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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
25-2011 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Instruct preschool-aged children in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth needed for primary school in preschool, day care center, or other child development facility. Substitute teachers are included in "Teachers and Instructors, All Other" (25-3099). May be required to hold State certification. Excludes "Childcare Workers" (39-9011) and "Special Education Teachers" (25-2050).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 424,520 |
1.3 % |
$16.54 |
$34,410 |
1.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$9.91 |
$11.56 |
$14.32 |
$18.78 |
$26.61 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$20,610 |
$24,040 |
$29,780 |
$39,060 |
$55,350 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Child Day Care Services |
294,560 |
32.65 |
$14.45 |
$30,050 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
74,180 |
0.87 |
$24.22 |
$50,390 |
| Individual and Family Services |
13,550 |
0.56 |
$16.56 |
$34,440 |
| Religious Organizations |
9,200 |
4.68 |
$19.59 |
$40,750 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
8,210 |
0.15 |
$17.45 |
$36,290 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Child Day Care Services |
294,560 |
32.65 |
$14.45 |
$30,050 |
| Religious Organizations |
9,200 |
4.68 |
$19.59 |
$40,750 |
| Civic and Social Organizations |
6,510 |
1.70 |
$15.84 |
$32,950 |
| Social Advocacy Organizations |
2,170 |
1.00 |
$16.13 |
$33,560 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
74,180 |
0.87 |
$24.22 |
$50,390 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
30 |
(7) |
$24.68 |
$51,340 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
74,180 |
0.87 |
$24.22 |
$50,390 |
| Junior Colleges |
1,240 |
0.17 |
$21.38 |
$44,470 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
120 |
0.03 |
$21.03 |
$43,730 |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services |
90 |
(7) |
$19.95 |
$41,500 |
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
52,950 |
3.11 |
1.06 |
$18.20 |
$37,850 |
| Texas |
34,790 |
2.87 |
0.98 |
$16.81 |
$34,960 |
| New York |
30,790 |
3.28 |
1.12 |
$23.38 |
$48,630 |
| Florida |
25,940 |
3.01 |
1.03 |
$13.46 |
$27,990 |
| Illinois |
24,120 |
4.03 |
1.37 |
$15.14 |
$31,500 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Delaware |
2,150 |
4.78 |
1.63 |
$13.90 |
$28,910 |
| Massachusetts |
16,360 |
4.58 |
1.56 |
$18.84 |
$39,180 |
| New Hampshire |
2,950 |
4.52 |
1.54 |
$14.84 |
$30,860 |
| Illinois |
24,120 |
4.03 |
1.37 |
$15.14 |
$31,500 |
| Vermont |
1,200 |
3.92 |
1.34 |
$16.49 |
$34,290 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
30,790 |
3.28 |
1.12 |
$23.38 |
$48,630 |
| Connecticut |
5,690 |
3.43 |
1.17 |
$20.84 |
$43,350 |
| District of Columbia |
1,380 |
1.94 |
0.66 |
$20.22 |
$42,060 |
| New Jersey |
15,820 |
3.91 |
1.33 |
$19.65 |
$40,880 |
| Hawaii |
1,420 |
2.21 |
0.75 |
$19.02 |
$39,560 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| 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 |
35,280 |
3.71 |
1.27 |
$23.63 |
$49,140 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
19,560 |
4.21 |
1.44 |
$15.19 |
$31,600 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
17,040 |
2.78 |
0.95 |
$18.36 |
$38,190 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
13,490 |
4.89 |
1.67 |
$19.01 |
$39,540 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
11,870 |
3.33 |
1.13 |
$16.52 |
$34,370 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
10,810 |
3.45 |
1.18 |
$19.47 |
$40,490 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
10,280 |
4.25 |
1.45 |
$20.89 |
$43,460 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
10,130 |
3.40 |
1.16 |
$16.90 |
$35,150 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
9,770 |
3.64 |
1.24 |
$14.68 |
$30,540 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
9,400 |
3.30 |
1.13 |
$15.25 |
$31,720 |
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