Preschool & kindergarten teachers

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2020 Workforce

683k

Average Age

39.4

Average Salary

$28,251

Average Male Salary

$30,319

Average Female Salary

$28,200

About

Preschool & kindergarten teachers are most often employed by the Child day care services industry. The average yearly wage for Preschool & kindergarten teachers was $28,251 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Preschool & kindergarten teachers are Bucks County (Southwest) PUMA, PA, Washington County PUMA, AR, and Matthews Town (South) PUMA, NC. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Preschool & kindergarten teachers are Bucks County (Southwest) PUMA, PA, Troup, Meriwether & Heard Counties PUMA, GA, and Dunklin, Stoddard, New Madrid, Pemiscot & Mississippi Counties PUMA, MO.

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Employment and salary information for the Preschool & kindergarten teachers workforce. Preschool & kindergarten teachers workforce in 2020 was 683,163 people, of which 97.6% were women and 2.44% were men. Preschool & kindergarten teachers are paid most in Three Rivers Regional Commission (East) PUMA, GA but are relatively concentrated in Bucks County (Southwest) PUMA, PA.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

16,697

Male Workforce

± 3.17k

666,466

Female Workforce

± 20k

The Preschool & kindergarten teachers workforce in 2020 was 683,163 people (97.6% women and 2.44% men). This implies an average annual growth of 22.8% between 2014 (556,141) and 2020 (683,163).

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 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($41,813), New York ($40,877), and Rhode Island ($35,693).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$28,251

AVERAGE WAGE

#461 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Preschool & kindergarten teachers earned an average of $28,251, $27,702 less than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of Preschool & kindergarten teachers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.375

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Preschool & kindergarten teachers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.375, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. 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 ($44,365).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

683k

2020 Workforce

± 20,246

7.82%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 3.96%

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 74%, followed by Elementary & secondary schools with 25% and Religious organizations with 0.955%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Preschool & kindergarten teachers in the US. The workforce of Preschool & kindergarten teachers in 2020 was 683,163 people, with 97.6% woman, and 2.44% men. The average age of male Preschool & kindergarten teachers in the workforce is 35.7 and of female Preschool & kindergarten teachers is 39.5, 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 2020 was 683,163 people, with 97.6% woman, and 2.44% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (103,971 people), 20 to 24 years (90,217 people), and 30 to 34 years (86,906 people). Among them they concentrated 41.2% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 15% of Preschool & kindergarten teachers workers were Hispanic and 85% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (75.2%), Puerto Rican (16.8)%, and Cuban (7.99)%

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Races

In 2020, 71.6% of the Preschool & kindergarten teachers workforce were White, of which 97.7% were women and 2.26% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (15.4%) and Two or More Races (4.48%).

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 2020 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 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Education (157,899 people), Psychology (23,065 people), and Business (21,145 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 (223,414 people), Some college (161,796 people), and High School or Equivalent (97,485 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.