Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages Wide pay band SOC 25-9099

Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other

The published band from $25,180 to $98,740 is the distinctive signal for this role, not a twin of Economics Teachers, Postsecondary.

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Same-major-group titles next to Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other: Economics Teachers, Postsecondary ($124K) , Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary ($93K) , Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary ($100K) , Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary ($97K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

Highest-pay states for Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other

State names lead when O*NET tasks are absent for this SOC, geography mass differs by occupation even when peer titles overlap.

  1. 1. California $64,100
  2. 2. North Carolina $61,580
  3. 3. Massachusetts $62,630
  4. 4. South Dakota $63,010
  5. 5. Hawaii $64,450
  6. 6. District of Columbia $83,130
  7. 7. Maryland $59,830
  8. 8. Colorado $64,090
  9. 9. New Hampshire $70,990
  10. 10. Wisconsin $61,940

Other Educational Instruction and Library Occupations careers next to Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other

Same BLS major group, ordered by national median.

  1. 1. Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary $99,650
  2. 2. Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary $96,870
  3. 3. Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary $101,420
  4. 4. Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary $98,700
  5. 5. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary $109,270
  6. 6. Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary $96,980
  7. 7. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $107,310
  8. 8. Business Teachers, Postsecondary $99,080
  9. 9. Economics Teachers, Postsecondary $123,920
  10. 10. Physics Teachers, Postsecondary $100,310
  11. 11. Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary $103,170
  12. 12. Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary $93,250
Published pay band (10th to 90th)
$25,180 to $98,740
median $50,890 · ~3.9× spread
$51K
National median
↑ +2%
Growth 2024-2034
12,500
Annual openings
118,590
Estimated US jobs
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
Highest-pay peer · $124K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education Bachelor's degree

Peer ladder above lists 12 other Educational Instruction and Library Occupations titles , led here by Economics Teachers, Postsecondary.

The OEWS band for Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other runs from $25,180 (10th) to $98,740 (90th), about 3.9× wide, with median $50,890. That spread, not the midpoint alone, is the distinctive published fact.

Employment Projections expect +2% change between 2024 and 2034 (about as fast as average vs baseline 3.1%). About 12,500 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: California at $64,100. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Economics Teachers, Postsecondary at $123,920. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other pay-rank #57 in Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

On the Educational Instruction and Library Occupations median table (64 detailed occupations with OEWS medians), Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other lands at #57, in the lower third. That rank is a table position, not a statement about individual workers.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

SOC 25-9099 · national median $50,890 · lower third of Educational Instruction and Library Occupations (#57/64). Open the full OEWS map or a named state before treating the card median as a local ask.

Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 25-9099

California · top state for Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other

$64K published median

North Carolina · #2 state pay

$62K · behind California

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary

Highest-pay peer vs Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other · $124K

Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary

Lower-pay peer beside Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other · $93K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other land on the Educational Instruction and Library Occupations median table? ▼
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other is pay-rank #57 of 64 in this major group, lower third of the median table. Closest lower-third titles: Museum Technicians and Conservators ($51K), Self-Enrichment Teachers ($47K), Library Technicians ($45K), Tutors ($43K). That position is a table rank, not a worker percentile.
How wide is the published pay band for Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other? ▼
OEWS places the 10th percentile at $25,180 and the 90th at $98,740 for Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other (3.9× spread). The national median is $50,890. OEWS does not isolate experience, employer, or geography as the cause of that spread.
What employment change does BLS publish for Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other is +2%. Projected annual openings: about 12,500. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: about as fast as average.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other? ▼
BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other? ▼
California ($64,100), North Carolina ($61,580), Massachusetts ($62,630) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 25-9099. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics