Elementary & middle school teachers | Data USA

The Elementary & middle school teachers workforce in 2022 was 3,166,486 people (79.8% women and 20.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of −9.16% between 2014 (3,485,800) and 2022 (3,166,486).

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

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New York ($77,653), Connecticut ($71,631), and Rhode Island ($70,678).

In 2022, Elementary & middle school teachers earned an average of $57,901, $6,781 less than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Elementary & middle school teachers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2022.

In 2022, Elementary & middle school teachers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.291, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Elementary & middle 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 Elementary & middle school teachers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

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The workforce of Elementary & middle school teachers in 2022 was 3,166,486 people, with 79.8% woman, and 20.2% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 40 to 44 years (439,867 people), 35 to 39 years (425,979  people), and 45 to 49 years (423,206 people). Among them they concentrated 40.7% of the total workforce.

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In 2022, 11.8% of Elementary & middle school teachers workers were Hispanic and 88.2% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (70.3%), Puerto Rican (21.8)%, and Cuban (7.88)%

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In 2022, 77.6% of the Elementary & middle school teachers workforce were White, of which 80.3% were women and 19.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (9.86%) and Two or More Races (6.18%).

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The most common majors achieved by Elementary & middle school teachers in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Education (1,655,867 people), Business (186,902 people), and Psychology (122,609 people).

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The main educational levels achieved by the Elementary & middle school teachers workers were Graduate Degree (1,553,760 people), Bachelors Degree (1,435,633 people), and Some college (103,881 people).

The graphic shows the Elementary & middle school teachers workforce by gender and educational level.

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