Education, Training, & Library Occupations

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2021 Workforce

9.48M

Average Age

42.6

Average Salary

$49,693

Average Male Salary

$61,760

Average Female Salary

$45,187

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 $49,693 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Education, Training, & Library Occupations are Champaign & Urbana Cities PUMA, IL, Brazos CountyCollege Station & Bryan Cities PUMA, TX, and Ann Arbor City Area PUMA, MI. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Education, Training, & Library Occupations are Ann Arbor City Area PUMA, MI, Tompkins County PUMA, NY, and Cambridge City PUMA, MA.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Education, Training, & Library Occupations workforce. Education, Training, & Library Occupations workforce in 2021 was 9,482,017 people, of which 72.8% were women and 27.2% were men. Education, Training, & Library Occupations are paid most in Battery Park City, Greenwich Village & Soho PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Ann Arbor City Area PUMA, MI.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

2,578,400

Male Workforce

± 39.1k

6,903,617

Female Workforce

± 63k

The Education, Training, & Library Occupations workforce in 2021 was 9,482,017 people (72.8% women and 27.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of 10.2% between 2014 (8,602,233) and 2021 (9,482,017).

Employment by Location

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

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($67,168), New York ($61,449), and Connecticut ($58,826).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$49,693

AVERAGE WAGE

#14 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Education, Training, & Library Occupations earned an average of $49,693, $9,902 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Education, Training, & Library Occupations in relation to all Broad Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.397

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Education, Training, & Library Occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.397, 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 ($189,514).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

9.48M

2021 Workforce

± 73,170

1.81%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 1.08%

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 72%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 20.4% and Child day care services with 7.62%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Education, Training, & Library Occupations in the US. The workforce of Education, Training, & Library Occupations in 2021 was 9,482,017 people, with 72.8% woman, and 27.2% men. The average age of male Education, Training, & Library Occupations in the workforce is 42.9 and of female Education, Training, & Library Occupations is 42.5, 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 2021 was 9,482,017 people, with 72.8% woman, and 27.2% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 35 to 39 years (1,126,080 people), 25 to 29 years (1,110,841 people), and 40 to 44 years (1,106,190 people). Among them they concentrated 35.3% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 11.8% of Education, Training, & Library Occupations workers were Hispanic and 88.2% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (77.7%), Puerto Rican (14.8)%, and Cuban (7.47)%

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Races

In 2021, 75.7% of the Education, Training, & Library Occupations workforce were White, of which 73.3% were women and 26.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (10%) and Two or More Races (5.34%).

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 2021 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 Instructing.

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 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Education (2,855,059 people), Business (511,783 people), and Social Sciences (383,102 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Education, Training, & Library Occupations workers were Graduate Degree (4,050,351 people), Bachelors Degree (3,215,215 people), and Some college (979,211 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, Instructing, Active Listening.