Preschool & kindergarten teachers

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Total Workforce

580k

Average Age

38.5

Average Salary

$24,560

Average Male Salary

$32,212

Average Female Salary

$24,354

About

Preschool & kindergarten teachers are most often employed by the Child day care services industry. The average yearly wage for Preschool & kindergarten teachers was $24,560 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Preschool & kindergarten teachers by wage are Bakers, Personal care & service workers, all other , and Receptionists & information clerks.

Preschool & kindergarten teachers are part of the Education, Training, & Library Occupations, along with Postsecondary teachers, Preschool & kindergarten teachers, Elementary & middle school teachers, Secondary school teachers, Special education teachers, and 7 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Preschool & kindergarten teachers are Richmond County PUMA, GA, Minneapolis (North) & St. Anthony Cities PUMA, MN, and Murfreesboro City PUMA, TN. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Preschool & kindergarten teachers are Southeast Arkansas PUMA, AR, Birmingham City (West) PUMA, AL, and Philadelphia City (North) PUMA, PA.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Preschool & kindergarten teachers and on wages and locations 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. Preschool & kindergarten teachers are paid most in Hood, Erath, Palo Pinto & Somervell Counties PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Southeast Arkansas PUMA, AR.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$24,560

AVERAGE SALARY

± $632

In 2018, Preschool & kindergarten teachers earned an average of $24,560, $29,328 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Bakers make somewhat more than Preschool & kindergarten teachers while Personal care & service workers, all other make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Preschool & kindergarten teachers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.348

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Preschool & kindergarten teachers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.348, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Preschool & kindergarten teachers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Preschool & kindergarten teachers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Preschool & kindergarten teachers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Preschool & kindergarten teachers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Preschool & kindergarten teachers, by number of employees, are Child day care services, Elementary & secondary schools, and Religious organizations.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Preschool & kindergarten teachers, by average wage, are Elementary & secondary schools, Elementary & secondary schools, Individual & family services, Other schools & instruction and educational support services, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, and Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services.

Industries by Share

580k

2018 Workforce

± 18,661

-1.42%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 4.6%

The number of people employed as Preschool & kindergarten teachers has been declining at a rate of -1.42%, from 588,334 people in 2017 to 579,998 people in 2018.

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 80.4%, followed by Elementary & secondary schools with 16.5% and Religious organizations with 1.02%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Preschool & kindergarten teachers in the US. The average age of male Preschool & kindergarten teachers in the workforce is 36.5 and of female Preschool & kindergarten teachers is 38.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Preschool & kindergarten teachers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

15.2k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 3,028

565k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 18,416

97.4% of Preschool & kindergarten teachers are Female, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Preschool & kindergarten teachers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Preschool & kindergarten teachers

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

61.1% of Preschool & kindergarten teachers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 16.7% of Preschool & kindergarten teachers, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Preschool & kindergarten teachers.

Age by Gender

36.5

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 2.83

38.6

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.443

The median age of Preschool & kindergarten teachers is 38.5, and Male employees are generally 2.11 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

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 a relatively high number of Preschool & kindergarten teachers hold a major in Human Sciences.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

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 Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, and Monitoring. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Preschool & kindergarten teachers need more than the average amount of Learning Strategies, Coordination, and Social Perceptiveness.