Education administrators

Detailed Occupation

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2022 Workforce

982k

Average Age

46.1

Average Salary

$86,481

Average Male Salary

$102,891

Average Female Salary

$77,934

About

Education administrators are most often employed by the Elementary & secondary schools industry. The average yearly wage for Education administrators was $86,481 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Education administrators are #null, Johnson County--Iowa City PUMA, IA, and Boston City--Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Roslindale & West Roxbury PUMA, MA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Education administrators are Tompkins County PUMA, NY, Regional Planning Commission 6--New Orleans City (Northeast) PUMA, LA, and Leon County (Outer) PUMA, FL.

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Employment and salary information for the Education administrators workforce. Education administrators workforce in 2022 was 982,275 people, of which 65.8% were women and 34.2% were men. Education administrators are paid most in Contra Costa County (North)--Pittsburg & Concord (North) Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Tompkins County PUMA, NY.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

336,425

Male Workforce

± 14.2k

645,850

Female Workforce

± 19.7k

The Education administrators workforce in 2022 was 982,275 people (65.8% women and 34.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of 15.3% between 2014 (851,824) and 2022 (982,275).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Education administrators.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($113,080), New Jersey ($107,417), and Delaware ($107,291).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$86,481

AVERAGE WAGE

#111 in the ranking (2022)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Education administrators earned an average of $86,481, $21,798 more than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Education administrators in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2022.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.348

WAGE GINI

In 2022, Education administrators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.348, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Education administrators (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Education administrators compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Education administrators and on wages for those in the field. Elementary & secondary schools is the industry that employs the most Education administrators, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Education administrators, by average wage, is Construction ($241,110).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

982k

2022 Workforce

± 24,254

1.12%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 3.46%

This graphic shows the share of Education administrators employed by various industries. Elementary & secondary schools employs the largest share of Education administrators at 52.1%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 37.1% and Child day care services with 10.8%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Education administrators in the US. The workforce of Education administrators in 2022 was 982,275 people, with 65.8% woman, and 34.2% men. The average age of male Education administrators in the workforce is 46.5 and of female Education administrators is 45.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Education administrators is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Education administrators in 2022 was 982,275 people, with 65.8% woman, and 34.2% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 45 to 49 years (147,131 people), 50 to 54 years (141,754 people), and 40 to 44 years (138,776 people). Among them they concentrated 43.5% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 11.8% of Education administrators workers were Hispanic and 88.2% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (71.2%), Puerto Rican (22.1)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (6.74)%

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Races

In 2022, 72.8% of the Education administrators workforce were White, of which 64.8% were women and 35.2% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (13.6%) and Two or More Races (6.31%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Education administrators from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Education administrators is Education but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Education.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Education administrators in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Education (246,746 people), Business (97,575 people), and Social Sciences (59,251 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Education administrators workers were Graduate Degree (554,464 people), Bachelors Degree (246,423 people), and Some college (79,125 people).

The graphic shows the Education administrators workforce by gender and educational level.