Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

25-1194 Vocational 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)
125,160 1.6 % $25.71 $53,480 0.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $13.03 $17.38 $23.46 $31.99 $41.94
Annual Wage (2) $27,110 $36,150 $48,790 $66,540 $87,230


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)
Technical and Trade Schools 50,350 32.04 $24.48 $50,920
Junior Colleges 48,740 6.27 $27.18 $56,540
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 8,330 0.29 $26.41 $54,940
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training 6,950 8.31 $26.50 $55,110
State Government (OES Designation) 4,050 0.18 $24.42 $50,790

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 50,350 32.04 $24.48 $50,920
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training 6,950 8.31 $26.50 $55,110
Junior Colleges 48,740 6.27 $27.18 $56,540
Other Schools and Instruction 1,990 0.59 $22.56 $46,920
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 1,510 0.45 $17.87 $37,160

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers (8) (8) $38.66 $80,410
Management of Companies and Enterprises (8) (8) $38.30 $79,670
Scientific Research and Development Services 30 0.01 $36.29 $75,490
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations 210 0.05 $32.44 $67,470
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 110 0.01 $31.52 $65,550


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 13,380 0.95 0.98 $32.92 $68,470
Texas 12,780 1.24 1.27 $25.19 $52,390
Pennsylvania 7,110 1.28 1.31 $24.93 $51,860
Florida 6,380 0.89 0.91 $27.18 $56,540
North Carolina 5,950 1.56 1.60 $24.05 $50,020




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)
Nebraska 1,970 2.17 2.23 $20.73 $43,130
Washington 5,600 2.06 2.11 $28.32 $58,910
Utah 1,870 1.60 1.64 $19.64 $40,860
North Carolina 5,950 1.56 1.60 $24.05 $50,020
West Virginia 1,040 1.49 1.53 $21.79 $45,330




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 180 0.59 0.60 $41.99 $87,350
Wisconsin 2,100 0.80 0.82 $32.99 $68,610
California 13,380 0.95 0.98 $32.92 $68,470
New York 5,790 0.69 0.70 $31.08 $64,650
District of Columbia 190 0.29 0.30 $28.93 $60,180





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)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 4,250 1.11 1.14 $35.68 $74,210
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 3,250 1.28 1.31 $29.42 $61,200
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 3,020 0.60 0.61 $35.44 $73,720
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 2,850 1.39 1.43 $24.42 $50,790
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 2,770 2.02 2.07 $31.93 $66,410
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 2,510 1.13 1.15 $22.16 $46,090
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 2,080 1.15 1.17 $28.82 $59,950
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 1,940 1.14 1.17 $27.26 $56,700
Pittsburgh, PA 1,580 1.42 1.45 $21.75 $45,230
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,570 0.92 0.94 $26.68 $55,490




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)
Lawton, OK 170 4.00 4.10 $21.37 $44,460
Pueblo, CO 210 3.87 3.97 (8) (8)
Waco, TX 370 3.68 3.78 $22.84 $47,510
Danville, VA 120 3.21 3.29 $32.98 $68,600
Provo-Orem, UT 530 3.06 3.13 (8) (8)
Bellingham, WA 230 3.05 3.13 $25.36 $52,750
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 300 2.92 2.99 $17.97 $37,390
Odessa, TX 170 2.80 2.87 $25.30 $52,610
Bangor, ME 170 2.77 2.84 $21.00 $43,690
Albany, GA 160 2.72 2.79 $22.83 $47,490




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)
Anchorage, AK 130 0.75 0.77 $44.32 $92,190
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 190 1.62 1.66 $43.30 $90,060
Salinas, CA (8) (8) (8) $40.70 $84,660
Yuba City, CA 40 1.05 1.08 $38.22 $79,490
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA 240 1.44 1.48 $37.80 $78,620
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 170 0.99 1.02 $37.40 $77,780
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 4,250 1.11 1.14 $35.68 $74,210
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 3,020 0.60 0.61 $35.44 $73,720
Gainesville, FL 120 1.01 1.04 $34.55 $71,850
Ithaca, NY (8) (8) (8) $33.60 $69,880

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)
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 800 3.29 3.37 $21.16 $44,020
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 680 2.32 2.38 $21.80 $45,350
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 530 4.54 4.66 $20.98 $43,630
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 470 2.56 2.63 $20.68 $43,020
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 470 2.59 2.66 $21.45 $44,610

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)
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 530 4.54 4.66 $20.98 $43,630
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 800 3.29 3.37 $21.16 $44,020
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 450 3.00 3.08 $26.02 $54,120
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area 240 2.76 2.83 $25.51 $53,060
Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area 120 2.59 2.65 $20.69 $43,040

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)
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 80 0.30 0.31 $42.62 $88,640
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 50 0.49 0.50 $35.47 $73,780
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $35.20 $73,210
Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 120 1.84 1.89 $31.66 $65,850
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 50 0.46 0.48 $29.42 $61,200


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.

(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

Download May 2011 Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates in Zipped XLS files

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Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012