Education Administrators, Postsecondary
SOC 11-9033 · 2024-2034
Plan, direct, or coordinate student instruction, administration, and services, as well as other research and educational activities, at postsecondary institutions, including universities, colleges, and junior and community colleges.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
What California expects of this job
- Typical pay in California
- $127,565per year
- Projected openings
- 12,400
- Projected change
- +2.7%
- Usually needs
- Master's degree
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Instructing
- Monitoring
- Time Management
- Active Listening
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Napa MSA (Napa County) | $166,409 | 20 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $142,759 | 30 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $142,759 | 90 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $140,222 | 550 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $140,034 | 900 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $139,357 | 90 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $133,969 | 70 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $133,174 | 60 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $131,728 | 570 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $131,392 | 1,720 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $131,198 | 530 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $130,205 | 40 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $128,041 | 90 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $125,871 | 140 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $125,698 | 160 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $124,323 | 100 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $123,681 | 230 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $123,676 | 900 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $123,284 | 90 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $123,207 | 4,840 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $122,999 | 920 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $119,974 | 170 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $77,987
- A quarter earn under
- $96,024
- Half earn under
- $127,565
- Three quarters earn under
- $172,394
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $220,112
A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| Occupation | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $162,633 | 19,160 | -1.3% |
| Education Teachers, Postsecondary | $114,981 | 2,850 | +2.6% |
| Instructional Coordinators | $99,726 | 21,280 | +5.7% |
| Training and Development Managers | $158,882 | 5,810 | +9% |
| Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary | $50,516 | 28,690 | +2.6% |
| Social and Community Service Managers | $84,606 | 35,490 | +19.3% |
Programs that train for this job — 1
Applied Leadership Certificate of Completion(NC)- BC
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