Educators - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

Public and private schools

Outlook

Growth in this career is declining. Growth will occur as there are more high school students and teacher-student ratios are declining. The growth rate also varies by area of the country and budget cuts may slow growth.

Many job openings will occur as teachers retire. Job prospects may also be better for teachers who specialize in math, science, or special education.

High School Teachers (CIS 100096)

Location	Employment	&	Growth		>>>>	Annual openings
			This occupation	All occupations
Illinois	46,079 Very large	&	2.9%	2.7%	>>>>	2,998 Very High
Champaign Area	964 Very large	&	6.5%	1.9%	>>>>	67 Moderate
Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area	1,005 Very large	&	-2.6%	-1.2%	>>>>	59 Moderate
Cook County	17,258 Very large	&	3.3%	3.0%	>>>>	1,131 Very High
Decatur Area	433 Very large	&	-3.0%	0.1%	>>>>	24 Few
DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area	3,459 Very large	&	6.7%	4.0%	>>>>	242 High
Du Page County	3,435 Very large	&	3.5%	3.7%	>>>>	226 High
Edwardsville Area	1,006 Very large	&	3.6%	4.4%	>>>>	67 Moderate
Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area	533 Very large	&	-4.7%	-2.2%	>>>>	29 Moderate
Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area	880 Very large	&	1.5%	-0.1%	>>>>	56 Moderate
Lake County	3,007 Very large	&	3.3%	2.6%	>>>>	198 High
McHenry County	1,128 Very large	&	21.7%	6.1%	>>>>	101 High
Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area	754 Very large	&	-2.1%	0.2%	>>>>	44 Moderate
Northwest Illinois Area	1,243 Very large	&	1.7%	5.1%	>>>>	78 High
Peoria-Bloomington Area	2,166 Very large	&	-1.7%	1.3%	>>>>	128 High
Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area	798 Very large	&	-5.5%	-1.6%	>>>>	44 Moderate
Rock Island-Moline Area	781 Very large	&	-6.0%	1.8%	>>>>	43 Moderate
Rockford Area	1,340 Very large	&	5.4%	2.4%	>>>>	91 High
Shawnee National Forest Area	586 Very large	&	-3.8%	-0.3%	>>>>	33 Moderate
Springfield Area	1,122 Very large	&	-3.3%	-0.8%	>>>>	63 Moderate
St Louis-Belleville Area	1,401 Very large	&	-2.1%	0.2%	>>>>	81 High
Vermilion County	286 Very large	&	-6.3%	-5.1%	>>>>	15 Few
Will County	2,527 Very large	&	7.8%	5.4%	>>>>	180 High
United States	1,197,900 Very large	&	-1.6%	3.1%	>>>>	72,400 High