Secondary school teachers

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2020 Workforce

960k

Average Age

43.2

Average Salary

$56,480

Average Male Salary

$59,619

Average Female Salary

$54,216

About

Secondary school teachers are most often employed by the Elementary & secondary schools industry. The average yearly wage for Secondary school teachers was $56,480 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Secondary school teachers are Litchfield County PUMA, CT, Chittenden, Franklin & Grand Isle CountiesBurlington City PUMA, VT, and Minot City PUMA, ND. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Secondary school teachers are Huntington Town (North) PUMA, NY, Enid City PUMA, OK, and Gila, Graham, Greenlee & Pinal (East) Counties PUMA, AZ.

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Employment and salary information for the Secondary school teachers workforce. Secondary school teachers workforce in 2020 was 960,354 people, of which 58.1% were women and 41.9% were men. Secondary school teachers are paid most in Riverside City (West) PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Huntington Town (North) PUMA, NY.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

402,383

Male Workforce

± 15.6k

557,971

Female Workforce

± 18.3k

The Secondary school teachers workforce in 2020 was 960,354 people (58.1% women and 41.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of 23.1% between 2014 (780,159) and 2020 (960,354).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Secondary school teachers.

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New York ($74,093), California ($67,678), and New Jersey ($67,663).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$56,480

AVERAGE WAGE

#213 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Secondary school teachers earned an average of $56,480, $526 more than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of Secondary school teachers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.265

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Secondary school teachers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.265, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Secondary school teachers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Secondary school teachers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Secondary school teachers and on wages for those in the field. Elementary & secondary schools is the industry that employs the most Secondary school teachers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Secondary school teachers, by average wage, is Administration of human resource programs ($74,666).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

960k

2020 Workforce

± 23,982

10.6%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 3.28%

This graphic shows the share of Secondary school teachers employed by various industries. Elementary & secondary schools employs the largest share of Secondary school teachers at 99.1%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 0.572% and Business, technical & trade schools and training with 0.334%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Secondary school teachers in the US. The workforce of Secondary school teachers in 2020 was 960,354 people, with 58.1% woman, and 41.9% men. The average age of male Secondary school teachers in the workforce is 43.3 and of female Secondary school teachers is 43.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Secondary school teachers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Secondary school teachers in 2020 was 960,354 people, with 58.1% woman, and 41.9% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 35 to 39 years (127,424 people), 40 to 44 years (125,502 people), and 30 to 34 years (123,826 people). Among them they concentrated 39.2% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 9.3% of Secondary school teachers workers were Hispanic and 90.7% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (79.3%), Puerto Rican (12.7)%, and Cuban (7.97)%

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Races

In 2020, 83.3% of the Secondary school teachers workforce were White, of which 58.3% were women and 41.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (7.56%) and Two or More Races (4.02%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Secondary school teachers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Secondary school teachers is Education but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2020 were Education.

Among the necessary skills for Secondary school teachers, Instructing stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Secondary school 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 Secondary school teachers in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Education (383,942 people), Business (57,768 people), and English (54,221 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Secondary school teachers workers were Graduate Degree (516,133 people), Bachelors Degree (399,569 people), and Some college (29,454 people).

The graphic shows the Secondary school teachers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Secondary school teachers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Secondary school teachers need many skills, but most especially Instructing, Speaking, Learning Strategies.