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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

25-3031 Substitute Teachers, Short-Term

Teach students on a short-term basis as a temporary replacement for a regular classroom teacher, typically using the regular teacher's lesson plan. Excludes long-term substitute teachers who perform all the duties of a regular teacher; these teachers are coded within the 25-1000 or 25-2000 minor groups.


National estimates for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term
Industry profile for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term
Geographic profile for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term

National estimates for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
512,030 2.0 % $ 17.35 $ 36,090 3.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 9.16 $ 11.25 $ 14.12 $ 18.35 $ 24.93
Annual Wage (2) $ 19,060 $ 23,390 $ 29,370 $ 38,160 $ 51,850


Industry profile for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Substitute Teachers, Short-Term, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Substitute Teachers, Short-Term:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 450,550 5.47 $ 17.59 $ 36,590
Employment Services 38,510 1.20 $ 15.13 $ 31,470
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 6,840 0.13 $ 17.71 $ 36,830
Child Day Care Services 6,760 0.85 $ 14.97 $ 31,140
Educational Support Services 3,110 1.68 $ 13.67 $ 28,440

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Substitute Teachers, Short-Term:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 450,550 5.47 $ 17.59 $ 36,590
Educational Support Services 3,110 1.68 $ 13.67 $ 28,440
Employment Services 38,510 1.20 $ 15.13 $ 31,470
Child Day Care Services 6,760 0.85 $ 14.97 $ 31,140
Technical and Trade Schools 300 0.24 $ 20.97 $ 43,630

Top paying industries for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training 100 0.14 $ 23.13 $ 48,120
Technical and Trade Schools 300 0.24 $ 20.97 $ 43,630
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 780 0.03 $ 20.06 $ 41,730
Junior Colleges 930 0.14 $ 19.45 $ 40,460
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities 50 0.01 $ 19.07 $ 39,670


Geographic profile for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Substitute Teachers, Short-Term, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in Substitute Teachers, Short-Term:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 83,230 5.07 1.38 $ 20.85 $ 43,370
Texas 79,980 6.61 1.80 $ 16.66 $ 34,660
New York 29,780 3.43 0.93 $ 19.77 $ 41,110
Illinois 21,650 3.85 1.05 $ 16.76 $ 34,870
Virginia 21,300 5.76 1.56 $ 13.53 $ 28,150




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Substitute Teachers, Short-Term:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Wyoming 2,600 9.93 2.70 $ 15.60 $ 32,440
Montana 4,330 9.50 2.58 $ 10.82 $ 22,500
West Virginia 4,830 7.44 2.02 $ 19.47 $ 40,510
Alaska 2,000 6.76 1.84 $ 18.04 $ 37,520
Texas 79,980 6.61 1.80 $ 16.66 $ 34,660




Top paying states for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii (8) (8) (8) $ 22.20 $ 46,170
Massachusetts 6,730 2.01 0.55 $ 21.85 $ 45,460
Oregon 6,060 3.35 0.91 $ 21.73 $ 45,190
California 83,230 5.07 1.38 $ 20.85 $ 43,370
Washington 13,590 4.25 1.16 $ 20.69 $ 43,040





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Substitute Teachers, Short-Term:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 28,140 3.19 0.87 $ 19.59 $ 40,750
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 27,900 4.79 1.30 $ 21.42 $ 44,560
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 18,480 5.15 1.40 $ 15.24 $ 31,700
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 16,870 5.68 1.54 $ 23.82 $ 49,540
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 15,650 5.18 1.41 $ 15.54 $ 32,320
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 15,230 3.49 0.95 $ 18.15 $ 37,750
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 10,760 7.22 1.96 $ 18.73 $ 38,960
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 10,600 4.55 1.24 $ 21.77 $ 45,280
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 8,810 3.35 0.91 $ 10.27 $ 21,370
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 7,020 6.99 1.90 $ 15.21 $ 31,630




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Substitute Teachers, Short-Term:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Merced, CA 1,930 27.04 7.35 $ 18.14 $ 37,730
Madera, CA 920 19.91 5.41 $ 21.63 $ 44,990
Great Falls, MT 600 17.53 4.76 $ 10.65 $ 22,160
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 4,220 16.23 4.41 (8) (8)
Visalia-Porterville, CA 2,120 14.26 3.87 $ 21.75 $ 45,250
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 3,660 14.05 3.82 $ 10.05 $ 20,900
Ocean City, NJ 450 12.83 3.49 $ 14.10 $ 29,340
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 440 12.10 3.29 $ 14.86 $ 30,910
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL 880 12.01 3.26 $ 8.35 $ 17,360
Farmington, NM 520 11.92 3.24 $ 15.31 $ 31,840




Top paying metropolitan areas for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Salisbury, MD-DE 350 2.35 0.64 $ 42.13 $ 87,620
Santa Rosa, CA 830 4.27 1.16 $ 29.75 $ 61,870
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,670 1.51 0.41 $ 29.28 $ 60,900
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA (8) (8) (8) $ 27.61 $ 57,430
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI 340 3.08 0.84 $ 25.67 $ 53,390
Salinas, CA 1,320 7.71 2.09 $ 25.29 $ 52,610
Springfield, MA-CT 1,050 3.45 0.94 $ 23.99 $ 49,890
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 16,870 5.68 1.54 $ 23.82 $ 49,540
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 310 4.32 1.17 $ 23.82 $ 49,530
Iowa City, IA (8) (8) (8) $ 23.44 $ 48,750

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Substitute Teachers, Short-Term:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 3,400 9.00 2.44 $ 13.76 $ 28,630
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 3,150 11.71 3.18 $ 10.57 $ 21,980
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 2,010 8.37 2.27 $ 10.51 $ 21,850
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,910 9.95 2.70 $ 14.25 $ 29,640
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,840 9.62 2.61 $ 9.61 $ 20,000

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Substitute Teachers, Short-Term:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area 1,080 15.72 4.27 $ 23.99 $ 49,890
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 3,150 11.71 3.18 $ 10.57 $ 21,980
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 930 11.30 3.07 $ 14.13 $ 29,390
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,090 10.51 2.86 $ 9.62 $ 20,000
West Montana nonmetropolitan area 770 10.31 2.80 $ 11.18 $ 23,260

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 290 5.13 1.39 $ 28.59 $ 59,470
North Florida nonmetropolitan area 320 2.66 0.72 $ 25.49 $ 53,010
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area 1,080 15.72 4.27 $ 23.99 $ 49,890
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area 190 1.80 0.49 $ 22.35 $ 46,480
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $ 21.96 $ 45,680


About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021