Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017

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)
409,740 1.2 % $16.15 $33,590 1.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $9.60 $11.15 $13.94 $18.52 $26.34
Annual Wage (2) $19,970 $23,190 $28,990 $38,520 $54,780


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 283,830 32.18 $13.98 $29,080
Elementary and Secondary Schools 72,810 0.86 $24.06 $50,040
Individual and Family Services 14,030 0.61 $16.29 $33,870
Religious Organizations 8,620 4.45 $18.03 $37,500
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 7,770 0.14 $17.51 $36,420

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 283,830 32.18 $13.98 $29,080
Religious Organizations 8,620 4.45 $18.03 $37,500
Civic and Social Organizations 5,950 1.54 $15.48 $32,200
Social Advocacy Organizations 2,020 0.95 $15.02 $31,240
Elementary and Secondary Schools 72,810 0.86 $24.06 $50,040

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 72,810 0.86 $24.06 $50,040
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 30 (7) $23.98 $49,880
Junior Colleges 1,410 0.19 $21.57 $44,860
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations 120 0.03 $20.35 $42,330
Educational Support Services 1,280 0.72 $19.81 $41,200


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 51,990 3.11 1.08 $17.67 $36,760
Texas 34,950 2.94 1.02 $16.73 $34,800
New York 34,110 3.70 1.29 $21.30 $44,310
Florida 21,380 2.54 0.88 $13.14 $27,340
Illinois 20,620 3.48 1.21 $15.27 $31,750




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 2,280 5.16 1.79 $13.79 $28,670
New Hampshire 3,120 4.80 1.67 $14.90 $30,990
Massachusetts 16,390 4.65 1.62 $18.04 $37,510
Oregon 7,120 3.89 1.35 $14.24 $29,620
Maryland 10,000 3.75 1.31 $17.22 $35,810




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 34,110 3.70 1.29 $21.30 $44,310
District of Columbia 1,320 1.86 0.65 $20.01 $41,630
Connecticut 5,490 3.32 1.15 $19.30 $40,150
New Jersey 14,960 3.73 1.30 $19.28 $40,110
Nebraska 1,090 1.13 0.39 $18.88 $39,270



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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-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 27,720 4.14 1.44 $23.69 $49,270
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division 13,260 3.62 1.26 $15.32 $31,860
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 12,540 2.83 0.98 $18.07 $37,590
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 10,570 3.61 1.26 $15.50 $32,230
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 10,220 3.90 1.36 $14.39 $29,930
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division 9,210 5.00 1.74 $18.65 $38,790
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 7,520 2.99 1.04 $19.68 $40,920
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 6,680 2.68 0.93 $16.53 $34,390
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 5,610 5.15 1.79 $19.58 $40,720
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 5,290 2.74 0.95 $16.87 $35,090


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Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Dover-Durham, NH-ME 390 7.61 2.65 $14.42 $30,000
Boulder, CO 1,240 6.97 2.43 $15.36 $31,940
Warner Robins, GA 470 6.76 2.35 $14.75 $30,670
El Centro, CA 390 6.44 2.24 $20.00 $41,600
Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town, MA-NH NECTA Division 420 6.35 2.21 $14.72 $30,610
Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division 510 6.21 2.16 $18.61 $38,710
New Bern, NC 270 6.11 2.13 $12.25 $25,470
Jonesboro, AR 330 6.03 2.10 $16.89 $35,120
Waterbury, CT 410 5.95 2.07 $22.38 $46,550
Goldsboro, NC 230 5.80 2.02 $11.72 $24,370


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Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Grand Island, NE 30 0.87 0.30 $28.33 $58,930
Laredo, TX 230 2.33 0.81 $24.24 $50,410
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 27,720 4.14 1.44 $23.69 $49,270
Longview, TX 70 0.80 0.28 $23.43 $48,740
Waterbury, CT 410 5.95 2.07 $22.38 $46,550
Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD Metropolitan Division 2,920 5.01 1.74 $21.95 $45,650
San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division 3,810 3.41 1.19 $21.64 $45,020
Ocean City, NJ (8) (8) (8) $21.41 $44,540
Farmington, NM 140 2.94 1.02 $21.36 $44,430
Rockford, IL 480 3.38 1.17 $20.91 $43,490

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 960 3.89 1.35 $14.09 $29,300
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 650 2.55 0.89 $11.40 $23,710
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 610 3.38 1.18 $16.05 $33,390
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 610 3.60 1.25 $14.93 $31,050
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 590 2.92 1.02 $10.81 $22,480

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 240 6.13 2.13 $18.01 $37,460
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 350 5.69 1.98 $14.64 $30,460
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area 170 5.35 1.86 $13.82 $28,750
Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 230 5.13 1.79 $18.44 $38,360
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 500 4.72 1.64 $16.08 $33,440

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 50 1.71 0.59 $24.06 $50,040
West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 40 0.76 0.26 $23.53 $48,940
Far East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 50 2.13 0.74 $22.92 $47,680
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 90 0.99 0.34 $22.87 $47,570
East Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 80 1.96 0.68 $22.20 $46,180


About May 2017 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.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(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 OES estimates and related information:

May 2017 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2017 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2017 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2017 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2017 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 30, 2018