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Occupation Title: Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education

Description: Teach students in public or private schools in one or more subjects at the middle, intermediate, or junior high level, which falls between elementary and senior high school as defined by applicable State laws and regulations.

Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code: 25-2022

Sample Job Titles: Teacher, Math Teacher (Mathematics Teacher), Science Teacher, Language Arts Teacher, Social Studies Teacher, English Teacher, Reading Teacher, Middle School Teacher, Physical Education Teacher (PE Teacher), Music Teacher.

Salary Chart Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education

Estimated Total Employment*
2008: 661,820
2009: 665,420
2010: 655,090
2011: 642,820
2012: 620,900

Data Source:
Bureau of Labor Statistics

Projected Job Openings (2010-2020): 249,300
Projected Growth (2010-2020): 10-19%
(total 10 year projection, not annual)

Data Source:
O*NET Online

*Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics program does not include self-employed workers in employment estimates. O*NET and other BLS programs do include self-employed workers.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. REC-0439914 and DRL-0910041 (Enhancing Departments and Graduate Education in Geography).

Suggested citation: Association of American Geographers, Jobs & Careers Website, Salary Data and Trends, http://www.aag.org/cs/salary_data_and_trends/salary_data_and_trends_overview (accessed mm//dd/yyyy).