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Workforce Population
9.34M
2022
Average Employee Age
44.6
2022
Estimated Job Growth
6.51%
10-Year Projection
Average Salary
$52,883
2022
Average Male Salary
$60,877
2022
Average Female Salary
$50,160
2022
About
The top three occupations in the Elementary & secondary schools Industry Group are elementary & middle school teachers, secondary school teachers, and teaching assistants. On average, full-time employees in the Elementary & secondary schools Industry Group work 42.7 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $60,027. Part-time employees in the same industry work 21.4 hours and earn an average annual salary of $21,635.
The workforce of Elementary & secondary schools Industry Group in 2022 was 9,341,093 people, with 74.6% woman, and 25.4% men.
In 2022, 73.8% of the workforce in the Elementary & secondary schools Industry Group was White (6,892,188 people), of which 75.3% were women and 24.7% men.
Employment & Salaries
A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Elementary & secondary schools Industry Group.
The workforce in Elementary & secondary schools Industry Group was 9,341,093 people and is concentrated in California (985,967 workers). The average annual salary was $52,883, being $11,800 less than the national average salary, which was $64,683.
Monthly Employment
Start Year
Y-Axis
2.81%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023
As of February 2023, there are 533k people employed in the Elementary and Secondary Schools industry. This represents a 2.81% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.
This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Elementary and Secondary Schools over time (non-seasonally adjusted).
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Employment by Location
The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2022 were California (986k), Texas (917k), and New York (710k).
This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Elementary & secondary schools Industry Group.
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Yearly Wage Ranking
In 2022, Elementary & secondary schools Industry Group had an average annual wage of $52,883, $11,800 less than the average national salary of $64,683.
The graph shows the position of Elementary & secondary schools Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.
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Wage Distribution
Elementary & secondary schools has a wage GINI of 0.36, which is less than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Elementary & secondary schools (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).
The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Elementary & secondary schools Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.
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Occupations
A review of jobs and wages in the Elementary & secondary schools Industry Group.
The highest average salary in Elementary & secondary schools goes to Physicians.
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Wage by Sex in Common Jobs
$60,877
AVERAGE MALE SALARY
±$688
$50,160
AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY
±$343
On average, Male workers in the Elementary & secondary schools Industry Group make 1.21 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Elementary & secondary schools Industry Group.
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Business
Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Elementary & secondary schools Industry Group. Based on estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, this section indicates the amount of money spent by a specific industry in other industries.
The industrial flow illustrates the intermediate inputs and the use of outputs of the Elementary & secondary schools Industry Group.
The Elementary & secondary schools Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry.
California and New York stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Elementary & secondary schools Industry Group.
Industrial Flow
The closest comparable data for Elementary & secondary schools is from Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance.
In this flow diagram, all of the industries listed to the left are those places from which the highlighted industry has made purchases. They are the intermediate inputs to the highlighted industry. All those industries listed on the right side are those industries that have made purchases from the highlighted industry. They are the use of outputs of the highlighted industry. The visualizations below offer alternative ways to see and understand this data.
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Intermediate Inputs
The closest comparable data for Elementary & secondary schools is from Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance.
The Elementary & secondary schools Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.
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Use of Output by Other Industries
The closest comparable data for Elementary & secondary schools is from Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance.
LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY
The Educational services, health care, and social assistance Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Elementary & secondary schools Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Elementary & secondary schools Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.
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Establishments
States with more establishments in 2016
5,502
3,482
2,936
The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Elementary & secondary schools industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.
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Diversity
Demographic information on the Elementary & secondary schools Industry Group in the US.
Of the total workforce, 74.6% corresponds to women and 25.4% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $60,877 and $50,160.
80.3% of workers have a graduate degree, bachelors degree or high school or equivalent.
Gender and Age
The workforce of Elementary & secondary schools industry in 2022 was 9,341,093 people, with 74.6% woman, and 25.4% men.
The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Elementary & secondary schools industry.
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Races
In 2022, 73.8% of the workforce in the Elementary & secondary schools industry was White (6,892,188 people), of which 75.3% were women and 24.7% men.
Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black and Two or More Races.
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Educational Levels
The main educational levels achieved by the Elementary & secondary schools workers in 2022 were graduate degree (3,432,827 people), bachelors degree (2,952,904 people), and high school or equivalent (1,119,500 people).
The chart shows the Elementary & secondary schools workforce by gender and educational level.
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Projections
Growth projections of the Elementary and Secondary Schools industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 6.51% in the next ten years. The Elementary and Secondary Schools industry has a lower projected workforce growth at 6.51%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (6.58%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (6.58%).
Job Growth
For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Elementary and Secondary Schools.
6.51%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
6.51%
National Growth
10-year Projection
This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Elementary and Secondary Schools. This industry is expected to grow approximately the same than 6.51%, the average rate of national job growth.
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Output Growth
For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Elementary and Secondary Schools.
6.58%
Estimate Growth
10-year Projection
This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in output of the Elementary and Secondary Schools industry.
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