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Education Administrators, All Other

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Median pay BLS, 2025$95,200
Openings a year BLS, 2025–353,900
Typical education to start BLSBachelor's degree
AI exposure BLS, Aug 2026 High
Projected job growth BLS, 2025–35 +1.6%

What the data says: Jobs are projected to grow 1.6% by 2035. Its tasks haven't been rated for what AI could do. How to think about this →

About this projection

BLS builds AI into its projections where the research supports it: “BLS generally applies adjustments based on this research conservatively, where there is convincing evidence for a change.”

It also notes a limit: “BLS projection methods are not designed to capture extremely rapid technological change.”

On its AI exposure groups, BLS says exposure “does not imply job loss.”

Recent conditions

  • In 2024, 1.4% of people in this work were unemployed, against 3.8% across all occupations Census ACS 2024, all workers in the Census group “Education and childcare administrators”
  • From Sep 2025 to Aug 2026, 7.8 hires for every 10 job openings in private educational services, which employs about 66% of people in this work, against 7.3 across all industries BLS JOLTS One box per opening, filled for each hire; hires beyond the openings are added in a lighter shade. Higher can mean openings get filled, or that people leave often; lower, that jobs go unfilled, or hiring is slow.

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Pay compared with all occupations BLS median wages Pays more than 80% of 825 occupations
lowest-paidhighest-paid

Median pay by state BLS OEWS May 2025, state estimates

$69k$141knot published

Median pay in every state
StateMedianMiddle half earnJobs
Alabama$94,610$59,970 to $113,350not published
Alaska$101,970$79,550 to $117,540360
Arizona$117,170$92,920 to $127,900430
Arkansas$76,990$48,650 to $95,510520
California$99,650$73,610 to $136,65011,480
Colorado$107,120$77,680 to $141,8401,070
Delaware$102,430$80,710 to $132,94080
District of Columbia$140,670$122,220 to $165,000740
Florida$84,220$60,700 to $112,260not published
Georgia$96,510$74,400 to $122,6502,990
Guam$129,480$111,320 to $144,370190
Hawaii$75,130$58,310 to $88,580270
Idaho$71,690$67,450 to $105,050170
Illinois$77,180$51,990 to $104,1201,890
Indiana$77,680$60,110 to $93,860410
Iowa$92,970$62,610 to $148,590330
Kansas$117,810$88,610 to $137,160280
Kentucky$102,610$86,530 to $121,350530
Louisiana$83,050$63,920 to $109,090480
Maine$84,440$66,440 to $107,700220
Maryland$125,500$84,430 to $150,8202,770
Massachusetts$86,540$79,110 to $127,9101,200
Michigan$80,190$60,910 to $111,1001,160
Minnesota$88,330$70,610 to $116,690900
Mississippi$83,890$66,630 to $108,890170
Missouri$82,030$66,010 to $111,130360
Montana$68,580$65,850 to $85,380100
Nebraska$78,210$62,140 to $105,24070
New Hampshire$75,700$61,790 to $114,270150
New Jersey$79,980$64,320 to $104,0101,110
New Mexico$113,110$99,380 to $124,280360
New York$96,250$74,570 to $130,5103,060
North Carolina$98,880$77,420 to $119,8101,600
North Dakota$101,870$83,290 to $115,920190
Ohio$77,640$57,080 to $104,3101,690
Oklahoma$112,170$49,920 to $133,100220
Oregon$96,330$73,520 to $126,560420
Pennsylvania$95,190$73,010 to $122,200550
Puerto Rico$105,580$66,340 to $141,420270
Rhode Island$93,980$50,180 to $130,48070
South Carolina$97,240$63,460 to $115,920360
South Dakota$108,990$91,520 to $122,140110
Tennessee$118,330$87,990 to $132,910720
Texas$79,060$53,880 to $113,1104,450
Utah$78,840$59,560 to $129,240420
Vermont$85,100$67,550 to $119,520270
Virginia$108,820$67,670 to $139,4201,480
Washington$93,590$66,790 to $142,130840
West Virginia$98,450$72,350 to $105,370not published
Wisconsin$88,470$67,320 to $118,030350
Wyoming$95,420$85,300 to $114,500100

Nationally: $95,200. Shades run from the lowest state median to the highest; a territory below that range takes the lightest. How to read this

How AI touches the work

What AI could speed up, task by task, and where people already use it.

How to read this

Work activities come from O*NET, which links every task to the broader activities it involves. Microsoft's figures are for the activity across everyone who used Copilot, not for education administrators, all other specifically. Copilot is a general chat assistant; dedicated coding tools are not included, so programming help is under-counted here. Activities are listed by how many of this occupation's tasks fall under them.

The task ratings say whether AI could halve the time a task takes: on its own (“AI alone”), or with software built on it (“AI + software”). They were made by people in 2023 (Eloundou et al.). Claude's share is the task's share of all Claude.ai conversations in May 2026; Anthropic doesn't publish a task with too few conversations. None of these add up to the BLS exposure group, which combines five research measures.

More in the Guide: task ratings · task order · work activities · Copilot figures · Claude

High exposure doesn't mean fewer jobs

BLS projects most occupations in its two most exposed groups to grow: 141 of 206 rated Very high and 165 of 206 rated High. Each dot is one of the 831 occupations BLS rates.

AI exposure and projected job growth, 831 occupationsLow exposure: 134 of 213 occupations projected to grow. Moderate exposure: 151 of 206 occupations projected to grow. High exposure: 165 of 206 occupations projected to grow. Very high exposure: 141 of 206 occupations projected to grow.-20%-15%-10%-5%0%+5%+10%+15%+20%+25%Low134 of 213 growingModerate151 of 206 growingHigh165 of 206 growingVery high141 of 206 growing11 occupations outside −20% to +25% are drawn at the edge. Click a dot to see that occupation.Education administrators, all other: +1.6%Education Administrators, All OtherAI exposure and projected job growth, 831 occupationsLow exposure: 134 of 213 occupations projected to grow. Moderate exposure: 151 of 206 occupations projected to grow. High exposure: 165 of 206 occupations projected to grow. Very high exposure: 141 of 206 occupations projected to grow.-20%-15%-10%-5%0%+5%+10%+15%+20%+25%Low134 of 213Moderate151 of 206High165 of 206Very high141 of 20611 occupations outside −20% to +25% are drawn at the edge. Tap a dot.Education administrators, all other: +1.6%Education Administrators, All Other

Career moves into and out of this occupation

From moves between occupations found in online resumes, 2002–2016. Career changes only: a first job after school isn't a move.

Where people moved next

of 23,671 moves out

  1. 1 Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors Moderate +7.3% 7%
  2. 2 Postsecondary Teachers, All Other Very high +2.0% 5%
  3. 3 Managers, All Other (2010 group) an older group BLS has since split; no exposure group today 5%
  4. 4 Registered Nurses High +5.6% 4%
  5. 5 Teachers and Instructors, All Other (2010 group) an older group BLS has since split; no exposure group today 4%

Where people moved in from

of 23,019 moves in

  1. 1 Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors Moderate +7.3% 10%
  2. 2 Managers, All Other (2010 group) an older group BLS has since split; no exposure group today 4%
  3. 3 Registered Nurses High +5.6% 4%
  4. 4 Medical and Health Services Managers High +24.2% 3%
  5. 5 Coaches and Scouts Moderate +6.1% 3%

Resumes over-represent younger, white-collar job-seekers and moves into management. Schubert, Stansbury and Taska (resume data).

Education and training for the occupation

Education people in it hold

Census survey (American Community Survey)

  • 1% less than high school
  • 6% high school
  • 8% some college
  • 4% associate's
  • 24% bachelor's
  • 43% master's
  • 5% professional degree
  • 10% doctorate

Census ACS 2024, all workers in the Census group “Education and childcare administrators” · 11,183 people surveyed.

Median pay by highest degree full-time, year-round · Census ACS 2024, all workers in the Census group “Education and childcare administrators”

Programs that prepare people for it (NCES)
11 programs, such as Educational Leadership and Administration, General, Administration of Special Education and Adult and Continuing Education Administration.
See all
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Administration of Special Education
  • Adult and Continuing Education Administration
  • Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • Urban Education and Leadership
  • Superintendency and Educational System Administration
  • International School Administration/Leadership
  • Education Entrepreneurship
  • Educational Administration and Supervision, Other
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

Jobs that require a credential BLS Occupational Requirements Survey 2023

32.2% this occupation

45.3% all occupations

By kindThis occupationAll occupations
a license20.4%19.1%
a certificationnot published
an educational certificatenot published

Share of jobs whose employer requires it. BLS doesn't say which credential. How to read this

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BLS AI exposure categories (Aug 2026) · BLS Employment Projections 2025–35 · O*NET 31.0 · Task ratings: Eloundou et al., Science (2024) · Microsoft "Working with AI" v1.1 · Anthropic Economic Index (2026-06-26) · Schubert, Stansbury and Taska · NCES CIP–SOC · Census ACS 2024 · BLS JOLTS

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