Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
SOC 11-9032 · 2024-2034
Plan, direct, or coordinate the academic, administrative, or auxiliary activities of kindergarten, elementary, or secondary schools.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
Shrinking -1.3%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $162,633per year
- Projected openings
- 19,160
- Projected change
- -1.3%
- Usually needs
- Master's degree
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Learning Strategies
- Writing
- Critical Thinking
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $167,550 | 1,490 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $163,731 | 2,410 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $162,621 | 1,700 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $162,549 | 300 |
| El Centro MSA (Imperial County) | $161,266 | 120 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $161,164 | 360 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $159,575 | 1,870 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $157,813 | 260 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $155,786 | 210 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $155,786 | 330 |
| Hanford-Corcoran MSA (Kings County) | $155,684 | 110 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $155,674 | 450 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $154,828 | 180 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $153,301 | 1,800 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $150,082 | 730 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $148,412 | 280 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $146,660 | 210 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $144,577 | 1,480 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $143,635 | 280 |
| Napa MSA (Napa County) | $142,087 | 70 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $141,895 | 1,170 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $141,454 | 6,420 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $140,691 | 110 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $139,021 | 160 |
| Yuba City MSA (Sutter and Yuba Counties) | $138,725 | 150 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $138,685 | 180 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $137,401 | 560 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $135,639 | 160 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $135,079 | 830 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $134,977 | 210 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $133,551 | 110 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $127,565 | 12,400 | +2.7% |
| Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare | $68,226 | 8,100 | +8.4% |
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | $102,439 | 96,800 | -1.7% |
| Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $104,208 | 57,820 | -1.5% |
| Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $101,720 | 23,240 | -1.7% |
| Instructional Coordinators | $99,726 | 21,280 | +5.7% |
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