SOC 25-0000

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

60 occupations sit in this SOC major group. Each one links to the degree programs that feed it, the schools that graduate the most people into it, and what it pays state by state.

60 occupations in this group

Ordered by how many people the job employs nationally. Graduates per year counts everyone finishing a program that feeds the job.

Occupations in Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
Occupation	Median pay	Jobs	Growth	Schools	Graduates / yr
Elementary School Teachers 25-2021	$63,970	1,388,390	-2.0%	1,720	92,020
Secondary School Teachers 25-2031	$72,040	1,065,210	-1.6%	2,100	421,453
Middle School Teachers 25-2022	$64,370	620,090	-2.0%	1,249	53,109
Preschool Teachers 25-2011	$38,140	478,780	+4.1%	1,483	59,745
Self-Enrichment Teachers 25-3021	$46,800	332,110	+3.7%	82	1,004
Instructional Coordinators 25-9031	$77,440	227,760	+1.3%	571	32,614
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1071	$107,310	221,270	+17.3%	2,971	378,778
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary 25-9044	$42,910	164,090	+3.1%	6	588
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2058	$74,260	163,930	-1.6%	739	27,366
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 25-1199	$77,640	149,840	+1.8%	2,352	579,707
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 25-4022	$68,270	133,790	+1.7%	346	16,398
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other 25-9099	$50,890	118,590	+1.5%	44	4,628
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1194	$63,820	114,110	+0.7%	838	36,043
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 25-3099	$66,140	113,790	-0.1%	423	8,364
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2032	$66,270	111,420	-1.8%	183	3,014
Kindergarten Teachers 25-2012	$62,680	108,870	-1.6%	1,270	50,948
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 25-2057	$66,810	95,200	-1.9%	733	26,910
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1121	$78,620	93,560	+1.7%	1,953	136,316
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1011	$99,080	82,150	+5.7%	2,689	729,740
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1072	$80,250	77,960	+16.8%	2,148	314,152
Library Technicians 25-4031	$44,580	68,690	-6.8%	26	540
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1081	$75,350	60,830	+2.1%	2,104	211,654
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1123	$78,760	57,720	0.0%	1,563	50,591
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1042	$84,620	50,190	+7.3%	1,844	184,925
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1022	$79,940	47,670	+2.3%	1,471	57,710
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1066	$80,340	41,530	+3.6%	1,803	226,538
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1032	$109,270	40,270	+8.1%	986	198,999
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors 25-3011	$61,540	37,310	-13.7%	418	8,237
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1021	$96,980	35,480	+5.3%	2,166	243,483
Special Education Teachers, All Other 25-2059	$76,580	33,930	+1.1%	759	28,239
Special Education Teachers, Preschool 25-2051	$64,830	29,510	+1.4%	800	30,823
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1122	$78,580	29,420	+2.1%	1,526	97,682
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1126	$80,260	20,460	+0.7%	1,336	39,895
Law Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1112	$128,500	20,060	+2.2%	261	49,656
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1052	$93,250	19,980	+2.2%	1,226	20,639
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1124	$79,350	19,830	-0.2%	1,055	20,998
History Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1125	$83,820	18,790	-0.2%	1,367	30,396
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1065	$98,070	16,970	+2.0%	1,252	58,606
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School 25-2023	$65,030	16,870	-2.0%	183	3,014
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other 25-1069	$72,990	16,580	+1.7%	764	34,796
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1111	$76,590	13,150	+2.0%	1,984	120,495
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1054	$100,310	13,090	+2.5%	895	14,835
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1193	$77,270	12,630	+2.4%	1,070	41,466
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1113	$77,570	12,610	+2.3%	840	61,714
Museum Technicians and Conservators 25-4013	$51,440	12,310	+5.4%	413	4,976
Curators 25-4012	$63,420	12,150	+7.0%	416	5,119
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1067	$84,290	11,850	+2.1%	1,069	28,495
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1063	$123,920	11,560	+2.1%	912	50,688
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1062	$85,020	11,300	+2.4%	746	15,816
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1051	$103,170	9,900	+2.6%	602	11,912
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1041	$98,700	8,920	+4.1%	809	37,866
Farm and Home Management Educators 25-9021	$60,220	8,220	-2.5%	738	36,254
Archivists 25-4011	$64,550	7,970	+3.8%	443	5,875
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1031	$96,870	7,700	+2.0%	441	25,979
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1053	$94,980	6,690	+2.9%	1,041	28,981
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1061	$99,650	5,240	+2.7%	605	11,123
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1082	$80,340	3,630	+3.0%	72	6,344
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1064	$97,590	3,330	+3.3%	435	8,433
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1192	$75,870	2,770	+3.4%	824	34,364
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1043	$101,420	1,520	+4.0%	493	13,365

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · IPEDS Fall 2025–26 provisional · College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Graduates per year are IPEDS completions across every program that feeds the occupation. All sources & release dates →

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