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Numbers of Educational Instruction and Library Occupations in California

Occupation group

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
Year Number
2004 899,960
2005 927,210
2006 804,170
2007 910,680
2008 1,002,580
2009 983,800
2010 939,340
2011 902,870
2012 895,110
2013 894,180
2014 874,440
2015 908,650
2016 942,050
2017 966,060
2018 977,600
2019 1,064,420

Individual occupations

Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 4,480
2005 4,650
2007 4,360
2008 5,500
2009 5,860
2010 6,850
2011 6,550
2012 6,760
2013 6,420
2014 6,120
2015 5,950
2016 5,320
2017 4,860
2018 4,980
2019 5,470

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 3,310
2005 3,380
2007 2,870
2008 3,310
2009 3,530
2010 3,580
2011 3,370
2012 3,110
2013 2,800
2014 2,600
2015 2,520
2016 2,330
2017 2,320
2018 2,210
2019 2,200

Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 3,620
2005 3,810
2007 4,180
2008 5,030
2009 5,950
2010 6,350
2011 6,230
2012 5,960
2013 5,680
2014 5,380
2015 5,500
2016 5,050
2017 5,140
2018 5,160
2019 5,460

Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 630
2005 720
2007 640
2008 620
2009 510
2010 500
2011 430
2012 440
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 430
2017 290
2018 370
2019 440

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 2,490
2005 2,780
2007 2,480
2008 2,660
2009 2,860
2010 2,940
2011 2,720
2012 2,490
2013 2,440
2014 2,440
2015 2,320
2016 2,080
2017 2,170
2018 2,400
2019 2,470

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,330
2005 810
2007 1,030
2008 1,220
2009 1,280
2010 780
2011 290
2012 280
2013 340
2014 390
2015 460
2016 430
2017 520
2018 380
2019 330

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 3,190
2005 4,230
2007 5,630
2008 7,230
2009 8,800
2010 7,010
2011 5,280
2012 3,400
2013 3,660
2014 4,220
2015 4,330
2016 4,470
2017 4,520
2018 4,360
2019 3,590

Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 240
2005 210
2007 60
2008 70
2009 80
2010 100
2011 80
2012 80
2013 40
2014 30
2015 50
2016 50
2017 130
2018 110
2019 110

Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,090
2005 1,110
2007 1,370
2008 1,680
2009 1,880
2010 2,030
2011 1,920
2012 1,960
2013 1,840
2014 1,860
2015 1,790
2016 1,530
2017 1,350
2018 1,310
2019 1,420

Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,180
2005 1,310
2007 1,690
2008 2,100
2009 2,400
2010 2,110
2011 1,850
2012 1,490
2013 1,570
2014 1,590
2015 1,640
2016 1,510
2017 1,550
2018 1,570
2019 1,620

Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 400
2005 350
2007 300
2008 310
2009 280
2010 230
2011 220
2012 200
2013 240
2014 260
2015 260
2016 250
2017 310
2018 520
2019 580

Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,010
2005 1,100
2007 1,070
2008 1,310
2009 1,350
2010 1,280
2011 1,160
2012 1,030
2013 1,190
2014 1,130
2015 1,180
2016 1,120
2017 1,220
2018 1,190
2019 910

Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 570
2005 610
2007 500
2008 590
2009 790
2010 720
2011 630
2012 530
2013 520
2014 550
2015 530
2016 510
2017 510
2018 550
2019 620

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 950
2005 960
2007 580
2008 650
2009 720
2010 740
2011 710
2012 740
2013 730
2014 740
2015 700
2016 970
2017 1,020
2018 1,280
2019 1,120

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 780
2005 810
2007 840
2008 940
2009 1,140
2010 950
2011 850
2012 730
2013 830
2014 900
2015 940
2016 880
2017 710
2018 700
2019 690

Geography Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 490
2005 420
2007 280
2008 320
2009 330
2010 300
2011 230
2012 250
2013 250
2014 280
2015 280
2016 310
2017 310
2018 280
2019 250

Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,140
2005 1,050
2007 820
2008 970
2009 1,210
2010 1,150
2011 1,110
2012 1,060
2013 1,280
2014 1,280
2015 1,230
2016 950
2017 930
2018 860
2019 1,010

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 2,760
2005 3,060
2007 2,800
2008 3,400
2009 4,370
2010 4,620
2011 4,410
2012 4,680
2013 4,820
2014 4,620
2015 4,580
2016 4,130
2017 4,340
2018 4,530
2019 4,980

Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,220
2005 1,400
2007 1,190
2008 1,310
2009 1,480
2010 1,310
2011 1,130
2012 910
2013 980
2014 1,000
2015 1,000
2016 930
2017 960
2018 970
2019 910

Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,770
2005 1,810
2007 0
2008 600
2009 430
2010 1,270
2011 1,670
2012 2,210
2013 2,080
2014 1,780
2015 1,970
2016 2,380
2017 2,500
2018 2,760
2019 2,050

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 6,420
2005 8,050
2007 8,710
2008 8,790
2009 10,290
2010 15,180
2011 14,300
2012 13,650
2013 10,370
2014 11,950
2015 12,610
2016 12,410
2017 13,690
2018 11,540
2019 9,180

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 2,140
2005 2,100
2007 2,950
2008 3,470
2009 3,830
2010 3,700
2011 3,300
2012 3,300
2013 3,720
2014 4,230
2015 4,360
2016 3,870
2017 3,870
2018 3,390
2019 3,970

Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 3,710
2005 4,660
2007 4,100
2008 4,320
2009 4,980
2010 4,740
2011 4,580
2012 4,470
2013 4,430
2014 3,870
2015 3,690
2016 3,690
2017 3,290
2018 3,380
2019 3,170

Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 200
2005 190
2007 220
2008 260
2009 260
2010 310
2011 260
2012 230
2013 240
2014 260
2015 300
2016 240
2017 250
2018 240
2019 270

Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,210
2005 1,210
2007 830
2008 1,090
2009 1,330
2010 1,310
2011 1,160
2012 1,200
2013 1,250
2014 1,360
2015 1,050
2016 990
2017 830
2018 1,260
2019 1,250

Law Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 2,700
2005 2,890
2007 2,010
2008 1,820
2009 1,470
2010 1,590
2011 1,260
2012 1,130
2013 860
2014 1,260
2015 1,130
2016 1,540
2017 1,370
2018 1,770
2019 1,540

Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 410
2005 390
2007 120
2008 210
2009 290
2010 500
2011 470
2012 490
2013 550
2014 470
2015 470
2016 290
2017 260
2018 220
2019 480

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 5,730
2005 6,380
2007 8,430
2008 9,930
2009 11,080
2010 13,490
2011 12,290
2012 12,210
2013 11,380
2014 13,830
2015 14,600
2016 13,640
2017 11,010
2018 9,710
2019 9,990

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 2,250
2005 2,400
2007 2,000
2008 2,400
2009 2,480
2010 3,290
2011 3,080
2012 3,330
2013 3,090
2014 3,180
2015 3,110
2016 2,520
2017 2,370
2018 2,060
2019 2,170

English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 4,510
2005 4,570
2007 5,870
2008 7,130
2009 8,320
2010 8,240
2011 7,580
2012 7,100
2013 7,250
2014 7,630
2015 7,750
2016 7,020
2017 6,790
2018 6,470
2019 6,820

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,660
2005 2,110
2007 2,550
2008 2,950
2009 3,780
2010 3,720
2011 3,900
2012 3,520
2013 3,690
2014 3,370
2015 3,620
2016 3,270
2017 2,870
2018 2,700
2019 3,040

History Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,420
2005 1,430
2007 1,430
2008 1,640
2009 1,910
2010 1,870
2011 1,750
2012 1,610
2013 1,700
2014 1,740
2015 1,650
2016 1,520
2017 1,510
2018 1,380
2019 1,380

Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,690
2005 1,960
2007 1,350
2008 1,460
2009 1,650
2010 1,990
2011 1,910
2012 1,890
2013 2,040
2014 1,920
2015 1,860
2016 1,890
2017 1,630
2018 2,220
2019 2,940

Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 340
2005 350
2007 700
2008 850
2009 780
2010 690
2011 580
2012 470
2013 490
2014 460
2015 470
2016 390
2017 370
2018 170
2019 280

Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,540
2005 1,820
2007 2,390
2008 2,610
2009 2,670
2010 2,970
2011 2,880
2012 2,960
2013 2,690
2014 2,730
2015 2,650
2016 2,440
2017 2,420
2018 2,030
2019 2,150

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 15,110
2005 12,480
2007 11,070
2008 11,430
2009 12,810
2010 13,060
2011 13,380
2012 12,690
2013 14,060
2014 13,830
2015 13,840
2016 11,610
2017 10,500
2018 9,420
2019 10,540

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Year Number
2004 42,570
2005 53,310
2007 0
2008 62,540
2009 36,610
2010 33,040
2011 34,180
2012 32,300
2013 34,420
2014 0
2015 0
2019 68,650

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 48,910
2005 45,810
2006 48,090
2007 47,740
2008 49,260
2009 49,100
2010 45,990
2011 47,100
2012 47,630
2013 48,540
2014 47,030
2015 47,710
2016 48,570
2017 51,990
2018 52,950
2019 53,290

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 13,460
2005 17,420
2006 19,220
2007 22,810
2008 26,500
2009 28,420
2010 26,470
2011 21,560
2012 18,600
2013 20,130
2014 19,960
2015 18,460
2016 16,280
2017 13,900
2018 11,580
2019 9,870

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 163,100
2005 181,050
2006 185,280
2007 189,860
2008 190,190
2009 192,770
2010 176,110
2011 149,090
2012 132,560
2013 134,440
2014 135,230
2015 138,890
2016 149,340
2017 157,240
2018 162,440
2019 164,910

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Year Number
2004 51,070
2005 52,740
2006 55,530
2007 59,690
2008 62,870
2009 60,180
2010 54,650
2011 52,780
2012 48,300
2013 47,380
2014 46,340
2015 49,750
2016 47,440
2017 50,820
2018 46,500
2019 39,780

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
Year Number
2004 450
2005 340
2006 390
2007 680
2008 710
2009 700
2010 570
2011 860
2012 0
2013 0
2014 260
2015 410
2016 630
2017 810
2018 650
2019 360

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Year Number
2004 102,740
2005 113,550
2006 116,090
2007 127,080
2008 133,620
2009 128,930
2010 115,780
2011 103,060
2012 90,470
2013 85,910
2014 86,930
2015 97,260
2016 104,530
2017 107,680
2018 112,960
2019 109,840

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
Year Number
2004 6,460
2005 6,080
2006 5,700
2007 5,500
2008 5,180
2009 3,960
2010 3,640
2011 3,130
2012 2,980
2013 2,930
2014 2,840
2015 2,950
2016 4,230
2017 4,740
2018 4,620
2019 3,100

Special Education Teachers, Preschool
Year Number
2012 1,810
2013 2,190
2014 2,040
2015 2,050
2016 1,680
2017 1,790
2018 1,470
2019 660

Special Education Teachers, Elementary School
Year Number
2004 17,080
2005 17,330
2006 19,250
2007 18,010
2008 18,570
2009 18,780
2010 17,410
2012 13,340
2013 14,140
2014 15,420
2015 16,420
2016 16,740
2017 15,530
2018 15,230

Special Education Teachers, Middle School
Year Number
2004 6,780
2005 6,350
2006 6,460
2007 5,430
2008 5,630
2009 5,250
2010 5,250
2011 5,120
2012 4,830
2013 5,110
2014 5,820
2015 6,420
2016 6,910
2017 5,610
2018 4,710
2019 3,010

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
Year Number
2004 9,520
2005 10,160
2006 10,690
2007 11,140
2008 11,330
2009 11,140
2010 11,250
2011 11,010
2012 10,420
2013 9,180
2014 8,530
2015 8,930
2016 10,140
2017 10,060
2018 10,520
2019 9,750

Special Education Teachers, All Other
Year Number
2012 11,810
2013 10,520
2014 7,430
2015 4,740
2016 2,780
2017 2,030
2018 2,950
2019 7,420

Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
Year Number
2004 11,590
2005 13,140
2006 14,620
2007 14,010
2008 13,950
2009 11,980
2010 10,960
2011 10,060
2012 11,350
2013 12,990
2014 9,820
2015 9,110
2016 7,880
2017 10,740
2018 10,260
2019 8,670

Self-Enrichment Teachers
Year Number
2004 22,850
2005 19,980
2006 20,960
2007 21,450
2008 20,600
2009 18,720
2010 15,980
2011 14,730
2012 16,680
2013 19,810
2014 23,060
2015 23,360
2016 24,600
2017 26,900
2018 28,380
2019 32,210

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term
Year Number
2019 103,210

Teachers and Instructors, All Other
Year Number
2004 81,050
2005 73,850
2006 87,750
2007 69,290
2008 66,890
2009 67,490
2012 44,730
2013 44,690

Archivists
Year Number
2004 430
2005 420
2006 430
2007 520
2008 310
2009 300
2010 430
2011 600
2012 680
2013 530
2014 430
2015 520
2016 520
2017 480
2018 380
2019 520

Curators
Year Number
2004 1,010
2005 940
2006 840
2007 920
2008 1,090
2009 1,070
2010 1,100
2011 900
2012 850
2013 910
2014 950
2015 1,050
2016 1,020
2017 910
2018 1,140
2019 1,320

Museum Technicians and Conservators
Year Number
2004 680
2005 0
2006 940
2007 1,100
2008 980
2009 1,140
2010 1,080
2011 1,110
2012 990
2013 1,150
2014 1,140
2015 1,400
2016 1,610
2017 1,790
2018 1,890
2019 2,030

Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Year Number
2004 11,030
2005 11,310
2006 11,310
2007 10,840
2008 10,310
2009 10,910
2010 10,340
2011 10,370
2012 10,360
2013 10,360
2014 10,080
2015 11,400
2016 10,940
2017 10,620
2018 9,560
2019 10,300

Library Technicians
Year Number
2004 12,250
2005 11,780
2006 11,100
2007 11,550
2008 11,510
2009 11,640
2010 11,540
2011 11,220
2012 9,570
2013 9,940
2014 10,390
2015 9,820
2016 10,190
2017 10,390
2018 10,180
2019 11,220

Farm and Home Management Educators
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 80
2008 60
2009 60
2010 40
2011 0
2012 70
2013 70
2014 50
2019 90

Instructional Coordinators
Year Number
2004 11,870
2005 12,410
2006 13,550
2007 13,690
2008 16,860
2009 17,400
2010 17,900
2011 17,660
2012 19,720
2013 18,080
2014 18,620
2015 18,340
2016 18,570
2017 19,590
2018 19,830
2019 20,910

Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 172,170
2005 165,960
2006 166,680
2007 160,510
2008 163,120
2009 166,810
2010 158,430
2011 138,110
2012 134,840
2013 136,180
2014 132,120
2015 141,010
2016 152,710
2017 162,380
2018 167,950

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 21,240
2005 17,640
2007 17,120
2008 17,700
2009 15,070
2010 9,610
2011 5,390
2012 7,640
2013 7,350
2014 15,940
2015 16,210
2016 19,760
2017 20,900
2018 22,270
2019 23,920

Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 7,960
2005 8,070
2006 9,290
2007 14,240
2008 12,620
2009 12,190
2010 15,260
2011 28,160
2012 25,250
2013 29,440
2014 27,840
2015 29,050
2016 19,980
2017 20,600
2018 23,130
2019 35,680