Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

SOC major group 25-0000: 64 detailed occupations, 64 with a published national median (May 2025). The group employs 9,100,570 people nationally.

The group as a whole

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations: national wage percentiles, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmployment
10th25thMedian75th90th
United StatesHourly$15.86$21.11$29.12$38.21$50.59$32.479,100,570
Annual$32,990$43,900$60,570$79,470$105,240$67,540

Every occupation in the group, by median annual wage

OccupationSOCMedian hourlyMedian annualMean annualEmployment
Law Teachers, Postsecondary25-1112*$128,500$144,77020,060
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary25-1063*$123,920$138,85011,560
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary25-1032*$109,270$124,52040,270
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary25-1071*$107,310$147,570221,270
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary25-1051*$103,170$116,0209,900
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary25-1043*$101,420$102,4501,520
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary25-1054*$100,310$111,46013,090
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary25-1061*$99,650$106,8805,240
Business Teachers, Postsecondary25-1011*$99,080$114,72082,150
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary25-1041*$98,700$102,0508,920
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary25-1065*$98,070$108,10016,970
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary25-1064*$97,590$102,3503,330
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary25-1021*$96,980$104,42035,480
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary25-1031*$96,870$101,2507,700
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary25-1053*$94,980$103,6106,690
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary25-1052*$93,250$105,21019,980
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary25-1062*$85,020$98,33011,300
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary25-1042*$84,620$102,84050,190
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary25-1067*$84,290$96,98011,850
History Teachers, Postsecondary25-1125*$83,820$96,58018,790
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary25-1082*$80,340$88,1103,630
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary25-1066*$80,340$93,86041,530
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary25-1126*$80,260$92,04020,460
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary25-1072*$80,250$86,41077,960
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary25-1022*$79,940$91,55047,670
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary25-1124*$79,350$89,99019,830
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary25-1123*$78,760$89,58057,720
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary25-1121*$78,620$94,70093,560
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary25-1122*$78,580$90,01029,420
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other25-1199*$77,640$90,630149,840
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary25-1113*$77,570$83,94012,610
Instructional Coordinators25-9031$37.23$77,440$80,920227,760
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary25-1193*$77,270$86,62012,630
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary25-1111*$76,590$87,55013,150
Special Education Teachers, All Other25-2059*$76,580$79,75033,930
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary25-1192*$75,870$81,9402,770
Education Teachers, Postsecondary25-1081*$75,350$79,35060,830
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School25-2058*$74,260$77,260163,930
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other25-1069*$72,990$88,39016,580
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education25-2031*$72,040$76,3201,065,210
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists25-4022$32.82$68,270$72,840133,790
Special Education Teachers, Middle School25-2057*$66,810$73,78095,200
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School25-2032*$66,270$72,680111,420
Teachers and Instructors, All Other25-3099*$66,140$73,880113,790
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School25-2052*$65,120$72,650260,870
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School25-2023*$65,030$71,59016,870
Special Education Teachers, Preschool25-2051*$64,830$76,38029,510
Archivists25-4011$31.03$64,550$70,6407,970
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education25-2022*$64,370$72,030620,090
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education25-2021*$63,970$72,6501,388,390
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary25-1194$30.68$63,820$72,060114,110
Curators25-4012$30.49$63,420$71,56012,150
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education25-2012*$62,680$69,370108,870
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors25-3011$29.59$61,540$65,86037,310
Farm and Home Management Educators25-9021$28.95$60,220$61,0608,220
Museum Technicians and Conservators25-4013$24.73$51,440$57,41012,310
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other25-9099$24.47$50,890$59,060118,590
Self-Enrichment Teachers25-3021$22.50$46,800$54,740332,110
Library Technicians25-4031$21.43$44,580$45,50068,690
Tutors25-3041$20.84$43,350$48,050175,070
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary25-9044*$42,910$47,670164,090
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term25-3031$20.03$41,670$46,420524,770
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education25-2011$18.34$38,140$43,030478,780
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary25-9045*$36,780$38,2901,420,350

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: National OEWS estimates.

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Wage estimate not available.
  • Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
  • Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.