Educational Services

Industry Sub-Sector

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Workforce Population

14.4M

2021

Average Employee Age

43.1

2021

Estimated Job Growth

12.4%

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$51,383

2021

Average Male Salary

$60,932

2021

Average Female Salary

$46,926

2021

About

The top three occupations in the Educational Services Industry Sub-Sector are elementary & middle school teachers, postsecondary teachers, and teaching assistants. On average, full-time employees in the Educational Services Industry Sub-Sector work 43.1 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $61,846. Part-time employees in the same industry work 19.5 hours and earn an average annual salary of $17,940.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Educational Services Industry Sub-Sector are Tompkins County PUMA, NY, Ann Arbor City Area PUMA, MI, and Centre County PUMA, PA.

The workforce of Educational Services Industry Sub-Sector in 2021 was 14,385,269 people, with 68.2% woman, and 31.8% men.

In 2021, 74.3% of the workforce in the Educational Services Industry Sub-Sector was White (10,683,137 people), of which 69% were women and 31% men.

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Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance

Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Educational Services Industry Sub-Sector.

The workforce in Educational Services Industry Sub-Sector was 14,385,269 people and is concentrated in California (1,569,246 workers). The average annual salary was $51,383, being $8,213 less than the national average salary, which was $59,596.

Monthly Employment

Start Year

Y-Axis

3.51%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4M people employed in the Educational Services industry. This represents a 3.51% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Educational Services over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2021 were California (1.57M), Texas (1.27M), and New York (1.09M).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Educational Services Industry Sub-Sector.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2021, Educational Services Industry Sub-Sector had an average annual wage of $51,383, $8,213 less than the average national salary of $59,596.

The graph shows the position of Educational Services Industry Sub-Sector in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.415

WAGE GINI

Educational Services has a wage GINI of 0.415, which is less than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Educational Services (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Educational Services Industry Sub-Sector workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Educational Services Industry Sub-Sector.

Elementary & middle school teachers are the most common position with 3,259,438 workers, but the Educational Services Industry Sub-Sector employs a relatively high number of Postsecondary teachers and Teaching assistants.

The highest average salary in Educational Services goes to Surgeons.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Educational Services Industry Sub-Sector according to occupations. In 2021, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were elementary & middle school teachers (3,259,438 people), postsecondary teachers (1,441,551 people), and teaching assistants (1,167,639 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$60,932

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$692

$46,926

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$307

On average, Male workers in the Educational Services Industry Sub-Sector make 1.3 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Educational Services Industry Sub-Sector.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Educational Services Industry Sub-Sector. Based on estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, this section indicates the amount of money spent by a specific industry in other industries.

The industrial flow illustrates the intermediate inputs and the use of outputs of the Educational Services Industry Sub-Sector.

The Educational Services Industry Sub-Sector gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry.

California and New York stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Educational Services Industry Sub-Sector.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Educational Services is from Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance.

Professional and business services has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Educational Services Industry Sub-Sector, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Educational Services Industry Sub-Sector is Educational services, health care, and social assistance.

In this flow diagram, all of the industries listed to the left are those places from which the highlighted industry has made purchases. They are the intermediate inputs to the highlighted industry. All those industries listed on the right side are those industries that have made purchases from the highlighted industry. They are the use of outputs of the highlighted industry. The visualizations below offer alternative ways to see and understand this data.

Intermediate Inputs

The closest comparable data for Educational Services is from Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

The Educational Services Industry Sub-Sector gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

Use of Output by Other Industries

The closest comparable data for Educational Services is from Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Educational services, health care, and social assistance Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Educational Services Industry Sub-Sector in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Educational Services Industry Sub-Sector for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2016

California
176,070
New York
102,746
Texas
87,970

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Educational Services industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Educational Services Industry Sub-Sector in the US.

Of the total workforce, 68.2% corresponds to women and 31.8% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $60,932 and $46,926.

81.3% of workers have a graduate degree, bachelors degree or some college.

Gender and Age

9,807,865

Women

68.2%

4,577,404

Men

31.8%

The workforce of Educational Services industry in 2021 was 14,385,269 people, with 68.2% woman, and 31.8% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Educational Services industry.

Races

In 2021, 74.3% of the workforce in the Educational Services industry was White (10,683,137 people), of which 69% were women and 31% men.

Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black and Two or More Races.

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Educational Services workers in 2021 were graduate degree (5,489,406 people), bachelors degree (4,221,632 people), and some college (1,981,013 people).

The chart shows the Educational Services workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Educational Services industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 7.66% in the next ten years. The Educational Services industry has a higher projected workforce growth at 12.4%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (18.6%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (24.2%).

Job Growth

12.4%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

7.66%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Educational Services. This industry is expected to grow more than than 7.66%, the average rate of national job growth.