Preschool & kindergarten teachers

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2024 Workforce

820k

Average Age

39.7

Average Salary

$36,848

Average Male Salary

$40,428

Average Female Salary

$36,749

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Preschool & kindergarten teachers are most often employed by the Child day care services industry. The average yearly wage for Preschool & kindergarten teachers was $36,848 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Preschool & kindergarten teachers are Outagamie County PUMA, WI, Collin County (East) PUMA, TX, and Mecklenburg County (South)--Matthews Town (South) PUMA, NC. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Preschool & kindergarten teachers are East Central Oklahoma Counties--Shawnee, Stroud, Chandler & Tecumseh Cities PUMA, OK, Miami-Dade County (Northeast)--Greater Hialeah City (North) PUMA, FL, and Dunklin, Stoddard, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Mississippi & Bollinger Counties PUMA, MO.

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Employment and salary information for the Preschool & kindergarten teachers workforce. Preschool & kindergarten teachers workforce in 2024 was 820,234 people, of which 97.3% were women and 2.7% were men.

Preschool & kindergarten teachers are paid most in Anoka County (Southeast)--Blaine & Lino Lakes Cities PUMA, MN but are relatively concentrated in East Central Oklahoma Counties--Shawnee, Stroud, Chandler & Tecumseh Cities PUMA, OK.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

22,110

Male Workforce

± 3.65k

798,124

Female Workforce

± 21.9k

The Preschool & kindergarten teachers workforce in 2024 was 820,234 people (97.3% women and 2.7% men). This implies an average annual growth of 46.5% between 2014 (559,871) and 2024 (820,234).

Employment by Location

Level

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

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Wyoming ($57,972), District of Columbia ($55,105), and New York ($51,562).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$36,848

AVERAGE WAGE

#422 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Preschool & kindergarten teachers earned an average of $36,848, $33,030 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Preschool & kindergarten teachers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.377

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Preschool & kindergarten teachers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.377, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Preschool & kindergarten teachers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Preschool & kindergarten teachers and on wages for those in the field. Child day care services is the industry that employs the most Preschool & kindergarten teachers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Preschool & kindergarten teachers, by average wage, is Elementary & secondary schools ($53,884).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

820k

2024 Workforce

± 22,176

0.317%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 3.81%

This graphic shows the share of Preschool & kindergarten teachers employed by various industries. Child day care services employs the largest share of Preschool & kindergarten teachers at 66.7%, followed by Elementary & secondary schools with 31.9% and Individual & family services with 0.707%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Preschool & kindergarten teachers in the US. The workforce of Preschool & kindergarten teachers in 2024 was 820,234 people, with 97.3% woman, and 2.7% men. The average age of male Preschool & kindergarten teachers in the workforce is 36.3 and of female Preschool & kindergarten teachers is 39.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Preschool & kindergarten teachers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Preschool & kindergarten teachers in 2024 was 820,234 people, with 97.3% woman, and 2.7% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (114,087 people), 20 to 24 years (107,370 people), and 30 to 34 years (103,776 people). Among them they concentrated 39.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 16.9% of Preschool & kindergarten teachers workers were Hispanic and 83.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (52.7%), Puerto Rican (12.9)%, and Cuban (4.69)%

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Races

In 2024, 65% of the Preschool & kindergarten teachers workforce were White, of which 97.5% were women and 2.5% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (13.2%) and Two or More Races (10.9%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Preschool & kindergarten teachers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Preschool & kindergarten teachers is Education but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Human Sciences.

Among the necessary skills for Preschool & kindergarten teachers, Learning Strategies stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Preschool & kindergarten 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 Preschool & kindergarten teachers in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Education (207,567 people), Psychology (28,147 people), and Business (27,898 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Preschool & kindergarten teachers workers were Bachelors Degree (270,291 people), Some college (165,437 people), and Graduate Degree (141,015 people).

The graphic shows the Preschool & kindergarten teachers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Preschool & kindergarten teachers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Preschool & kindergarten teachers need many skills, but most especially Learning Strategies, Social Perceptiveness, Coordination.