Secondary school teachers

Detailed Occupation

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2023 Workforce
1.29M
Average Age
43.4
Average Salary
$66,201
Average Male Salary
$69,791
Average Female Salary
$63,536

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Secondary school teachers are most often employed by the Elementary & secondary schools industry. The average yearly wage for Secondary school teachers was $66,201 in 2023.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Secondary school teachers workforce. Secondary school teachers workforce in 2023 was 1,294,313 people, of which 57.4% were women and 42.6% were men. Secondary school teachers are paid most in NYC-Manhattan Community District 4--Chelsea & Hell's Kitchen PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Suffolk County (North Central)--Brookhaven Town (North) PUMA, NY.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
551,493
Male Workforce
± 18.2k
742,820
Female Workforce
± 21.1k

The Secondary school teachers workforce in 2023 was 1,294,313 people (57.4% women and 42.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of 63.3% between 2014 (792,374) and 2023 (1,294,313).

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Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Secondary school teachers.

During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New York ($85,260), District of Columbia ($83,419), and Connecticut ($81,431).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$66,201
AVERAGE WAGE
#208 in the ranking (2023)
$67,727
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Secondary school teachers earned an average of $66,201, $1,526 less than the average national salary of $67,727

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.263
WAGE GINI

In 2023, Secondary school teachers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.263, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Secondary school teachers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Secondary school teachers and on wages for those in the field. Elementary & secondary schools is the industry that employs the most Secondary school teachers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Secondary school teachers, by average wage, is Investigation & security services ($82,733).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
1.29M
2023 Workforce
± 27,813
8.6%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 2.86%

This graphic shows the share of Secondary school teachers employed by various industries. Elementary & secondary schools employs the largest share of Secondary school teachers at 98.9%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 0.632% and Business, technical & trade schools and training with 0.334%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Secondary school teachers in the US. The workforce of Secondary school teachers in 2023 was 1,294,313 people, with 57.4% woman, and 42.6% men. The average age of male Secondary school teachers in the workforce is 43.6 and of female Secondary school teachers is 43.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Secondary school teachers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Secondary school teachers in 2023 was 1,294,313 people, with 57.4% woman, and 42.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 40 to 44 years (180,332 people), 35 to 39 years (174,544  people), and 45 to 49 years (168,552 people). Among them they concentrated 40.5% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 10.5% of Secondary school teachers workers were Hispanic and 89.5% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (52.7%), Puerto Rican (14.5)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (5.37)%

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Races

In 2023, 78.6% of the Secondary school teachers workforce were White, of which 57.4% were women and 42.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (7.78%) and Two or More Races (7.44%).

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Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Secondary school teachers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Secondary school teachers is Education but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2023 were Education.

Among the necessary skills for Secondary school teachers, Instructing stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Secondary school teachers need more than the average amount of Learning Strategies.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.
Type of Majors
Degree

The most common majors achieved by Secondary school teachers in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Education (494,201 people), Business (86,417 people), and English (73,053 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Secondary school teachers workers were Graduate Degree (716,775 people), Bachelors Degree (523,147 people), and Some college (33,043 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Secondary school teachers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Secondary school teachers need many skills, but most especially Instructing, Speaking, Learning Strategies.

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