Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other
SOC 25-9099 · 2024-2034
All educational instruction and library workers not listed separately.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
What California expects of this job
- Typical pay in California
- $65,894per year
- Projected openings
- 42,410
- Projected change
- +2%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $75,980 | 2,290 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $75,210 | 2,380 |
| Hanford-Corcoran MSA (Kings County) | $68,800 | 50 |
| El Centro MSA (Imperial County) | $65,955 | 120 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $65,924 | 2,380 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $65,730 | 2,670 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $64,055 | 350 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $64,045 | 380 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $63,623 | 3,700 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $63,069 | 2,660 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $62,871 | 9,090 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $62,514 | 230 |
| Napa MSA (Napa County) | $61,959 | 70 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $61,770 | 100 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $61,115 | 2,810 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $60,655 | 970 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $60,562 | 640 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $60,439 | 100 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $59,915 | 50 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $59,884 | 190 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $59,833 | 160 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $59,083 | 480 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $58,477 | 440 |
| Yuba City MSA (Sutter and Yuba Counties) | $55,652 | 140 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $50,486 | 330 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $50,434 | 540 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $50,424 | 260 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $50,424 | 580 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $50,085 | 650 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $47,106 | 680 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $35,281
- A quarter earn under
- $43,422
- Half earn under
- $65,894
- Three quarters earn under
- $93,722
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $133,670
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.
Related work
Occupations in the same family as this one, ordered by projected openings. Related by how the job classification groups them, not by a claim that the skills transfer.
| Occupation | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary | $47,791 | 208,890 | -0.4% |
| Substitute Teachers, Short-Term | $61,988 | 141,370 | +2.2% |
| Self-Enrichment Teachers | $50,958 | 97,020 | +10.2% |
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | $102,439 | 96,800 | -1.7% |
| Tutors | $46,362 | 91,790 | +6.8% |
| Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education | $48,727 | 80,570 | +13.1% |