Education & Library
Secondary School Teachers
SOC 25-2031
Teach academic subjects to high schoolers and grade, plan, and support them along the way.
The job
Median pay
$72k
$60k to $93k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Declining
-0.2% projected
Openings a year
64k
BLS projection
Typical education
Bachelor's plus license
Our model
AI displacement risk
Moderate
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
36/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
81st pct
More exposed than 81% of occupations · modeled estimate · 62nd pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
53/100
Key skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Learning Strategies
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
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 | 111,660 | 7.9 | 1.2× | $64k |
| California | 99,230 | 5.4 | 0.8× | $101k |
| New York | 70,660 | 7.3 | 1.1× | $97k |
| Pennsylvania | 52,240 | 8.6 | 1.3× | $79k |
| Florida | 49,810 | 5.0 | 0.7× | $60k |
| Ohio | 49,540 | 8.9 | 1.3× | $79k |
| Illinois | 44,670 | 7.3 | 1.1× | $80k |
| New Jersey | 38,140 | 8.9 | 1.3× | $82k |
| Virginia | 31,100 | 7.6 | 1.1× | $72k |
| North Carolina | 28,620 | 5.8 | 0.8× | $58k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 28,460 | 7.8 | 1.1× | $95k |
| Georgia | 25,730 | 5.3 | 0.8× | $75k |
| Michigan | 25,540 | 5.8 | 0.8× | $66k |
| Missouri | 24,380 | 8.3 | 1.2× | $59k |
| Tennessee | 21,230 | 6.5 | 0.9× | $62k |
| Arizona | 21,190 | 6.5 | 0.9× | $58k |
| Indiana | 20,430 | 6.4 | 0.9× | $62k |
| Colorado | 18,310 | 6.4 | 0.9× | $73k |
| Maryland | 16,640 | 6.0 | 0.9× | $79k |
| South Carolina | 16,080 | 7.0 | 1.0× | $63k |
| Minnesota | 16,020 | 5.4 | 0.8× | $76k |
| Wisconsin | 15,910 | 5.4 | 0.8× | $63k |
| Alabama | 15,880 | 7.5 | 1.1× | $62k |
| Oklahoma | 15,480 | 9.1 | 1.3× | $49k |
| Louisiana | 15,210 | 7.9 | 1.1× | $60k |
| Washington | 14,880 | 4.2 | 0.6× | $103k |
| Connecticut | 14,800 | 8.7 | 1.3× | $81k |
| Arkansas | 12,890 | 9.9 | 1.4× | $60k |
| Kentucky | 12,780 | 6.4 | 0.9× | $62k |
| Iowa | 12,310 | 7.9 | 1.1× | $61k |
| Oregon | 11,730 | 6.0 | 0.9× | $80k |
| Utah | 11,030 | 6.4 | 0.9× | $76k |
| Kansas | 10,860 | 7.6 | 1.1× | $60k |
| Mississippi | 10,400 | 8.9 | 1.3× | $51k |
| Nevada | 8,920 | 5.7 | 0.8× | $66k |
| New Mexico | 8,120 | 9.3 | 1.4× | $76k |
| Nebraska | 7,170 | 7.0 | 1.0× | $63k |
| Idaho | 6,570 | 7.7 | 1.1× | $62k |
| New Hampshire | 5,860 | 8.6 | 1.3× | $77k |
| Hawaii | 5,590 | 8.9 | 1.3× | $74k |
| Maine | 5,540 | 8.6 | 1.3× | $65k |
| Delaware | 5,360 | 11.1 | 1.6× | $78k |
| Rhode Island | 4,910 | 9.8 | 1.4× | $93k |
| Montana | 3,670 | 7.2 | 1.1× | $61k |
| West Virginia | 3,590 | 5.1 | 0.8× | $57k |
| South Dakota | 3,360 | 7.3 | 1.1× | $51k |
| North Dakota | 3,070 | 7.1 | 1.0× | $61k |
| Washington DC | 2,800 | 4.0 | 0.6× | $83k |
| Alaska | 2,790 | 8.6 | 1.3× | $80k |
| Vermont | 2,450 | 8.1 | 1.2× | $76k |
| Wyoming | 1,600 | 5.7 | 0.8× | $63k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ75,780 jobs · $101k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN32,790 jobs · $99k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA32,250 jobs · $101k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX28,000 jobs · $66k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX26,260 jobs · $66k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD25,460 jobs · $81k median
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH20,600 jobs · $99k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV20,400 jobs · $80k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Secondary School Teachers 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.