Occupational Employment Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2010

25-3011 Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors

Teach or instruct out-of-school youths and adults in remedial education classes, preparatory classes for the General Educational Development test, literacy, or English as a Second Language. Teaching may or may not take place in a traditional educational institution.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
68,510 2.1 % $24.56 $51,080 1.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $13.02 $17.04 $22.37 $30.47 $40.18
Annual Wage (2) $27,090 $35,440 $46,530 $63,380 $83,580


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 24,320 0.29 $27.70 $57,620
Junior Colleges 17,940 2.35 $24.49 $50,940
Other Schools and Instruction 9,040 2.81 $20.47 $42,570
State Government (OES Designation) 3,930 0.17 $30.73 $63,920
Individual and Family Services 2,140 0.18 $18.38 $38,240

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Schools and Instruction 9,040 2.81 $20.47 $42,570
Junior Colleges 17,940 2.35 $24.49 $50,940
Technical and Trade Schools 1,160 0.75 $24.53 $51,020
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 2,020 0.62 $18.90 $39,310
Educational Support Services 780 0.58 $19.78 $41,150

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
State Government (OES Designation) 3,930 0.17 $30.73 $63,920
Elementary and Secondary Schools 24,320 0.29 $27.70 $57,620
Technical and Trade Schools 1,160 0.75 $24.53 $51,020
Junior Colleges 17,940 2.35 $24.49 $50,940
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 220 0.09 $23.05 $47,950


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 10,960 0.78 1.45 $34.38 $71,510
New York 5,640 0.68 1.25 $28.86 $60,030
Texas 4,480 0.44 0.82 $21.39 $44,480
North Carolina 4,430 1.17 2.18 $21.93 $45,620
Washington 3,350 1.25 2.31 $21.23 $44,160




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Vermont 360 1.27 2.35 $19.74 $41,060
Washington 3,350 1.25 2.31 $21.23 $44,160
North Carolina 4,430 1.17 2.18 $21.93 $45,620
Hawaii 610 1.07 1.98 $20.05 $41,690
South Dakota 390 1.01 1.87 $14.76 $30,700




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 10,960 0.78 1.45 $34.38 $71,510
Oregon 830 0.53 0.98 $31.11 $64,710
New Jersey 1,960 0.52 0.96 $29.64 $61,640
Wisconsin 1,450 0.56 1.03 $29.22 $60,780
New York 5,640 0.68 1.25 $28.86 $60,030

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 2,720 0.55 1.01 $31.37 $65,240
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 1,810 0.73 1.35 $24.42 $50,800
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 1,640 1.22 2.25 $21.36 $44,420
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 1,520 1.26 2.34 $31.77 $66,080
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 1,140 0.92 1.70 $28.58 $59,440
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 1,020 0.74 1.37 $30.52 $63,480
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 940 0.57 1.05 $23.79 $49,480
St. Louis, MO-IL 920 0.73 1.36 $20.79 $43,250
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 860 0.48 0.88 $21.23 $44,170
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 850 0.90 1.66 $26.76 $55,660




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Pine Bluff, AR 150 4.44 8.23 $22.21 $46,190
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 500 3.61 6.70 $21.46 $44,640
Rocky Mount, NC 130 2.43 4.50 $18.89 $39,290
Florence, SC 180 2.36 4.38 $19.94 $41,480
Madera, CA 80 2.26 4.19 $43.48 $90,430
Jackson, MS 470 1.94 3.60 $17.09 $35,540
Bellingham, WA 130 1.72 3.18 $18.55 $38,590
Abilene, TX 100 1.61 2.99 $11.10 $23,090
Yakima, WA 120 1.54 2.86 $22.06 $45,880
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 230 1.46 2.70 $20.70 $43,070