Education & Social
What you can do with Education
Prepare to teach and shape learning for students across subjects and levels.
- Careers
- 14
- Early career
- $45,000
- Mid-career
- $56,000
- Growing fast
- 1 of 14
How these numbers work: A major does not have its own salary. Early and mid-career pay is what people who hold this degree earn at the start of their careers and midway through them. Career pay comes from the 14 careers an Education degree commonly leads to, and counts everyone in those jobs, including people who have been doing them for thirty years. The two answer different questions, which is why they do not match.
The New York Fed does not report Education on its own. Its early and mid-career figures here are for General Education, the broader group it places this major in.
52% of people with this degree go on to a graduate degree, so the higher-paying careers below usually mean more school after the bachelor's.
1 of 14 careers this degree leads to is projected to grow faster than average from 2024 to 2034. Of those, Training and Development Specialist has the most openings, about 43,900 a year.
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14 careers this degree leads to
School Principal (K-12 Administrator)
$105,870Lead a school: set its academic direction, manage its staff and budget, and own the culture students learn in.
- Middle half of workers
- $86,040 to $134,630
- Growth
- Declining
- Openings a year
- 20,800
Work-life56Remote51- Instructional Leadership
- Staff Management
- Budgeting
- Communication
School Psychologist
$95,990Assess and support students' learning, behavior, and mental health inside schools.
- Middle half of workers
- $77,470 to $120,310
- Growth
- Slower than average
- Openings a year
- 3,800
Work-life61Remote17- Psychoeducational Assessment
- Intervention Design
- Counseling
- Consultation
Instructional Coordinator
$77,440Shape what gets taught and how: develop curricula, coach teachers, and bring new instructional technology into classrooms.
- Middle half of workers
- $60,780 to $98,820
- Growth
- Slower than average
- Openings a year
- 21,900
Work-life54Remote68- Curriculum Design
- Teacher Coaching
- Learning Strategies
- Program Evaluation
Teacher (Secondary Education)
$72,040Teach academic, social, and life skills to students at the secondary school level.
- Middle half of workers
- $59,980 to $92,570
- Growth
- Declining
- Openings a year
- 66,200
Work-life48Remote10Satisfaction70- Instruction
- Classroom Management
- Curriculum Design
- Communication
Training and Development Specialist
$69,280Design and deliver the programs that help employees learn new skills and organizations perform better.
- Middle half of workers
- $50,110 to $95,050
- Growth
- Much faster than average
- Openings a year
- 43,900
Work-life59Remote62- Instructional Design
- Facilitation
- Learning Strategies
- Speaking
Librarian
$68,270Curate collections and connect people with information, from public libraries to schools and research institutions.
- Middle half of workers
- $56,310 to $84,480
- Growth
- Slower than average
- Openings a year
- 13,500
Work-life72Remote3- Collection Management
- Research Assistance
- Information Literacy
- Reading Comprehension
Career and Technical Education Teacher
$66,270Teach the trades and technical skills that lead directly to careers, from health sciences to manufacturing.
- Middle half of workers
- $60,590 to $80,060
- Growth
- Declining
- Openings a year
- 6,200
Work-life57Remote52- Technical Instruction
- Lab Management
- Learning Strategies
- Industry Experience
Special Education Teacher
$65,120Teach academic, social, and life skills to elementary students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities.
- Middle half of workers
- $59,770 to $83,980
- Growth
- Declining
- Openings a year
- 15,400
Work-life59Remote5- IEP Development
- Differentiated Instruction
- Learning Strategies
- Patience
Middle School Teacher
$64,370Teach subject-focused classes to students in the pivotal middle grades between elementary and high school.
- Middle half of workers
- $58,530 to $80,490
- Growth
- Declining
- Openings a year
- 40,500
Work-life59Remote52- Subject Instruction
- Learning Strategies
- Classroom Management
- Active Listening
School Counselor
$64,330Help students develop academic and social skills and plan for college and career readiness.
- Middle half of workers
- $51,270 to $82,870
- Growth
- About average
- Openings a year
- 31,000
Work-life60Remote15Satisfaction74- Counseling
- College and Career Advising
- Crisis Intervention
- Communication
Elementary School Teacher
$63,970Teach the academic and social foundations children build on, owning a classroom across every core subject.
- Middle half of workers
- $57,710 to $81,450
- Growth
- Declining
- Openings a year
- 91,000
Work-life53Remote52- Lesson Planning
- Learning Strategies
- Classroom Management
- Assessment
Kindergarten Teacher
$62,680Teach children their first year of formal school, blending early academics with social growth.
- Middle half of workers
- $52,180 to $79,910
- Growth
- Declining
- Openings a year
- 12,800
Work-life60Remote52- Early Literacy Instruction
- Classroom Management
- Learning Strategies
- Patience
Adult Education / ESL Instructor
$61,540Teach adults the literacy, language, and high-school-equivalency skills that reopen doors.
- Middle half of workers
- $49,100 to $77,690
- Growth
- Declining
- Openings a year
- 3,900
Work-life85Remote61- Adult Learning Strategies
- ESL Instruction
- Curriculum Adaptation
- Cultural Competence
Preschool Teacher
$38,140Guide the youngest learners through the social, physical, and early academic growth that sets up everything after.
- Middle half of workers
- $34,530 to $47,550
- Growth
- About average
- Openings a year
- 65,500
Work-life76Remote52- Early Childhood Instruction
- Learning Strategies
- Classroom Management
- Patience
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Where these pay figures come from
Early and mid-career pay is the median annual wage of full-time workers who hold a bachelor's degree in that major, ages 22 to 27 and ages 35 to 45, from 2024 data. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (IPUMS). Published as Outcomes by Major by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Career pay is the annual wage of everyone working in that occupation, not only recent graduates, so it includes people who have done the job for decades. The middle half is the 25th to the 75th percentile. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET OnLine (median and percentile annual wages May 2025; employment projections 2024-2034).
All figures are national. What you earn depends on where you work, who you work for, and how far you take the degree.