Education Jobs

Teaching Careers In the United States, k-12 education is primarily provided by the public sector, with education funding provided by federal, state and local governments. The education sector also includes training as well as consulting and support services to schools and students such as curriculum development and tutoring. The success of schools primarily depends on funding, attracting effective teachers, student performance and parental support. Schools situated in affluent communities may receive more local funding and be able to provide a wider range of instruction.

The educational services industry includes an array of institutions which offer job-specific certification, professional training and technical instruction. Classes emphasizing self-fulfillment, hobbies and leisure are also part of the education services industry.

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Education Services Industry Facts

In the United States about 19.1 million students attended two-year and four-year colleges and universities in 2010 (National Center for Education Statistics)
About $540 billion spent during the 2010-2011 school year related to the education of almost 50 million elementary and secondary students (National Center for Education Statistics)
Approximately 14,000 public school districts with about 90,000 schools provide education to about 50 million K-12 students (First Research)
The average public high school has about 800 students (First Research)
Approximately 33,000 private primary and secondary schools operate in the United States with a total enrollment of approximately six million students (First Research)

Education Services Industry Employment Background

Teaching occupations include preschool, kindergarten, elementary, middle, secondary, postsecondary, adult literacy, remedial, self-enrichment, vocational and special education teachers. The education industry also includes librarians, school counselors and school bus drivers.

Education administrators provide direction and leadership and manage the daily activities of education institutions. They set educational goals and standards, help establish the policies and procedures used to carry them out and perform other tasks. The education industry also includes numerous administrative support workers.

Education Services Industry Employment Statistics

The education sector is the second largest industry in the nation, accounting for approximately 13.5 jobs in 2008
Teaching jobs account for 47 percent of all educational services jobs
In 2008, junior colleges, colleges, universities and professional schools accounted for 28.2 percent of employment in the education services industry
Management, business and financial occupations accounted for 863.1 (in thousands) jobs in 2008
Post secondary teachers account for 12.3 percent of jobs in the education services industry
In 2008, elementary school teachers, except special education, accounted for 1520.1 (in thousands) jobs; middle school teachers, except special education and vocational: 652.5 (in thousands) jobs; and secondary teachers: 1,172.5 (in thousands) jobs in the education industry
In 2008, service occupations accounted for 1,431.6 (in thousands) jobs and office and administrative support occupations accounted for 1,528.4 jobs in the education industry

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

Education Services Industry Employment Outlook

The Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts a 12 percent employment growth in the educational services industry from 2008 to 2018, comparable to the 11 percent increase forecasted for all industries combined. Enrollment growth is expected to be larger at the elementary grades and middle school levels, which will likely create a slightly higher employment growth for teachers at these levels. A large number of job opening are excepted due to a greater than-average-number of workers who are more than 55 years of age in almost all the major occupations in the education services industry.

Enrollment is forecasted to grow at a faster rate in postsecondary institutions, thus the Bureau of Labor Statistics expects the employment growth of postsecondary teachers to grow faster than the education services industry as a whole.