Other teachers & instructors

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2017 Workforce

776k

Average Age

Average Salary

$32,300

Average Male Salary

$41,014

Average Female Salary

$26,349

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Other teachers & instructors are most often employed by the Other schools & instruction and educational support services industry. The average yearly wage for Other teachers & instructors was $32,300 in 2017.

The locations that employ the most Other teachers & instructors are Utah County (Central)--Provo City PUMA, UT, Alameda County (North)--Berkeley & Albany Cities PUMA, CA, and NYC-Manhattan Community District 7--Upper West Side PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Other teachers & instructors are Utah County (Central)--Provo City PUMA, UT, Alameda County (North)--Berkeley & Albany Cities PUMA, CA, and Boston City--Allston, Brighton & Fenway PUMA, MA.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Other teachers & instructors workforce. Other teachers & instructors workforce in 2017 was 776,221 people, of which 59.4% were women and 40.6% were men. Other teachers & instructors are paid most in NYC-Bronx Community District 12--Wakefield, Williamsbridge, & Eastchester PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Utah County (Central)--Provo City PUMA, UT.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

314,965

Male Workforce

± 13.8k

461,256

Female Workforce

± 16.6k

The Other teachers & instructors workforce in 2017 was 776,221 people (59.4% women and 40.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of 2.24% between 2014 (759,238) and 2017 (776,221).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Other teachers & instructors.

During 2017, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Virginia ($41,065), Maryland ($40,749), and Colorado ($38,474).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$32,300

AVERAGE WAGE

#360 in the ranking (2017)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2017, Other teachers & instructors earned an average of $32,300, $32,383 less than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Other teachers & instructors in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2017.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.525

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Other teachers & instructors had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.525, which is higher than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly for Other teachers & instructors (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Other teachers & instructors compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Other teachers & instructors and on wages for those in the field. Other schools & instruction and educational support services is the industry that employs the most Other teachers & instructors, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Other teachers & instructors, by average wage, is Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing ($181,381).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

776k

2017 Workforce

± 21,572

1.99%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 3.87%

This graphic shows the share of Other teachers & instructors employed by various industries. Other schools & instruction and educational support services employs the largest share of Other teachers & instructors at 62.2%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 21.8% and Elementary & secondary schools with 16%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Other teachers & instructors in the US. The workforce of Other teachers & instructors in 2017 was 776,221 people, with 59.4% woman, and 40.6% men. The average age of male Other teachers & instructors in the workforce is 39.1 and of female Other teachers & instructors is 38.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Other teachers & instructors is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Other teachers & instructors in 2017 was 776,221 people, with 59.4% woman, and 40.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (137,723 people), 25 to 29 years (92,275 people), and 30 to 34 years (80,973 people). Among them they concentrated 40.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2017, 12.9% of Other teachers & instructors workers were Hispanic and 87.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (74.7%), Puerto Rican (19.8)%, and Cuban (5.56)%

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Races

In 2017, 75.3% of the Other teachers & instructors workforce were White, of which 59.4% were women and 40.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (11.2%) and Asian (6.11%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Other teachers & instructors from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Other teachers & instructors is Education but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2017 were Visual & Performing Arts.

Among the necessary skills for Other teachers & instructors, Speaking stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Other teachers & instructors 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 Other teachers & instructors in 2017 (counting all academic degrees) were Education (80,665 people), Business (43,376 people), and Visual & Performing Arts (39,327 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Other teachers & instructors workers were Bachelors Degree (235,131 people), Some college (212,386 people), and Graduate Degree (140,749 people).

The graphic shows the Other teachers & instructors workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Other teachers & instructors from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Other teachers & instructors need many skills, but most especially Speaking, Learning Strategies, Reading Comprehension.