Teachers and Instructors, All Other
All teachers and instructors not listed separately.
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What the data says: Jobs are projected to shrink 0.2% 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, 3.9% of people in this work were unemployed, against 3.8% across all occupations Census ACS 2024, all workers in the Census group “Other teachers and instructors”
- 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.7.8 this industry7.3 all industries
Median pay by state BLS OEWS May 2025, state estimates
Tap a state for its figures.
Median pay in every state
| State | Median | Middle half earn | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $66,510 | $48,730 to $83,780 | 1,500 |
| Alaska | $76,000 | $55,180 to $94,740 | 150 |
| Arizona | $55,270 | $42,880 to $88,610 | 990 |
| Arkansas | $41,940 | $24,300 to $79,120 | 510 |
| California | $87,460 | $62,510 to $111,160 | 31,010 |
| Colorado | $76,380 | $51,340 to $96,490 | 1,470 |
| Connecticut | $62,270 | $44,300 to $84,070 | 1,610 |
| Delaware | $67,230 | $44,860 to $90,250 | 90 |
| District of Columbia | $93,040 | $62,180 to $111,530 | 1,050 |
| Florida | $51,730 | $38,980 to $68,640 | 7,490 |
| Georgia | $60,130 | $45,410 to $77,940 | 16,370 |
| Guam | $50,000 | $44,780 to $50,000 | 170 |
| Hawaii | $77,360 | $59,630 to $98,380 | 500 |
| Idaho | $53,600 | $35,360 to $64,710 | 290 |
| Illinois | $76,450 | $48,830 to $98,550 | 1,140 |
| Indiana | $48,960 | $39,650 to $76,850 | 960 |
| Iowa | $54,080 | $51,130 to $62,700 | 280 |
| Kansas | $94,520 | $67,340 to $112,690 | 720 |
| Kentucky | $58,200 | $45,850 to $69,240 | 2,650 |
| Louisiana | $59,460 | $44,310 to $67,900 | 1,960 |
| Maine | $84,330 | $65,150 to $97,680 | 240 |
| Maryland | $94,070 | $65,010 to $116,820 | 5,120 |
| Massachusetts | $100,610 | $71,780 to $101,220 | 830 |
| Michigan | $54,680 | $41,360 to $76,560 | 1,770 |
| Minnesota | $61,330 | $48,730 to $73,310 | 1,430 |
| Mississippi | $67,200 | $36,410 to $79,440 | 530 |
| Missouri | $55,870 | $47,590 to $77,650 | 1,950 |
| Montana | $48,890 | $43,590 to $73,320 | 420 |
| Nebraska | $62,560 | $41,900 to $74,670 | 130 |
| Nevada | $65,610 | $47,900 to $83,240 | 1,590 |
| New Hampshire | $53,680 | $44,230 to $79,330 | 250 |
| New Jersey | $73,590 | $51,670 to $91,480 | 1,720 |
| New Mexico | $66,800 | $52,560 to $88,420 | 770 |
| New York | $78,300 | $52,090 to $113,360 | 2,630 |
| North Carolina | $50,000 | $44,780 to $65,940 | 3,660 |
| North Dakota | $60,420 | $49,190 to $77,240 | 320 |
| Ohio | $56,890 | $40,090 to $78,830 | not published |
| Oklahoma | $73,320 | $54,550 to $86,740 | 630 |
| Oregon | $65,800 | $48,410 to $94,680 | 1,020 |
| Pennsylvania | $58,420 | $47,100 to $95,740 | 1,480 |
| Puerto Rico | $61,510 | $50,800 to $63,040 | 4,480 |
| Rhode Island | $130,480 | $74,380 to $156,500 | 410 |
| South Carolina | $60,220 | $50,000 to $77,680 | 1,380 |
| South Dakota | $67,200 | $24,120 to $79,570 | 180 |
| Tennessee | $50,000 | $32,760 to $71,150 | 660 |
| Texas | $51,120 | $38,600 to $74,140 | 5,800 |
| Utah | $56,280 | $48,040 to $56,280 | 1,560 |
| Vermont | $53,920 | $41,360 to $58,650 | 150 |
| Virginia | $85,280 | $62,000 to $108,260 | 3,020 |
| Washington | $77,720 | $56,420 to $102,480 | 1,370 |
| West Virginia | $64,140 | $45,450 to $75,280 | 660 |
| Wisconsin | $51,580 | $41,390 to $69,240 | 720 |
Nationally: $66,140. 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 teachers and instructors, 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.
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 686,776 moves out
- 1 Postsecondary Teachers, All Other Very high +2.0% 5%
- 2 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education High -0.4% 4%
- 3 Managers, All Other (2010 group) an older group BLS has since split; no exposure group today 4%
- 4 Management Analysts Very high +10.1% 3%
- 5 Teacher Assistants (2010 group) an older group BLS has since split; no exposure group today 3%
Where people moved in from
of 778,640 moves in
- 1 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education High -0.4% 4%
- 2 Managers, All Other (2010 group) an older group BLS has since split; no exposure group today 3%
- 3 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Very high -6.0% 3%
- 4 Retail Salespersons Very high -0.3% 3%
- 5 Teacher Assistants (2010 group) an older group BLS has since split; no exposure group today 3%
The resume data uses 2010 occupation codes. This occupation comes from “Teachers and Instructors, All Other”, which today also includes “Substitute Teachers, Short-Term” and “Tutors”, so these figures cover those too. Resumes over-represent younger, white-collar job-seekers and moves into management. Schubert, Stansbury and Taska (resume data).
Education and training for the occupation
Census survey (American Community Survey)
- 4% less than high school
- 13% high school
- 19% some college
- 8% associate's
- 33% bachelor's
- 19% master's
- 2% professional degree
- 3% doctorate
Census ACS 2024, all workers in the Census group “Other teachers and instructors” · 8,299 people surveyed.
Median pay by highest degree full-time, year-round · Census ACS 2024, all workers in the Census group “Other teachers and instructors”
9 programs, such as Bilingual and Multilingual Education, Multicultural Education and Indian/Native American Education.
See all
- Bilingual and Multilingual Education
- Multicultural Education
- Indian/Native American Education
- Montessori Teacher Education
- Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education
- Online Educator/Online Teaching
- Driver and Safety Teacher Education
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other
- Education, Other
Jobs that require a credential BLS Occupational Requirements Survey 2023
43.3% this occupation
45.3% all occupations
| By kind | This occupation | All occupations |
|---|---|---|
| a license | not published | |
| a certification | not published | |
| an educational certificate | not published |
Share of jobs whose employer requires it. BLS doesn't say which credential. How to read this
Look up certifications, training and licenses U.S. Department of Labor
- Certification Finder ↗ certifications CareerOneStop lists for this occupation
- Training Finder ↗ schools and programs, nationwide; narrow the place there
- License Finder ↗ licenses by state
- Apprenticeship Finder ↗ DOL lists 2 registered apprenticeships in this occupation (K-12 Teacher; Lead Teacher). Apprenticeship.gov can't be linked to one occupation, so search for “Teachers and Instructors, All Other” there.
These open in a new tab and send only the occupation's public code. More in the Guide
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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