Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
SOC 25-3011 · 2024-2034
Teach or instruct out-of-school youths and adults in basic education, literacy, or English as a Second Language classes, or in classes for earning a high school equivalency credential.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
Shrinking -11.8%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.
What California expects of this job
- Typical pay in California
- $104,886per year
- Projected openings
- 1,700
- Projected change
- -11.8%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor'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.
- Instructing
- Active Listening
- Learning Strategies
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Writing
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $122,023 | 150 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $119,492 | 120 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $114,818 | 130 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $105,881 | 210 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $104,307 | 170 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $102,204 | 50 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $98,366 | 210 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $85,794 | 370 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $78,939 | 80 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $66,284 | 40 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | Not reported | 60 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $57,496
- A quarter earn under
- $70,675
- Half earn under
- $104,886
- Three quarters earn under
- $128,592
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $135,191
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tutors | $46,362 | 91,790 | +6.8% |
| Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $101,720 | 23,240 | -1.7% |
| Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $104,208 | 57,820 | -1.5% |
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | $102,439 | 96,800 | -1.7% |
| Special Education Teachers, Middle School | $104,372 | 3,120 | -2.1% |
| Special Education Teachers, Secondary School | $103,889 | 7,850 | -1.7% |
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