Education & Library

Elementary School Teachers

SOC 25-2021

Teach young children the foundations across every subject.

Median pay

$64k

$58k to $81k typical range

Outlook

Declining

91k openings / yr

Education

Bachelor's plus license

AI exposure

72%

modeled estimate · 66th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

46/100

Key skills

Learning Strategies
Speaking
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Reading Comprehension

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.