260$77,260
39Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other16,580$72,990$88,390
40Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education1,065,210$72,040$76,320
41Librarians and Media Collections Specialists133,790$68,270$72,840
42Special Education Teachers, Middle School95,200$66,810$73,780
43Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School111,420$66,270$72,680
44Teachers and Instructors, All Other113,790$66,140$73,880
45Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School260,870$65,120$72,650
46Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School16,870$65,030$71,590
47Special Education Teachers, Preschool29,510$64,830$76,380
48Archivists7,970$64,550$70,640
49Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education620,090$64,370$72,030
50Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education1,388,390$63,970$72,650
51Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary114,110$63,820$72,060
52Curators12,150$63,420$71,560
53Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education108,870$62,680$69,370
54Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors37,310$61,540$65,860
55Farm and Home Management Educators8,220$60,220$61,060
56Museum Technicians and Conservators12,310$51,440$57,410
57Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other118,590$50,890$59,060
58Self-Enrichment Teachers332,110$46,800$54,740
59Library Technicians68,690$44,580$45,500
60Tutors175,070$43,350$48,050
61Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary164,090$42,910$47,670
62Substitute Teachers, Short-Term524,770$41,670$46,420
63Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education478,780$38,140$43,030
64Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary1,420,350$36,780$38,290