Washington·Educational Instruction and Library Occupations·SOC 25-3021

Best Self-Enrichment Teacher programs in Washington, ranked by enrollment

Teach or instruct individuals or groups for the primary purpose of self-enrichment or recreation, rather than for an occupational objective, educational attainment, competition, or.

2 schools in Washington run programs that feed this job, graduating 15 people a year. The job pays a median of $48,020 in Washington across about 12,890 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledTeacherInstructorDance InstructorMartial Arts InstructorEducatorArt TeacherVoice CoachArt Educator
Graduates / yr
15
in Washington
Median pay · Washington
$48,020
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
12,890
people employed
Schools
2
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
65%
across those schools
Median net price
$35,049
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Washington that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

1 programs in Washington that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Washington (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Washington page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
115
100.0%
2$41,127$25,500

Top 2 schools in Washington

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 1 of the 2 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA Public · 1 feeder programs
13Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching$53,13365%93%
2City University of Seattle
Seattle, WA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
2Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching$35,049

All 2 schools in Washington

Every school in Washington with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Washington that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Western Washington UniversityBellinghamPublic131
City University of SeattleSeattlePrivate not-for-profit21

What self-enrichment teachers earn in Washington

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Washington
$48,020
Mean annual
$54,590
Jobs in state
12,890
What the range looks like
10th pct$36,360Median$48,02090th pct$80,410
Versus the national median
+2.6%

U.S. median $46,800. Washington pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
1.70×

Concentrated here: Washington employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.

Metro areas in Washington

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
$48,530median
8,560 jobs
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
$48,380median
170 jobs
Yakima, WA
$47,680median
160 jobs
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA
$49,270median
120 jobs
Longview-Kelso, WA
$47,800median
80 jobs
Bellingham, WA
$44,930median
330 jobs
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
$46,680median
570 jobs
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA
$45,710median
300 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+3.7%
About as fast as average
Openings per year
51,400
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
15,500
417,500 → 433,000
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Self-Enrichment Teachers page.

How to become a Self-Enrichment Teacher

Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent
Work experience needed
Less than 5 years

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

Top skills

SpeakingActive ListeningLearning StrategiesReading ComprehensionActive LearningCritical Thinking

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Washington

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 3 majors mapped to Self-Enrichment Teachers3 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 13.1201Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
  • 13.1211Online Educator/Online Teaching
  • 30.2502Contemplative Studies/Inquiry

Common questions

Answers for people weighing self-enrichment teachers programs in Washington.

What degree do you need to become a Self-Enrichment Teacher?+

High school diploma or equivalent is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching, which awarded 15 degrees in Washington in 2024-25, 100.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Self-Enrichment Teacher?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 1 programs to this occupation. The largest are Teacher Education and Professional Development. Together they graduate about 15 people a year in Washington.

How much do self-enrichment teachers earn in Washington?+

The median is $48,020 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 2.6% above the U.S. median of $46,800. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for self-enrichment teachers growing?+

BLS projects a +3.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 51,400 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Washington?+

2 institutions in Washington reported graduates from at least one of the 1 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do self-enrichment teachers work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Teacher, Instructor, Dance Instructor, Martial Arts Instructor among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 25-3021.

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About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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