Teacher Education Misc Major Salary and Careers Data

This page contains key outcome data for the Teacher Education Misc Major, estimated using US Census data. See the methodology here. For more on the College Majors Data Dashboard click here.

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Overall Major Information

  • Field: Education
  • Average Income: $39,000 (Rank: 154 of 173)
  • 25% Make Less Than: $28,000
  • Unemployment Rate: 2.90% (Rank: 43 of 171)
  • Percent Female: 80.7%
  • Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 40.2%
  • Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 4.5%
  • Percent Who Get a PhD: 2.2%
  • Major Popularity Ranking: 93 of 173
  • Major Difficulty (1-5): NA

Careers Information

This list provides the 25 most common careers (occupations) among people in this major, and how much they earn within each occupation.

  1. Elementary and Middle School Teachers: 58.22% (Average Income: $41,000)
  2. Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers: 7.07% (Average Income: $35,000)
  3. Secondary School Teachers: 6.02% (Average Income: $42,000)
  4. Other Teachers and Instructors: 2.35% (Average Income: $25,000)
  5. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants: 1.59% (Average Income: $26,000)
  6. Childcare Workers: 1.55% (Average Income: $20,000)
  7. Teacher Assistants: 1.53% (Average Income: $18,000)
  8. Education Administrators: 1.20% (Average Income: $41,000)
  9. Waiters and Waitresses: 1.05% (Average Income: $17,000)
  10. Special Education Teachers: 0.98% (Average Income: $39,000)
  11. First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers: 0.85% (Average Income: $45,000)
  12. Managers,  (including Postmasters): 0.84% (Average Income: $43,000)
  13. Customer Service Representatives: 0.74% (Average Income: $32,000)
  14. Cashiers: 0.70% (Average Income: $10,000)
  15. Clergy: 0.70% (Average Income: $38,000)
  16. Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked: 0.63%
  17. Retail Salespersons: 0.61% (Average Income: $22,000)
  18. Social Workers: 0.54% (Average Income: $34,000)
  19. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners: 0.48% (Average Income: $14,000)
  20. Accountants and Auditors: 0.43% (Average Income: $31,000)
  21. Recreation and Fitness Workers: 0.37% (Average Income: $36,000)
  22. Office Clerks, General: 0.34% (Average Income: $29,000)
  23. Counselors: 0.32% (Average Income: $39,000)
  24. Police Officers and Detectives: 0.31% (Average Income: $68,000)
  25. Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides: 0.30% (Average Income: $28,000)

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