Management
Education Administrators, K-12
SOC 11-9032
Lead a school as principal or administrator, owning everything from staff to safety.
The job
Median pay
$106k
$86k to $135k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Declining
-0.3% projected
Openings a year
21k
BLS projection
Typical education
Master's
Our model
AI displacement risk
Moderate
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
13/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
61st pct
More exposed than 61% of occupations · modeled estimate · 46th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
52/100
Key skills
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Learning Strategies
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Critical Thinking
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 37,140 | 2.6 | 1.3× | $94k |
| California | 31,370 | 1.7 | 0.8× | $160k |
| New York | 19,210 | 2.0 | 0.9× | $139k |
| Florida | 16,960 | 1.7 | 0.8× | $96k |
| Illinois | 14,850 | 2.4 | 1.1× | $113k |
| Pennsylvania | 14,460 | 2.4 | 1.1× | $119k |
| Ohio | 12,480 | 2.2 | 1.1× | $100k |
| New Jersey | 11,450 | 2.7 | 1.3× | $137k |
| North Carolina | 11,220 | 2.3 | 1.1× | $83k |
| Massachusetts | 10,570 | 2.9 | 1.4× | $128k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 9,610 | 2.2 | 1.0× | $104k |
| Virginia | 8,470 | 2.1 | 1.0× | $106k |
| Georgia | 7,530 | 1.5 | 0.7× | $103k |
| Maryland | 7,200 | 2.6 | 1.2× | $132k |
| Missouri | 7,120 | 2.4 | 1.1× | $100k |
| Indiana | 6,990 | 2.2 | 1.0× | $99k |
| Washington | 6,470 | 1.8 | 0.9× | $167k |
| Tennessee | 6,180 | 1.9 | 0.9× | $98k |
| Colorado | 5,760 | 2.0 | 0.9× | $111k |
| Arizona | 5,270 | 1.6 | 0.8× | $97k |
| Louisiana | 5,080 | 2.6 | 1.2× | $83k |
| South Carolina | 5,000 | 2.2 | 1.0× | $102k |
| Kentucky | 4,940 | 2.5 | 1.2× | $100k |
| Connecticut | 4,610 | 2.7 | 1.3× | $156k |
| Oklahoma | 4,320 | 2.5 | 1.2× | $87k |
| Oregon | 4,160 | 2.1 | 1.0× | $130k |
| Minnesota | 4,120 | 1.4 | 0.7× | $127k |
| Wisconsin | 4,030 | 1.4 | 0.7× | $117k |
| Iowa | 3,310 | 2.1 | 1.0× | $104k |
| Mississippi | 3,170 | 2.7 | 1.3× | $83k |
| Alabama | 3,020 | 1.4 | 0.7× | $97k |
| Utah | 2,940 | 1.7 | 0.8× | $129k |
| Arkansas | 2,760 | 2.1 | 1.0× | $86k |
| Kansas | 2,520 | 1.8 | 0.8× | $101k |
| Nevada | 2,490 | 1.6 | 0.8× | $109k |
| New Mexico | 2,290 | 2.6 | 1.3× | $108k |
| Washington DC | 1,930 | 2.7 | 1.3× | $137k |
| Hawaii | 1,910 | 3.0 | 1.4× | $127k |
| Nebraska | 1,860 | 1.8 | 0.9× | $111k |
| Idaho | 1,830 | 2.1 | 1.0× | $101k |
| Maine | 1,710 | 2.7 | 1.3× | $103k |
| New Hampshire | 1,590 | 2.3 | 1.1× | $105k |
| West Virginia | 1,480 | 2.1 | 1.0× | $81k |
| Rhode Island | 1,160 | 2.3 | 1.1× | $120k |
| Delaware | 1,100 | 2.3 | 1.1× | $133k |
| Vermont | 1,000 | 3.3 | 1.6× | $105k |
| Montana | 930 | 1.8 | 0.9× | $96k |
| Alaska | 890 | 2.7 | 1.3× | $126k |
| North Dakota | 810 | 1.9 | 0.9× | $108k |
| South Dakota | 680 | 1.5 | 0.7× | $88k |
| Wyoming | 410 | 1.5 | 0.7× | $105k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ20,920 jobs · $163k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN11,050 jobs · $129k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA10,310 jobs · $162k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX9,190 jobs · $101k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX8,370 jobs · $100k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD7,890 jobs · $129k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV7,510 jobs · $134k median
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH7,260 jobs · $131k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Education Administrators, K-12 interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.