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25-2022

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

Role Overview

Teach one or more subjects to students at the middle, intermediate, or junior high school level. Excludes “Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School” (25-2023), “Special Education Teachers” (25-2050), and “Substitute Teachers, Short Term” (25-3031).

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Bilingual and Multilingual Education. Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching. Teacher Education, Multiple Levels. Montessori Teacher Education. Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education. Online Educator/Online Teaching. International Teaching and Learning. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods. Art Teacher Education. English/Language Arts Teacher Education. Foreign Language Teacher Education. Health Teacher Education. Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education. Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education. Mathematics Teacher Education. Music Teacher Education. Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. Reading Teacher Education. Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education. Social Science Teacher Education. Social Studies Teacher Education. Computer Teacher Education. Biology Teacher Education. Chemistry Teacher Education. Drama and Dance Teacher Education. French Language Teacher Education. German Language Teacher Education. Health Occupations Teacher Education. History Teacher Education. Spanish Language Teacher Education. Speech Teacher Education. Geography Teacher Education. Latin Teacher Education. Earth Science Teacher Education. Environmental Education. Communication Arts and Literature Teacher Education. Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. Teaching French as a Second or Foreign Language. Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language, Other. Social Sciences, Other.

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Salary by State (top paying)

State Median salary
Washington $99,150
California $96,820
Rhode Island $89,530
Massachusetts $84,280
New York $82,620
Connecticut $81,040
District of Columbia $78,090
Oregon $78,050
New Jersey $77,630
Pennsylvania $76,740
Maryland $76,420
Alaska $75,980
Utah $75,490
New Mexico $73,520
Ohio $66,790

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BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), BLS Employment Projections.

Median Annual Salary

$62,970

Projected Growth (10yr)

+-2.0%

Avg. annual openings

40.5k

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