Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

25-2032 Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School

Teach occupational, career and technical, or vocational subjects at the secondary school level in public or private schools. Substitute teachers are included in "Teachers and Instructors, All Other" (25-3099). Excludes "Special Education Teachers, Secondary School" (25-2054).


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)
88,210 2.1 % (4) $56,330 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $37,130 $44,350 $54,660 $67,270 $79,200
  (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.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 85,750 1.02 (4) $56,610
State Government (OES Designation) 1,300 0.06 (4) $45,220
Technical and Trade Schools 740 0.47 (4) $48,820
Local Government (OES Designation) 130 0.00 (4) $48,570
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 110 0.03 (4) $39,890

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 85,750 1.02 (4) $56,610
Technical and Trade Schools 740 0.47 (4) $48,820
State Government (OES Designation) 1,300 0.06 (4) $45,220
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 110 0.03 (4) $39,890
Residential Mental Retardation, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities 60 0.01 (4) $42,760

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 85,750 1.02 (4) $56,610
Technical and Trade Schools 740 0.47 (4) $48,820
Local Government (OES Designation) 130 (7) (4) $48,570
State Government (OES Designation) 1,300 0.06 (4) $45,220
Residential Mental Retardation, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities 60 0.01 (4) $42,760


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 9,390 0.91 1.32 (4) $54,380
Ohio 5,850 1.17 1.71 (4) $62,730
Pennsylvania 5,570 1.00 1.46 (4) $61,450
North Carolina 5,520 1.45 2.10 (4) $48,480
Florida 5,230 0.73 1.06 (4) $54,020




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)
West Virginia 1,430 2.04 2.97 (4) $45,240
Mississippi 1,880 1.75 2.55 (4) $44,230
North Carolina 5,520 1.45 2.10 (4) $48,480
North Dakota 510 1.37 2.00 (4) $43,580
Tennessee 3,440 1.32 1.92 (4) $47,000




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Rhode Island 90 0.21 0.31 (4) $77,250
Alaska 290 0.91 1.33 (4) $74,460
Connecticut 1,680 1.05 1.52 (4) $72,430
New York 4,810 0.57 0.83 (4) $70,780
Massachusetts 2,900 0.92 1.34 (4) $66,420





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)
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 2,070 0.81 1.18 (4) $58,070
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 1,660 0.75 1.09 (4) $54,880
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 1,540 0.30 0.44 (4) $77,980
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 1,170 0.97 1.40 (4) $82,200
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 1,170 0.64 0.94 (4) $65,900
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC 1,160 1.40 2.03 (4) $50,140
Richmond, VA 1,120 1.90 2.76 (4) $55,540
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 1,110 0.54 0.79 (4) $55,250
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 940 0.41 0.59 (4) $75,790
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 920 0.55 0.80 (4) $68,250




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)
New Bedford, MA 180 2.91 4.24 (4) $69,080
Waterbury, CT 170 2.63 3.82 (4) $73,840
Winston-Salem, NC 510 2.55 3.70 (4) $47,420
Rocky Mount, NC 140 2.51 3.65 (4) $46,810
Canton-Massillon, OH 380 2.38 3.46 (4) $62,440
Mansfield, OH 120 2.37 3.45 (4) $57,790
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 290 2.35 3.42 (4) $49,950
Asheville, NC 360 2.17 3.16 (4) $46,990
Charleston, WV 300 2.09 3.03 (4) $47,500
El Paso, TX 530 1.96 2.85 (4) $54,660




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)
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 1,170 0.97 1.40 (4) $82,200
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division 100 1.34 1.95 (4) $81,090
Stockton, CA 50 0.24 0.34 (4) $78,350
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 1,540 0.30 0.44 (4) $77,980
Danbury, CT 60 0.84 1.22 (4) $77,100
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 940 0.41 0.59 (4) $75,790
El Centro, CA 40 0.78 1.14 (4) $74,350
Waterbury, CT 170 2.63 3.82 (4) $73,840
Ann Arbor, MI 30 0.18 0.26 (4) $73,770
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 40 0.05 0.07 (4) $73,580

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)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 780 2.04 2.97 (4) $44,730
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 600 2.06 3.00 (4) $46,830
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area 520 2.09 3.04 (4) $48,890
Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area 480 1.80 2.61 (4) $59,590
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area 460 2.95 4.28 (4) $42,690

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)
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 420 4.08 5.93 (4) $43,210
North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 450 3.31 4.81 (4) $45,250
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 330 3.02 4.39 (4) $55,150
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area 460 2.95 4.28 (4) $42,690
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 360 2.86 4.15 (4) $46,190

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)
Railbelt / Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) (4) $69,500
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) (4) $65,720
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area 40 1.16 1.68 (4) $64,640
Central New York nonmetropolitan area 110 0.87 1.27 (4) $64,060
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 80 1.31 1.90 (4) $62,580


About May 2011 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 mean 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.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(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 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order

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Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012