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Job Numbers and Growth Government data shows about 658,000 for middle school teachers. The unemployment rate for this occupation is relatively very low. Part-Time Work and Self-Employment 10% of people working as employees are employed part-time. Training and Education Education requirements for this career usually include a bachelor's degree. Approximately 95% of people working as workers have earned a degree. Among employees about 5% went to college but did not get a degree. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which, if any, could help you with this career. Area Job Conditions Jobs are relatively more common in New Bedford (Massachusetts), Corvallis (Oregon), and Anderson (South Carolina), and less common in Fargo (North Dakota), New Orleans (Louisiana), and Baton Rouge (Louisiana). Average income is highest in Nassau (New York), Napa (California), and Bethesda (Maryland) and lowest in Baton Rouge (Louisiana), Honolulu (Hawaii), and Great Falls (Montana).
Middle School Teachers: Job and Salary Data by Metropolitan Area The table below shows data for Middle School Teachers, as of 2008. The Popularity in Area number tells you how common jobs for Middle School Teachers are in the area, compared to other US metro areas. A value of 1.0 means an average number of people in the position for area population. Lower numbers mean fewer of these positions in the metro area. The most popular areas for Middle School Teachers are starred . | State | Area | Positions | Typical Pay | Popularity in Area |
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| Alabama | Anniston | 230 | $43,340 | 1.2 | | Alabama | Auburn | 340 | $41,890 | 1.9 | | Alabama | Birmingham | 2,860 | $46,600 | 1.2 | | Alabama | Decatur | 320 | $45,910 | 1.5 | | Alabama | Dothan | 340 | $45,700 | 1.4 | | Alabama | Florence | 260 | $41,500 | 1.3 | | Alabama | Gadsden | 290 | $42,150 | 2.2 | | Alabama | Mobile | 1,220 | $43,090 | 1.5 | | Alabama | Montgomery | 530 | $43,360 | 0.7 | | Alabama | Tuscaloosa | 640 | $43,850 | 1.7 | | Arizona | Flagstaff | 290 | $35,910 | 1.3 | | Arizona | Kingman | 190 | $38,020 | 0.9 | | Arizona | Phoenix | 2,900 | $40,970 | 0.3 | | Arizona | Prescott | 280 | $39,690 | 1.1 | | Arizona | Tucson | 2,080 | $43,220 | 1.2 | | Arkansas | Fayetteville | 690 | $43,410 | 0.8 | | Arkansas | Fort Smith | 530 | $41,940 | 1 | | Arkansas | Hot Springs | 240 | $44,730 | 1.7 | | Arkansas | Jonesboro | 170 | $37,630 | 0.9 | | Arkansas | Little Rock | 1,270 | $45,750 | 0.8 | | Arkansas | Pine Bluff | 280 | $43,470 | 2.2 | | California | Bakersfield | 1,340 | $59,380 | 1.1 | | California | Chico | 160 | $59,810 | 0.6 | | California | Fresno | 3,770 | $62,510 | 2.5 | | California | Merced | 580 | $60,810 | 2.5 | | California | Modesto | 900 | $71,150 | 1.2 | | California | Napa | 490 | $72,630 | 1.9 | | California | Oakland | 3,440 | $58,810 | 0.7 | | California | Oxnard | 1,710 | $67,330 | 1.3 | | California | Redding | 490 | $54,240 | 1.8 | | California | Riverside | 7,530 | $59,730 | 1.3 | | California | Sacramento | 7,410 | $55,790 | 1.8 | | California | San Diego | 6,310 | $66,750 | 1 | | California | San Francisco | 2,510 | $62,890 | 0.5 | | California | San Jose | 3,480 | $67,680 | 0.8 | | California | San Luis Obispo | 260 | $64,370 | 0.6 | | California | Santa Ana | 5,830 | $69,530 | 0.8 | | California | Santa Barbara | 490 | $59,270 | 0.7 | | California | Santa Cruz | 330 | $51,370 | 0.9 | | California | Santa Rosa | 580 | $61,900 | 0.7 | | California | Stockton | 1,450 | $61,660 | 1.5 | | California | Vallejo | 690 | $57,820 | 1.3 | | California | Yuba City | 400 | $70,250 | 2.6 | | Colorado | Boulder | 760 | | 1.1 | | Colorado | Colorado Springs | 1,850 | $44,060 | 1.6 | | Colorado | Denver | 6,290 | $50,950 | 1.1 | | Colorado | Greeley | 600 | $42,510 | 1.9 | | Connecticut | Bridgeport | 3,220 | $68,290 | 1.6 | | Connecticut | Danbury | 450 | $65,790 | 1.5 | | Connecticut | Hartford | 3,290 | $66,410 | 1.2 | | Connecticut | New Haven | 1,530 | $61,530 | 1.2 | | Connecticut | Norwich | 760 | $62,820 | 1.4 | | Connecticut | Waterbury | 620 | $66,300 | 2.2 | | Delaware | Wilmington | 1,870 | $56,530 | 1.3 | | District of Columbia | Washington | 9,850 | $63,820 | 0.9 | | Florida | Jacksonville | 2,950 | $44,490 | 1.1 | | Florida | Orlando | 4,790 | $47,340 | 1 | | Florida | Sarasota | 1,060 | $48,870 | 0.9 | | Florida | Sebastian | 260 | $55,550 | 1.3 | | Florida | Tallahassee | 680 | $45,500 | 0.9 | | Florida | Tampa | 4,880 | $53,840 | 0.9 | | Florida | West Palm Beach | 2,470 | $47,500 | 1 | | Georgia | Albany | 410 | $54,630 | 1.6 | | Georgia | Atlanta | 11,690 | $52,040 | 1.1 | | Georgia | Augusta | 1,670 | $55,290 | 1.8 | | Georgia | Brunswick | 360 | $48,720 | 2.1 | | Georgia | Dalton | 410 | $51,650 | 1.3 | | Georgia | Valdosta | 280 | $47,620 | 1.2 | | Hawaii | Honolulu | 1,130 | $38,730 | 0.6 | | Illinois | Bloomington | 220 | $49,730 | 0.8 | | Illinois | Champaign | 440 | $44,350 | 1.1 | | Illinois | Chicago | 19,200 | $65,040 | 1.1 | | Illinois | Danville | 270 | $42,640 | 2.8 | | Illinois | Decatur | 150 | | 0.8 | | Illinois | Kankakee | 280 | $56,510 | 1.9 | | Illinois | Peoria | 1,370 | $44,930 | 1.8 | | Illinois | Rockford | 540 | $48,910 | 0.8 | | Illinois | Springfield | 390 | $52,090 | 0.9 | | Indiana | Anderson | 130 | $49,770 | 0.8 | | Indiana | Bloomington | 130 | $50,070 | 0.5 | | Indiana | Elkhart | 430 | $44,880 | 0.8 | | Indiana | Evansville | 870 | $47,260 | 1.1 | | Indiana | Fort Wayne | 1,220 | $48,960 | 1.3 | | Indiana | Gary | 1,220 | $50,400 | 1 | | Indiana | Indianapolis | 3,230 | $52,210 | 0.8 | | Indiana | Kokomo | 280 | $42,770 | 2 | | Indiana | Lafayette | 370 | $49,330 | 1.2 | | Indiana | Michigan City | 240 | $59,180 | 1.4 | | Indiana | Muncie | 160 | $45,590 | 0.9 | | Indiana | South Bend | 710 | $48,700 | 1.2 | | Indiana | Terre Haute | 170 | $61,300 | 0.6 | | Iowa | Cedar Rapids | 610 | $42,290 | 1 | | Iowa | Davenport | 1,120 | $50,240 | 1.4 | | Iowa | Des Moines | 1,310 | $40,430 | 0.9 | | Iowa | Iowa City | 180 | $43,300 | 0.6 | | Iowa | Sioux City | 590 | $44,560 | 2 | | Iowa | Waterloo | 410 | $41,070 | 1.1 | | Kansas | Lawrence | 240 | $40,300 | 1.3 | | Kansas | Topeka | 880 | $44,260 | 1.9 | | Kansas | Wichita | 1,870 | $46,630 | 1.3 | | Kentucky | Bowling Green | 200 | $45,620 | 0.9 | | Kentucky | Elizabethtown | 230 | $48,290 | 1.3 | | Kentucky | Lexington | 1,010 | $47,410 | 0.9 | | Kentucky | Louisville | 2,200 | $50,990 | 0.8 | | Kentucky | Owensboro | 230 | $48,190 | 1.2 | | Louisiana | Baton Rouge | 100 | $36,670 | 0.1 | | Louisiana | New Orleans | 510 | $43,080 | 0.2 | | Maine | Bangor | 320 | $46,320 | 1.2 | | Maine | Lewiston | 290 | $42,280 | 1.5 | | Maine | Portland | 880 | $47,640 | 1 | | Maryland | Baltimore | 7,660 | $52,870 | 1.3 | | Maryland | Bethesda | 4,000 | $73,250 | 1.5 | | Maryland | Cumberland | 330 | $53,800 | 2.4 | | Maryland | Hagerstown | 850 | $48,350 | 2 | | Maryland | Salisbury | 530 | $42,660 | 2.5 | | Massachusetts | Barnstable Town | 660 | $55,880 | 1.5 | | Massachusetts | Boston | 7,540 | $60,400 | 0.9 | | Massachusetts | Brockton | 740 | $51,830 | 2 | | Massachusetts | Framingham | 910 | $68,130 | 1.3 | | Massachusetts | Haverhill | 570 | $52,770 | 1.8 | | Massachusetts | Lawrence | 580 | $59,480 | 2.5 | | Massachusetts | Leominster | 480 | $54,450 | 2.4 | | Massachusetts | Lowell | 1,020 | $61,610 | 1.9 | | Massachusetts | New Bedford | 1,080 | $57,620 | 4 | | Massachusetts | Pittsfield | 260 | $59,600 | 2 | | Massachusetts | Springfield | 2,220 | $54,590 | 1.6 | | Massachusetts | Taunton | 480 | $54,560 | 2.6 | | Massachusetts | Worcester | 1,360 | $56,630 | 1.2 | | Michigan | Ann Arbor | 320 | $63,850 | 0.4 | | Michigan | Battle Creek | 280 | $50,740 | 1.4 | | Michigan | Detroit | 2,450 | $55,350 | 0.7 | | Michigan | Flint | 580 | $56,290 | 1 | | Michigan | Grand Rapids | 1,150 | $54,820 | 0.7 | | Michigan | Holland | 390 | $55,070 | 0.9 | | Michigan | Jackson | 230 | $52,610 | 1.1 | | Michigan | Kalamazoo | 500 | $47,950 | 0.8 | | Michigan | Lansing | 720 | $61,520 | 0.8 | | Michigan | Monroe | 270 | $55,960 | 1.7 | | Michigan | Muskegon | 400 | $51,650 | 1.6 | | Michigan | Niles | 270 | $48,950 | 1.1 | | Michigan | Saginaw | 470 | $54,010 | 1.5 | | Michigan | Warren | 5,470 | $65,240 | 1 | | Minnesota | Duluth | 700 | $45,840 | 1.3 | | Minnesota | Minneapolis | 7,820 | $46,390 | 0.9 | | Minnesota | Rochester | 710 | $40,690 | 1.8 | | Minnesota | St Cloud | 380 | $47,360 | 0.9 | | Mississippi | Gulfport | 580 | $45,050 | 1.2 | | Mississippi | Hattiesburg | 200 | $40,600 | 0.9 | | Mississippi | Jackson | 1,220 | $40,850 | 1.1 | | Mississippi | Pascagoula | 580 | $38,220 | 3.1 | | Missouri | Columbia | 280 | $47,810 | 0.8 | | Missouri | Jefferson City | 210 | $39,610 | 0.7 | | Missouri | Joplin | 250 | $36,640 | 0.7 | | Missouri | Kansas City | 4,790 | $43,970 | 1 | | Missouri | Springfield | 700 | $37,810 | 0.8 | | Missouri | St Joseph | 430 | $37,580 | 2.1 | | Missouri | St Louis | 6,370 | $47,950 | 1 | | Montana | Billings | 370 | $37,390 | 1.1 | | Montana | Great Falls | 270 | $33,390 | 2 | | Nebraska | Lincoln | 810 | $47,110 | 1.1 | | Nebraska | Omaha | 1,560 | $43,550 | 0.7 | | New Hampshire | Manchester | 500 | $48,670 | 1.1 | | New Hampshire | Nashua | 960 | $49,370 | 1.6 | | New Hampshire | Portsmouth | 280 | $50,820 | 1.2 | | New Hampshire | Rochester | 320 | $47,630 | 1.4 | | New Jersey | Atlantic City | 840 | $58,320 | 1.3 | | New Jersey | Camden | 4,020 | $59,990 | 1.6 | | New Jersey | Edison | 5,670 | $58,860 | 1.2 | | New Jersey | Newark | 6,170 | $62,680 | 1.3 | | New Jersey | Ocean City | 280 | $60,120 | 1.7 | | New Jersey | Trenton | 1,000 | $58,650 | 1 | | New Jersey | Vineland | 460 | $58,170 | 2 | | New Mexico | Albuquerque | 2,390 | $48,850 | 1.3 | | New Mexico | Farmington | 350 | $46,830 | 1.7 | | New York | Albany | 2,170 | $56,290 | 1.1 | | New York | Binghamton | 710 | $58,250 | 1.6 | | New York | Buffalo | 2,920 | $56,040 | 1.2 | | New York | Elmira | 180 | $51,120 | 1.3 | | New York | Glens Falls | 480 | $57,670 | 2.3 | | New York | Ithaca | 90 | $53,760 | 0.5 | | New York | Kingston | 510 | $68,040 | 2.1 | | New York | Nassau | 7,220 | $80,330 | 1.2 | | New York | New York | 19,990 | $68,880 | 0.8 | | New York | Poughkeepsie | 1,640 | $65,580 | 1.5 | | New York | Rochester | 3,110 | $55,980 | 1.4 | | New York | Syracuse | 1,810 | $56,790 | 1.3 | | New York | Utica | 850 | $57,690 | 1.5 | | North Carolina | Asheville | 760 | $42,470 | 1 | | North Carolina | Charlotte | 3,540 | $42,480 | 0.9 | | North Carolina | Durham | 780 | $43,510 | 0.6 | | North Carolina | Greensboro | 2,070 | $41,450 | 1.2 | | North Carolina | Greenville | 320 | $41,470 | 1.1 | | North Carolina | Hickory | 710 | $40,470 | 1 | | North Carolina | Raleigh | 1,680 | $43,010 | 0.7 | | North Carolina | Rocky Mount | 300 | $43,580 | 1.3 | | North Carolina | Wilmington | 820 | $40,560 | 1.3 | | North Carolina | Winston Salem | 800 | $41,340 | 0.8 | | North Dakota | Fargo | 120 | $48,570 | 0.2 | | North Dakota | Grand Forks | 90 | $42,730 | 0.5 | | Ohio | Akron | 1,610 | $56,320 | 1 | | Ohio | Canton | 650 | $53,210 | 0.8 | | Ohio | Cincinnati | 4,630 | $52,940 | 1 | | Ohio | Cleveland | 5,520 | $58,990 | 1.1 | | Ohio | Columbus | 2,200 | $59,030 | 0.5 | | Ohio | Dayton | 1,850 | $50,150 | 1 | | Ohio | Lima | 260 | $48,220 | 1.2 | | Ohio | Mansfield | 280 | $48,000 | 1.3 | | Ohio | Sandusky | 140 | $55,530 | 1 | | Ohio | Springfield | 280 | $47,420 | 1.5 | | Ohio | Toledo | 1,490 | $50,730 | 1.1 | | Ohio | Youngstown | 1,240 | $51,000 | 1.2 | | Oklahoma | Lawton | 120 | $38,470 | 0.8 | | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 2,300 | $38,370 | 0.9 | | Oklahoma | Tulsa | 2,010 | $41,960 | 1 | | Oregon | Bend | 470 | $49,270 | 1.7 | | Oregon | Corvallis | 460 | $50,270 | 3.9 | | Oregon | Eugene | 710 | $50,330 | 1.1 | | Oregon | Medford | 540 | $54,400 | 1.5 | | Oregon | Portland | 4,270 | $53,950 | 0.9 | | Oregon | Salem | 1,000 | $44,830 | 1.5 | | Pennsylvania | Allentown | 1,980 | $55,190 | 1.3 | | Pennsylvania | Altoona | 270 | $47,260 | 1.1 | | Pennsylvania | Erie | 570 | $56,460 | 1 | | Pennsylvania | Harrisburg | 1,720 | $52,000 | 1.2 | | Pennsylvania | Johnstown | 110 | $45,460 | 0.5 | | Pennsylvania | Lancaster | 1,020 | $55,840 | 1 | | Pennsylvania | Lebanon | 180 | $53,320 | 1 | | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 10,600 | $56,680 | 1.2 | | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh | 6,850 | $52,750 | 1.3 | | Pennsylvania | Reading | 910 | $52,930 | 1.3 | | Pennsylvania | Scranton | 1,390 | $56,190 | 1.2 | | Pennsylvania | State College | 250 | $55,110 | 1.1 | | Pennsylvania | Williamsport | 270 | $51,280 | 1.3 | | Pennsylvania | York | 710 | $54,430 | 0.9 | | Rhode Island | Providence | 3,130 | $60,810 | 1.2 | | South Carolina | Anderson | 860 | $46,400 | 3.5 | | South Carolina | Charleston | 1,470 | $43,650 | 1.1 | | South Carolina | Columbia | 1,150 | $47,180 | 0.7 | | South Carolina | Florence | 600 | $44,060 | 1.7 | | South Carolina | Greenville | 770 | $45,800 | 0.6 | | South Carolina | Spartanburg | 530 | $47,550 | 1 | | South Carolina | Sumter | 310 | $41,100 | 2.3 | | South Dakota | Rapid City | 330 | $47,800 | 1.3 | | South Dakota | Sioux Falls | 490 | $38,960 | 0.8 | | Tennessee | Chattanooga | 1,360 | $45,910 | 1.3 | | Tennessee | Clarksville | 560 | $52,600 | 1.8 | | Tennessee | Cleveland | 230 | $43,640 | 1.7 | | Tennessee | Jackson | 250 | $44,600 | 1.1 | | Tennessee | Johnson City | 380 | $42,190 | 1.2 | | Tennessee | Kingsport | 680 | $42,430 | 1.4 | | Tennessee | Knoxville | 1,240 | $45,600 | 0.8 | | Tennessee | Memphis | 1,090 | $41,600 | 0.4 | | Tennessee | Morristown | 310 | $39,590 | 1.7 | | Tennessee | Nashville | 2,710 | $44,460 | 0.8 | | Texas | Abilene | 420 | $44,290 | 1.7 | | Texas | Amarillo | 790 | $43,490 | 1.8 | | Texas | Austin | 4,750 | $45,160 | 1.3 | | Texas | Beaumont | 1,260 | $43,850 | 1.8 | | Texas | Brownsville | 1,610 | $49,620 | 3 | | Texas | College Station | 490 | $41,410 | 1.5 | | Texas | Corpus Christi | 1,180 | $44,130 | 1.5 | | Texas | Dallas | 10,690 | $48,860 | 1.1 | | Texas | El Paso | 2,890 | $47,790 | 2.4 | | Texas | Fort Worth | 5,860 | $48,640 | 1.5 | | Texas | Houston | 18,000 | $48,380 | 1.5 | | Texas | Killeen | 1,300 | $43,620 | 2.5 | | Texas | Longview | 810 | $41,940 | 2 | | Texas | Lubbock | 810 | $41,930 | 1.5 | | Texas | Mcallen | 3,270 | $46,760 | 3.3 | | Texas | Midland | 280 | $42,300 | 1 | | Texas | San Angelo | 370 | $41,540 | 2.3 | | Texas | San Antonio | 6,130 | $49,000 | 1.6 | | Texas | Sherman | 370 | $44,020 | 2.4 | | Texas | Texarkana | 510 | $40,340 | 2.3 | | Texas | Tyler | 650 | $43,670 | 1.7 | | Texas | Victoria | 270 | $43,080 | 1.5 | | Texas | Waco | 630 | $42,220 | 1.5 | | Texas | Wichita Falls | 490 | $43,620 | 2.1 | | Utah | Ogden | 1,220 | $48,340 | 1.4 | | Utah | Provo | 1,260 | $51,360 | 1.7 | | Utah | Salt Lake City | 2,840 | $50,290 | 1 | | Vermont | Burlington | 510 | $53,440 | 1.1 | | Virginia | Blacksburg | 290 | $50,930 | 1.2 | | Virginia | Charlottesville | 500 | $59,310 | 1.3 | | Virginia | Danville | 280 | | 2.1 | | Virginia | Lynchburg | 600 | $41,980 | 1.4 | | Virginia | Richmond | 2,850 | $53,850 | 1 | | Virginia | Roanoke | 530 | $52,350 | 0.8 | | Virginia | Virginia Beach | 3,200 | $51,050 | 0.9 | | Washington | Bellingham | 340 | $54,470 | 1 | | Washington | Bremerton | 480 | $55,900 | 1.4 | | Washington | Kennewick | 480 | $55,310 | 1.3 | | Washington | Longview | 230 | $54,550 | 1.8 | | Washington | Mount Vernon | 220 | $53,830 | 1.2 | | Washington | Olympia | 470 | $52,980 | 1.2 | | Washington | Seattle | 4,170 | $54,850 | 0.6 | | Washington | Spokane | 1,060 | $55,820 | 1.1 | | Washington | Tacoma | 1,400 | $55,370 | 1.2 | | Washington | Wenatchee | 240 | $52,820 | 1.5 | | Washington | Yakima | 710 | $54,080 | 2.1 | | West Virginia | Charleston | 420 | $42,050 | 0.7 | | West Virginia | Huntington | 690 | $44,060 | 1.4 | | West Virginia | Morgantown | 130 | $41,480 | 0.7 | | West Virginia | Parkersburg | 290 | $43,710 | 1 | | West Virginia | Weirton | 360 | $42,020 | 2.2 | | West Virginia | Wheeling | 170 | $41,930 | 0.7 | | Wisconsin | Appleton | 240 | $51,030 | 0.5 | | Wisconsin | Eau Claire | 240 | $51,780 | 0.7 | | Wisconsin | Green Bay | 1,130 | $55,630 | 1.5 | | Wisconsin | Janesville | 610 | $50,450 | 2.3 | | Wisconsin | La Crosse | 570 | $49,940 | 2 | | Wisconsin | Madison | 1,320 | $48,490 | 0.9 | | Wisconsin | Milwaukee | 2,620 | $54,230 | 0.7 | | Wisconsin | Oshkosh | 290 | $51,000 | 0.8 | | Wisconsin | Racine | 370 | $46,850 | 1.1 | | Wisconsin | Sheboygan | 360 | $44,710 | 1.6 | | Wisconsin | Wausau | 160 | $49,990 | 0.6 |
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