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Educational Instruction and Library Occupations in Tennessee

62 occupations · 2024 BLS OEWS data

Educational instruction and library occupations include teachers, professors, instructors, and librarians who educate students and manage information resources at all levels. The table below shows 2024 wage data for these occupations as reported in Tennessee.

Occupation Median Annual
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary —
Law Teachers, Postsecondary $171,280
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary $109,360
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary $104,760
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary $103,650
Business Teachers, Postsecondary $99,280
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $96,030
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary $85,680
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary $85,420
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary $84,510
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary $83,860
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary $83,770
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary $80,650
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary $80,190
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary $80,000
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary $79,800
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary $79,410
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary $77,810
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary $76,620
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary $76,450
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary $73,360
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary $68,510
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary $67,050
History Teachers, Postsecondary $66,770
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary $66,490
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other $65,610
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary $65,000
Instructional Coordinators $64,840
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary $64,570
Special Education Teachers, All Other $64,490
Education Teachers, Postsecondary $64,480
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary $64,320
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other $62,920
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary $61,820
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary $61,780
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $61,080
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary $60,810
Special Education Teachers, Preschool $60,810
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary $60,780
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $60,330
Teachers and Instructors, All Other $59,850
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $59,710
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School $59,660
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary $59,590
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $59,460
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $58,580
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $58,170
Special Education Teachers, Middle School $55,510
Curators $55,490
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors $55,270
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $52,690
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other $50,670
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education $50,410
Archivists $47,950
Museum Technicians and Conservators $41,910
Tutors $40,680
Self-Enrichment Teachers $36,650
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $35,980
Library Technicians $31,660
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary $30,000
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $28,030
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $26,240