Education, Training, & Library Occupations

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Total Workforce

9.18M

Average Age

42.5

Estimated Job Growth

9.43%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$44,296

Average Male Salary

$55,242

Average Female Salary

$40,276

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About

Education, Training, & Library Occupations are most often employed by the Elementary & secondary schools industry. The average yearly wage for Education, Training, & Library Occupations was $44,296 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Education, Training, & Library Occupations by wage are Community & Social Service Occupations, Construction & Extraction Occupations, and Transportation Occupations.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Education, Training, & Library Occupations are Centre County PUMA, PA, Lafayette & West Lafayette Cities PUMA, IN, and Champaign & Urbana Cities PUMA, IL. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Education, Training, & Library Occupations are Centre County PUMA, PA, Ann Arbor City Area PUMA, MI, and Cambridge City PUMA, MA.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Education, Training, & Library Occupations and on wages and locations for those in the field. Elementary & secondary schools is the industry that employs the most Education, Training, & Library Occupations, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Education, Training, & Library Occupations, by average wage, is Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills . Education, Training, & Library Occupations are paid most in Near North Side, Loop & Near South Side PUMA, IL but are relatively concentrated in Centre County PUMA, PA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$44,296

AVERAGE SALARY

± $302

In 2017, Education, Training, & Library Occupations earned an average of $44,296, $7,769 less than than the average national salary of $52,065.

Construction & Extraction Occupations make somewhat more than Education, Training, & Library Occupations while Community & Social Service Occupations make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Education, Training, & Library Occupations as measured by average annual salary in the US.

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Wage Distribution

0.398

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Education, Training, & Library Occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.398, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Education, Training, & Library Occupations (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

  1. Near North Side, Loop & Near South Side PUMA, IL

  2. Murray Hill, Gramercy & Stuyvesant Town PUMA, NY

  3. Edina, St. Louis Park & Hopkins Cities PUMA, MN

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Education, Training, & Library Occupations.

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Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Education, Training, & Library Occupations

  1. Cambridge City PUMA, MA

  2. Ann Arbor City Area PUMA, MI

  3. Centre County PUMA, PA

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Education, Training, & Library Occupations.

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Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Education, Training, & Library Occupations, by number of employees, are Elementary & secondary schools, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, and Child day care services.

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Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Education, Training, & Library Occupations, by average wage, are Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills , Aerospace products & parts manufacturing, and Other information services, except libraries & archives, & internet publishing & broadcasting & web search portals.

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Industries by Share

9.18M

2017 Workforce

± 72,051

2.51%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 1.09%

The number of people employed as Education, Training, & Library Occupations has been growing at a rate of 2.51%, from 8,958,560 people in 2016 to 9,183,337 people in 2017.

This graphic shows the share of Education, Training, & Library Occupations employed by various industries. Elementary & secondary schools employs the largest share of Education, Training, & Library Occupations at  64.2%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 17.8% and Child day care services with 6.43%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Education, Training, & Library Occupations in the US. The average age of male Education, Training, & Library Occupations in the workforce is 42.7 and of female Education, Training, & Library Occupations is 42.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Education, Training, & Library Occupations is White.

Gender Composition

2.47M

MALE WORKFORCE

± 38,237

6.72M

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 62,165

73.1% of Education, Training, & Library Occupations are Female, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Education, Training, & Library Occupations.

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Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Education, Training, & Library Occupations

  1. White

  2. Black

  3. Asian

79.4% of Education, Training, & Library Occupations are White, making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 9.87% of Education, Training, & Library Occupations, Black is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Education, Training, & Library Occupations.

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Age by Gender

42.7

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.228

42.4

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.128

The median age of Education, Training, & Library Occupations is 42.5, and Male employees are generally 0.244 years older than than their Female counterparts.

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Education

Data on higher education choices for Education, Training, & Library Occupations from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Education, Training, & Library Occupations is Education but a relatively high number of Education, Training, & Library Occupations hold a major in Education.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

  1. Education

  2. Business

  3. Social Sciences

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

  1. Education

  2. Library Science

  3. Language & Linguistics

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Education, Training, & Library Occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Education, Training, & Library Occupations need many skills, but most especially Instructing. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Education, Training, & Library Occupations need more than the average amount of Management of Material Resources, Service Orientation, and Management of Financial Resources.

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Growth Projections

Projections on wages and job growth for Education, Training, & Library Occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ten-year national workforce is projected to grow 7.4%, but Education, Training, & Library Occupations are expected to see a growth of 9.43% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow higher than the national average.

Job Growth

9.43%

ESTIMATED GROWTH

7.4%

NATIONAL AVERAGE

This line chart shows the 10-year projected employment growth (from 2016 to 2026) for Education, Training, & Library Occupations. This profession is expected to grow faster than 7.4%, the average rate of national job growth.

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