{"data_version":"1.0","generated_from":"2026-10-12","license":"Free to reuse with attribution: cite \"EducationGuide.com\" with a link to the page URL. Most figures are U.S. government data (public domain); loan default rates and athletics come from the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By 1.0, attribution required) and founding years from Wikidata (CC0). O*NET data: CC BY 4.0, O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA).","url":"https://educationguide.com/careers/secondary-school-teachers-except-special-and-career-technical-education","ids":{"soc_2018":"25-2031","slug":"secondary-school-teachers-except-special-and-career-technical-education"},"soc":"25-2031","slug":"secondary-school-teachers-except-special-and-career-technical-education","title":"Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education","description":"Teach one or more subjects to students at the secondary school level.","wage":{"median":72040,"p10":48780,"p25":59980,"p75":92570,"p90":107600,"mean":76320,"jobs":1065210,"year":"May 2025"},"states":{"AK":79650,"AL":61990,"AR":59660,"AZ":58360,"CA":101370,"CO":72900,"CT":80970,"DC":82750,"DE":77960,"FL":60410,"GA":75480,"GU":62860,"HI":74310,"IA":61200,"ID":61690,"IL":79990,"IN":61880,"KS":59920,"KY":61560,"LA":59850,"MA":95260,"MD":78670,"ME":64880,"MI":66030,"MN":76460,"MO":59240,"MS":50980,"MT":60990,"NC":57650,"ND":61210,"NE":63450,"NH":77060,"NJ":82200,"NM":75900,"NV":65520,"NY":97070,"OH":78800,"OK":48710,"OR":79570,"PA":78800,"PR":59100,"RI":92610,"SC":62580,"SD":51050,"TN":61860,"TX":63590,"UT":76330,"VA":72170,"VI":59520,"VT":76220,"WA":102670,"WI":62870,"WV":56610,"WY":62690},"metros":[{"name":"New York-Newark-Jersey City","states":"NY-NJ","wage":100800,"jobs":75780},{"name":"Chicago-Naperville-Elgin","states":"IL-IN","wage":98970,"jobs":32790},{"name":"Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim","states":"CA","wage":100960,"jobs":32250},{"name":"Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington","states":"TX","wage":65890,"jobs":28000},{"name":"Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands","states":"TX","wage":65540,"jobs":26260},{"name":"Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington","states":"PA-NJ-DE-MD","wage":80560,"jobs":25460},{"name":"Boston-Cambridge-Newton","states":"MA-NH","wage":98850,"jobs":20600},{"name":"Washington-Arlington-Alexandria","states":"DC-VA-MD-WV","wage":80300,"jobs":20400},{"name":"Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell","states":"GA","wage":77210,"jobs":14830},{"name":"Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler","states":"AZ","wage":59570,"jobs":14730},{"name":"Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario","states":"CA","wage":100130,"jobs":12450},{"name":"Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach","states":"FL","wage":60410,"jobs":12010}],"outlook":{"jobs2025":1087.5,"jobs2035":1085,"growth":-0.2,"openings_k":63.5,"entry":"Bachelor's degree","experience":"None","training":"None"},"jobZone":4,"education":{"hs_or_less":0,"some_college_or_associate":0.04,"bachelors":0.77,"graduate":0.19},"interests":{"scores":{"R":2.73,"I":3.19,"A":3.77,"S":7,"E":2.9,"C":3.61},"code":"S"},"skills":["Reading Comprehension","Active Listening","Speaking","Learning Strategies","Critical Thinking"],"knowledge":["Education and Training","English Language","Customer and Personal Service","Computers and Electronics","Psychology"],"workStyles":["Dependability","Optimism","Social Orientation","Cooperation","Empathy"],"young":null,"fields":[],"sources":{"wage":"BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 (U.S., states, metro areas)","outlook":"BLS Employment Projections 2025-35","onet":"O*NET 31.0: description, job zone, required education (worker survey), interests, skills, knowledge, work styles","young":"Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year microdata: employed ages 25-34 with at least a high school diploma; share with a bachelor's+, median earnings (not enrolled, earnings > 0), fields of bachelor's degree (EducationGuide calculation)"},"methodology":"https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#careers"}