Education & Library

ESL Teachers

SOC 25-3011

Teach English to speakers of other languages in schools and community programs.

Median pay

$62k

$49k to $78k typical range

Outlook

Declining

4k openings / yr

Education

Bachelor's plus cert

AI exposure

89%

modeled estimate · 60th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

46/100

Key skills

Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Speaking
Learning Strategies
Writing
Monitoring

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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.