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Estimated employment830
Mean wage$69,181
Entry wage$46,053
10th percentile wage$41,571
50th percentile wage$62,079
90th percentile wage$108,375
 Top Employing Industries
 Industry Employment  Percent 
Education and Health Services830100.0%
 Best Paying Industries
 Industry Employment  Median Wage 
Education and Health Services83069,174
Education Teachers, Postsecondary (25-1081)
Teach courses pertaining to education, such as counseling, curriculum, guidance, instruction, teacher education, and teaching English as a second language. Include both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of both teaching and research.
Median Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to Occupational Group  Difference 
Current$69181.10 $59043.72  $10137.39
2013$68952.22+.3%$58848.37 +.3%$10103.85
2012$67636.12+1.9%$57725.12 +1.9%$9911.00
2011$66320.02+2.0%$56601.87 +2.0%$9718.14
2010$65290.03+1.6%$55722.81 +1.6%$9567.21
2009$64145.59+1.8%$54746.08 +1.8%$9399.51
2008$63458.93+1.1%$54160.03 +1.1%$9298.90
2007$61570.61+3.1%$52548.42 +3.1%$9022.19
2006$59510.63+3.5%$50790.29 +3.5%$8720.33
2005$57221.76+4.0%$48836.82 +4.0%$8384.94
YearThis OccupationCompared to All Occupations  Difference 
Current$69181.10 $54962.85  $14218.25
2013$68952.22+.3%$54824.64 +.3%$14127.58
2012$67636.12+1.9%$53718.93 +2.1%$13917.18
2011$66320.02+2.0%$52797.51 +1.7%$13522.51
2010$65290.03+1.6%$51968.23 +1.6%$13321.79
2009$64145.59+1.8%$51092.88 +1.7%$13052.71
2008$63458.93+1.1%$50401.81 +1.4%$13057.12
2007$61570.61+3.1%$49111.82 +2.6%$12458.79
2006$59510.63+3.5%$47545.40 +3.3%$11965.23
2005$57221.76+4.0%$46071.13 +3.2%$11150.63

Note:The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80 percent of workers earn between this wage range, 10 percent earn less while 10 percent earn more.

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2014
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