Best paying education jobs

The highest-paying occupations in education, ranked with median wage weighted heaviest.

How this ranking is scored

score = .70·pay + .10·growth + .10·employment + .10·openings

Each factor is scaled to the strongest occupation on this list, then weighted and summed. Weights differ by list type. Full methodology.

Wages — OEWS May 2025

Growth & openings — EP 2024–34

Rank by Overall score ·Pay ·Growth ·Openings

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#

Occupation

MEDIAN PAY

P25–P75

Growth

Employed

Open/yr

Score

01

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree · 25-1071

$107,310

+17.3%

221,270

27,400

100

02

Law Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree · 25-1112

$128,500

+2.2%

20,060

2,200

100

03

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree · 25-1063

$123,920

+2.1%

11,560

1,200

96

04

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree · 25-1032

$109,270

+8.1%

40,270

4,100

90

05

Business Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree · 25-1011

$99,080

+5.7%

82,150

8,100

81

06

Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree · 25-1051

$103,170

+2.6%

9,900

1,000

81

07

Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree · 25-1043

$101,420

+4.0%

1,520

100

80

08

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree · 25-1021

$96,980

+5.3%

35,480

3,500

79

09

Physics Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree · 25-1054

$100,310

+2.5%

13,090

1,300

79

10

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree · 25-1041

$98,700

+4.1%

8,920

800

79

11

Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree · 25-1061

$99,650

+2.7%

5,240

500

78

12

Geography Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree · 25-1064

$97,590

+3.3%

3,330

300

77

13

Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree · 25-1065

$98,070

+2.0%

16,970

1,600

77

14

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree · 25-1072

$80,250

+16.8%

77,960

8,600

76

15

Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree · 25-1031

$96,870

+2.0%

7,700

900

75

16

Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree · 25-1053

$94,980

+2.9%

6,690

700

75

17

Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree · 25-1052

$93,250

+2.2%

19,980

1,900

73

18

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree · 25-1042

$84,620

+7.3%

50,190

5,400

71

19

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Bachelor's degree · 25-2031

$72,040

-1.6%

1.1M

66,200

71

20

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · Bachelor's degree · 25-2021

$63,970

-2.0%

1.4M

91,000

70

21

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree · 25-1062

$85,020

+2.4%

11,300

1,100

67

22

Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree · 25-1067

$84,290

+2.1%

11,850

1,100

66

23

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree · 25-1066

$80,340

+3.6%

41,530

4,000

65

24

History Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree · 25-1125

$83,820

-0.2%

18,790

1,700

64

25

Instructional Coordinators · Master's degree · 25-9031

$77,440

+1.3%

227,760

21,900

64

Showing top 25 of 64 scored occupations — show all 64show top 25

#

Occupation

MEDIAN PAY

Growth

Score

26

Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree

$80,340

+3.0%

64

27

Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree

$79,940

+2.3%

63

28

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree

$77,640

+1.8%

63

29

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary · Master's degree

$78,620

+1.7%

63

30

Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree

$80,260

+0.7%

62

31

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree

$78,580

+2.1%

62

32

Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree

$77,570

+2.3%

61

33

Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree

$77,270

+2.4%

61

34

English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree

$78,760

0.0%

61

35

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree

$79,350

-0.2%

61

36

Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree

$75,870

+3.4%

60

37

Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree

$76,590

+2.0%

60

38

Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Doctoral or professional degree

$75,350

+2.1%

60

39

Special Education Teachers, All Other · Bachelor's degree

$76,580

+1.1%

60

40

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School · Bachelor's degree

$74,260

-1.6%

59

41

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · Bachelor's degree

$64,370

-2.0%

58

42

Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other · Doctoral or professional degree

$72,990

+1.7%

57

43

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary · Some college, no degree

$36,780

-1.5%

56

44

Librarians and Media Collections Specialists · Master's degree

$68,270

+1.7%

56

45

Curators · Master's degree

$63,420

+7.0%

54

46

Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School · Bachelor's degree

$65,120

-1.8%

53

47

Teachers and Instructors, All Other · Bachelor's degree

$66,140

-0.1%

53

48

Archivists · Master's degree

$64,550

+3.8%

52

49

Special Education Teachers, Middle School · Bachelor's degree

$66,810

-1.9%

52

50

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School · Bachelor's degree

$66,270

-1.8%

52

51

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary · Bachelor's degree

$63,820

+0.7%

51

52

Special Education Teachers, Preschool · Bachelor's degree

$64,830

+1.4%

51

53

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education · Bachelor's degree

$62,680

-1.6%

50

54

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School · Bachelor's degree

$65,030

-2.0%

50

55

Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors · Bachelor's degree

$61,540

-13.7%

47

56

Self-Enrichment Teachers · High school diploma or equivalent

$46,800

+3.7%

46

57

Farm and Home Management Educators · Master's degree

$60,220

-2.5%

46

58

Museum Technicians and Conservators · Bachelor's degree

$51,440

+5.4%

44

59

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term · Bachelor's degree

$41,670

+1.6%

43

60

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education · Associate's degree

$38,140

+4.1%

42

61

Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other · Bachelor's degree

$50,890

+1.5%

42

62

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary · Bachelor's degree

$42,910

+3.1%

39

63

Tutors · Some college, no degree

$43,350

+0.6%

38

64

Library Technicians · Postsecondary nondegree award

$44,580

-6.8%

36

Fastest-growing education careers

01 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary +17.3%

02 Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary +16.8%

03 Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary +8.1%

04 Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary +7.3%

05 Curators +7.0%

education careers without a four-year degree

01 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $36,780

02 Self-Enrichment Teachers $46,800

03 Tutors $43,350

04 Library Technicians $44,580

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About education careers

How many education careers are there?

Jobs.best ranks 64 education occupations with published wages, from OEWS May 2025.

What is the highest-paying education job?

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary, with a national median of $107,310.

Can you enter education without a degree?

Yes — 4 of the ranked education occupations typically need no four-year degree, including Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary.