Education & Library

Kindergarten Teachers

SOC 25-2012

Build foundational literacy and math skills in 5-6 year olds.

The job

Median pay

$63k

$52k to $80k typical range

Outlook, 2025 to 2035

Declining

-0.3% projected

Openings a year

12k

BLS projection

Typical education

Bachelor's plus cert

Our model

AI displacement risk

Low

How much of this job AI may do instead of the person

Works with AI

31/100

AI alongside the person rather than instead of them

AI exposure

48th pct

More exposed than 48% of occupations · modeled estimate · 68th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

54/100

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Key skills

Active Listening
Speaking
Learning Strategies
Monitoring
Reading Comprehension
Writing

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. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.

State	Jobs	Per 1,000	vs national	Median pay
Florida	8,810	0.9	1.3×	$58k
California	7,430	0.4	0.6×	$83k
New York	6,950	0.7	1.0×	$78k
New Jersey	5,370	1.3	1.8×	$74k
Washington	5,270	1.5	2.1×	$100k
Illinois	4,660	0.8	1.1×	$64k
Georgia	4,530	0.9	1.3×	$66k
Texas	3,820	0.3	0.4×	$64k
Virginia	3,740	0.9	1.3×	$64k
Louisiana	3,730	1.9	2.8×	$53k

All 51 states

State	Jobs	Per 1,000	vs national	Median pay
Ohio	3,290	0.6	0.8×	$73k
Colorado	3,260	1.1	1.6×	$63k
Arizona	3,020	0.9	1.3×	$53k
Minnesota	2,840	1.0	1.4×	$76k
Tennessee	2,740	0.8	1.2×	$58k
Pennsylvania	2,510	0.4	0.6×	$64k
Kentucky	2,450	1.2	1.8×	$60k
Missouri	2,300	0.8	1.1×	$57k
North Carolina	2,250	0.5	0.7×	$53k
Indiana	2,120	0.7	0.9×	$58k
Massachusetts	1,980	0.5	0.8×	$84k
Michigan	1,890	0.4	0.6×	$63k
Oklahoma	1,690	1.0	1.4×	$48k
Maryland	1,560	0.6	0.8×	$76k
South Carolina	1,540	0.7	0.9×	$61k
Wisconsin	1,510	0.5	0.7×	$59k
Arkansas	1,490	1.1	1.6×	$52k
Connecticut	1,420	0.8	1.2×	$90k
Nevada	1,400	0.9	1.3×	$65k
Mississippi	1,350	1.2	1.7×	$49k
Oregon	1,330	0.7	1.0×	$69k
Kansas	1,300	0.9	1.3×	$57k
Iowa	1,160	0.7	1.1×	$58k
Nebraska	1,120	1.1	1.6×	$62k
New Mexico	950	1.1	1.6×	$74k
West Virginia	730	1.0	1.5×	$59k
South Dakota	610	1.3	1.9×	$49k
North Dakota	600	1.4	2.0×	$59k
Maine	570	0.9	1.3×	$53k
Utah	530	0.3	0.4×	$63k
New Hampshire	520	0.8	1.1×	$60k
Idaho	460	0.5	0.8×	$62k
Montana	400	0.8	1.1×	$48k
Rhode Island	360	0.7	1.0×	$85k
Wyoming	360	1.3	1.8×	$61k
Alabama	310	0.1	0.2×	$51k
Vermont	250	0.8	1.2×	$63k
Alaska	235	0.7	1.0×	$78k~
Washington DC	180	0.3	0.4×	$82k
Hawaii	90	0.1	0.2×	$53k
Delaware	70	0.1	0.2×	$74k

Top metro areas

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ8,180 jobs · $77k median
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN3,350 jobs · $70k median
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA2,650 jobs · $76k median
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR2,610 jobs · $62k median
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA2,530 jobs · $102k median
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL2,420 jobs · $57k median
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV2,400 jobs · $77k median
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ2,310 jobs · $57k median

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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.