Education, Training, & Library Occupations

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2022 Workforce

9.64M

Average Age

42.5

Average Salary

$53,324

Average Male Salary

$66,044

Average Female Salary

$48,530

About

Education, Training, & Library Occupations are most often employed by the Elementary & secondary schools industry. The average yearly wage for Education, Training, & Library Occupations was $53,324 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Education, Training, & Library Occupations are #null, Washtenaw County (East Central)--Ann Arbor City Area PUMA, MI, and Middlesex County (East)--Cambridge PUMA, MA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Education, Training, & Library Occupations are Washtenaw County (East Central)--Ann Arbor City Area PUMA, MI, Tompkins County PUMA, NY, and Middlesex County (East)--Cambridge PUMA, MA.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Education, Training, & Library Occupations workforce. Education, Training, & Library Occupations workforce in 2022 was 9,641,219 people, of which 72.6% were women and 27.4% were men. Education, Training, & Library Occupations are paid most in NYC-Manhattan Community District 9--Morningside Heights & Hamilton Heights PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Washtenaw County (East Central)--Ann Arbor City Area PUMA, MI.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

2,638,884

Male Workforce

± 39.5k

7,002,335

Female Workforce

± 63.5k

The Education, Training, & Library Occupations workforce in 2022 was 9,641,219 people (72.6% women and 27.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of 11.1% between 2014 (8,679,072) and 2022 (9,641,219).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Education, Training, & Library Occupations.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($73,222), New York ($65,978), and Massachusetts ($63,287).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$53,324

AVERAGE WAGE

#15 in the ranking (2022)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Education, Training, & Library Occupations earned an average of $53,324, $11,359 less than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Education, Training, & Library Occupations in relation to all Broad Occupation in 2022.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.398

WAGE GINI

In 2022, Education, Training, & Library Occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.398, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Education, Training, & Library Occupations (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Education, Training, & Library Occupations compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Education, Training, & Library Occupations and on wages for those in the field. Elementary & secondary schools is the industry that employs the most Education, Training, & Library Occupations, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Education, Training, & Library Occupations, by average wage, is Oil & gas extraction ($209,531).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

9.64M

2022 Workforce

± 73,777

0.932%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 1.07%

This graphic shows the share of Education, Training, & Library Occupations employed by various industries. Elementary & secondary schools employs the largest share of Education, Training, & Library Occupations at 71.9%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 20.3% and Child day care services with 7.76%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Education, Training, & Library Occupations in the US. The workforce of Education, Training, & Library Occupations in 2022 was 9,641,219 people, with 72.6% woman, and 27.4% men. The average age of male Education, Training, & Library Occupations in the workforce is 42.9 and of female Education, Training, & Library Occupations is 42.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Education, Training, & Library Occupations is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Education, Training, & Library Occupations in 2022 was 9,641,219 people, with 72.6% woman, and 27.4% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 40 to 44 years (1,138,515 people), 35 to 39 years (1,137,976 people), and 25 to 29 years (1,105,185 people). Among them they concentrated 35.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 12.8% of Education, Training, & Library Occupations workers were Hispanic and 87.2% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (72.5%), Puerto Rican (20.8)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (6.74)%

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Races

In 2022, 73.6% of the Education, Training, & Library Occupations workforce were White, of which 73.2% were women and 26.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (10.1%) and Two or More Races (6.85%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Education, Training, & Library Occupations from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Education, Training, & Library Occupations is Education but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Education.

Among the necessary skills for Education, Training, & Library Occupations, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Education, Training, & Library Occupations need more than the average amount of Science.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Education, Training, & Library Occupations in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Education (2,868,286 people), Business (525,681 people), and Social Sciences (387,282 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Education, Training, & Library Occupations workers were Graduate Degree (4,103,590 people), Bachelors Degree (3,276,784 people), and Some college (979,993 people).

The graphic shows the Education, Training, & Library Occupations workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Education, Training, & Library Occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Education, Training, & Library Occupations need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking.

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