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Numbers of Educational Instruction and Library Occupations in Illinois

Occupation group

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
Year Number
2004 346,210
2005 217,200
2006 371,240
2007 325,160
2008 312,330
2009 398,950
2010 403,630
2011 400,620
2012 386,420
2013 376,400
2014 378,590
2015 364,080
2016 357,470
2017 366,000
2018 375,440
2019 376,690

Individual occupations

Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 4,090
2005 4,240
2006 4,190
2007 3,070
2008 2,530
2009 2,030
2010 2,720
2011 2,900
2012 3,300
2013 3,230
2014 2,770
2015 2,330
2016 2,660
2017 3,520
2018 4,030
2019 3,900

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 2,520
2005 2,510
2006 1,940
2007 1,240
2008 920
2009 770
2010 1,020
2011 1,380
2012 1,740
2013 2,420
2014 1,930
2015 1,360
2016 1,080
2017 1,340
2018 1,430
2019 1,180

Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 2,550
2005 2,800
2006 2,490
2007 0
2008 1,490
2009 1,280
2010 1,450
2011 1,540
2012 1,650
2013 2,030
2014 2,020
2015 1,980
2016 1,920
2017 2,180
2018 2,480
2019 2,510

Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 280
2005 340
2006 180
2007 170
2008 0
2009 50
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 90
2014 70
2015 80
2016 70
2017 160
2018 160
2019 180

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,990
2005 2,490
2006 1,530
2007 1,290
2008 490
2009 450
2010 720
2011 770
2012 550
2013 610
2014 490
2015 380
2016 570
2017 950
2018 1,330
2019 1,420

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 830
2005 680
2006 450
2007 370
2008 140
2009 90
2010 130
2011 180
2012 150
2013 290
2014 250
2015 130
2016 60
2017 350
2018 380
2019 420

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 3,430
2005 4,040
2006 3,720
2007 0
2008 1,120
2009 850
2010 1,470
2011 1,560
2012 1,700
2013 1,590
2014 1,550
2015 1,860
2016 2,170
2017 2,580
2018 2,530
2019 2,260

Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2012 80
2013 190
2014 160
2015 0

Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 230
2005 280
2006 220
2007 180
2008 140
2009 90
2010 190
2011 240
2012 300
2013 310
2014 260
2015 200
2016 160
2017 210
2018 320
2019 370

Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,410
2005 1,730
2006 1,640
2007 0
2008 1,090
2009 960
2010 0
2011 950
2012 630
2013 730
2014 760
2015 790
2016 850
2017 990
2018 1,030
2019 980

Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 290
2005 330
2006 330
2007 0
2010 40
2011 80
2012 140
2013 200
2014 160
2015 80
2016 60
2017 90
2018 130
2019 120

Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,010
2005 1,230
2006 920
2007 0
2008 230
2009 270
2010 360
2011 470
2012 480
2013 550
2014 450
2015 440
2016 450
2017 590
2018 640
2019 590

Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 310
2005 370
2006 350
2007 0
2008 140
2009 160
2010 170
2011 170
2012 100
2013 140
2014 120
2015 150
2016 170
2017 260
2018 290
2019 270

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 270
2005 320
2006 250
2007 0
2008 50
2009 40
2010 0
2011 0
2012 130
2013 80
2014 40
2015 110
2016 230
2017 320
2018 450
2019 390

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 850
2005 1,000
2006 780
2007 590
2008 260
2009 350
2010 420
2011 500
2012 390
2013 490
2014 420
2015 400
2016 430
2017 530
2018 520
2019 460

Geography Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 310
2005 310
2006 240
2007 180
2008 110
2009 70
2010 100
2011 150
2012 210
2013 310
2014 280
2015 190
2016 120
2017 130
2018 150
2019 150

Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 680
2005 780
2006 760
2007 630
2008 470
2009 610
2010 630
2011 660
2012 420
2013 530
2014 460
2015 450
2016 450
2017 530
2018 540
2019 490

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,510
2005 1,970
2006 1,760
2007 1,520
2008 1,120
2009 1,120
2010 1,290
2011 1,460
2012 1,210
2013 1,260
2014 1,000
2015 890
2016 1,000
2017 1,220
2018 1,510
2019 1,400

Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 960
2005 1,010
2006 1,190
2007 0
2008 530
2009 400
2010 440
2011 480
2012 480
2013 600
2014 490
2015 370
2016 370
2017 430
2018 610
2019 640

Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other
Year Number
2004 190
2005 300
2006 230
2007 0
2009 40
2010 100
2011 190
2012 260
2013 400
2014 620
2015 560
2016 760
2017 890
2018 1,250
2019 1,170

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2005 0
2006 2,050
2007 1,560
2008 1,150
2009 820
2010 1,820
2011 2,520
2012 3,240
2013 3,610
2014 3,160
2015 5,740
2016 7,780
2017 8,790
2018 10,070
2019 9,660

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,870
2005 2,010
2006 2,080
2007 1,720
2008 1,530
2009 1,580
2010 1,940
2011 1,990
2012 1,820
2013 1,810
2014 1,710
2015 1,240
2016 1,510
2017 1,440
2018 1,810
2019 2,130

Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 2,310
2005 2,810
2006 3,010
2007 3,050
2008 2,990
2009 3,280
2010 4,410
2011 4,030
2012 3,350
2013 3,350
2014 2,880
2015 1,890
2016 2,350
2017 3,530
2018 4,510
2019 3,870

Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 710
2005 900
2006 650
2007 630
2008 380
2010 210
2011 120
2012 150
2013 280
2014 210
2015 450
2016 460
2017 580
2018 390
2019 360

Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 330
2005 450
2006 510
2007 690
2008 390
2009 530
2010 490
2011 540
2012 360
2013 510
2014 430
2015 280
2016 290
2017 530
2018 600
2019 560

Law Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 710
2005 600
2006 480
2007 180
2008 80
2009 50
2010 60
2011 150
2012 210
2013 400
2014 320
2015 620
2016 830
2017 960
2018 950
2019 740

Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 180
2005 250
2006 390
2007 450
2008 390
2009 330
2010 310
2011 310
2012 120
2013 130
2014 110
2015 210
2016 460
2017 770
2018 840
2019 620

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 3,770
2005 4,650
2006 4,570
2007 3,620
2008 3,330
2009 3,030
2010 3,100
2011 2,660
2012 2,860
2013 3,100
2014 3,100
2015 2,410
2016 2,450
2017 3,130
2018 3,940
2019 4,250

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,160
2005 1,430
2006 1,640
2007 1,390
2008 990
2009 850
2010 1,040
2011 1,140
2012 950
2013 970
2014 860
2015 920
2016 1,270
2017 1,550
2018 1,810
2019 1,660

English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 2,560
2005 3,050
2006 2,910
2007 2,540
2008 2,130
2009 2,010
2010 2,620
2011 2,800
2012 2,980
2013 3,300
2014 3,290
2015 2,630
2016 2,440
2017 2,790
2018 3,120
2019 3,100

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,460
2005 1,580
2006 1,610
2007 1,710
2008 1,350
2009 990
2010 730
2011 870
2012 950
2013 1,270
2014 960
2015 750
2016 700
2017 770
2018 870
2019 790

History Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,040
2005 1,240
2006 1,200
2007 1,010
2008 750
2009 650
2010 850
2011 860
2012 700
2013 630
2014 500
2015 1,060
2016 820
2017 940
2018 780
2019 720

Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 970
2005 1,180
2006 1,290
2007 1,130
2008 1,040
2009 900
2010 1,020
2011 1,260
2012 1,330
2013 1,380
2014 860
2015 640
2016 560
2017 650
2018 960
2019 1,020

Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 350
2005 480
2006 380
2007 320
2008 190
2009 230
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 120
2014 110
2015 60
2016 60
2017 40
2018 50
2019 30

Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 880
2005 900
2006 860
2007 850
2008 900
2009 560
2010 550
2011 450
2012 330
2013 410
2014 330
2015 270
2016 360
2017 460
2018 580
2019 510

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 2,630
2005 3,190
2006 2,840
2007 3,540
2008 2,500
2009 2,360
2010 2,270
2011 2,560
2012 3,140
2013 4,010
2014 4,170
2015 4,650
2016 4,860
2017 4,850
2018 4,880
2019 4,800

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Year Number
2004 9,440
2005 9,490
2006 12,130
2007 0
2008 12,150
2009 9,000
2010 6,740
2011 12,590
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2018 3,040
2019 2,250

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 14,600
2005 14,050
2006 13,480
2007 11,700
2008 14,170
2009 14,760
2010 16,390
2011 14,890
2012 16,870
2013 18,000
2014 18,680
2015 19,220
2016 19,230
2017 20,620
2018 24,120
2019 25,030

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 3,400
2005 4,350
2006 3,890
2007 4,380
2008 3,960
2009 4,500
2010 5,470
2011 5,640
2012 6,150
2013 6,540
2014 5,530
2015 4,270
2016 4,030
2017 4,690
2018 4,630
2019 5,080

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 55,050
2005 0
2006 83,730
2007 83,710
2008 80,590
2009 85,250
2010 80,820
2011 84,590
2012 80,580
2013 67,030
2014 61,130
2015 60,570
2016 60,960
2017 72,270
2018 65,630
2019 64,270

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Year Number
2004 25,090
2005 26,790
2006 24,130
2007 24,990
2008 31,270
2009 32,980
2010 32,720
2011 27,890
2012 29,020
2013 31,800
2014 39,020
2015 34,590
2016 31,080
2017 21,310
2018 22,320
2019 21,700

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
Year Number
2004 410
2005 580
2006 420
2007 380
2008 240
2009 250
2010 240
2011 270
2012 200
2013 350
2014 210
2015 220
2016 160
2017 170
2018 220
2019 330

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Year Number
2004 78,540
2005 0
2006 56,050
2007 54,490
2008 56,090
2009 56,700
2010 55,400
2011 53,540
2012 53,500
2013 49,230
2014 49,610
2015 44,440
2016 44,360
2017 42,820
2018 43,720
2019 44,810

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
Year Number
2004 3,920
2005 3,360
2006 2,560
2007 2,700
2008 2,580
2009 2,170
2010 2,110
2011 1,690
2012 1,560
2013 2,970
2014 2,030
2015 1,980
2016 1,320
2017 1,270
2018 1,970
2019 2,440

Special Education Teachers, Preschool
Year Number
2012 440
2013 1,100
2014 1,300
2015 1,900
2016 1,270
2017 1,520
2018 960
2019 870

Special Education Teachers, Elementary School
Year Number
2004 9,350
2005 0
2006 14,070
2007 13,450
2008 0
2009 10,090
2010 9,900
2012 10,690
2013 8,490
2014 8,040
2015 6,630
2016 6,370
2017 8,510
2018 9,670

Special Education Teachers, Middle School
Year Number
2004 5,680
2005 9,010
2006 7,530
2007 6,320
2008 0
2009 4,960
2010 5,120
2011 5,370
2012 5,570
2013 5,040
2014 6,420
2015 5,490
2016 5,080
2017 3,130
2018 3,420
2019 3,280

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
Year Number
2004 13,020
2005 12,070
2006 8,940
2007 6,240
2008 5,430
2009 7,610
2010 8,320
2011 8,850
2012 8,340
2013 7,440
2014 8,000
2015 6,960
2016 6,910
2017 7,500
2018 8,440
2019 8,710

Special Education Teachers, All Other
Year Number
2012 2,310
2013 0
2014 2,560
2015 1,920
2016 1,150
2017 940
2018 880
2019 860

Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
Year Number
2004 2,030
2005 2,630
2006 2,860
2007 2,190
2008 2,110
2009 1,230
2010 1,390
2011 2,180
2012 1,880
2013 900
2014 1,800
2015 2,270
2016 2,440
2017 2,140
2018 2,340
2019 2,150

Self-Enrichment Teachers
Year Number
2004 3,690
2005 3,800
2006 3,070
2007 3,780
2008 0
2009 6,940
2010 8,380
2011 8,630
2012 6,830
2013 5,980
2014 5,720
2015 7,990
2016 10,040
2017 11,810
2018 12,370
2019 11,610

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term
Year Number
2019 23,340

Teachers and Instructors, All Other
Year Number
2004 23,170
2005 0
2006 15,700
2007 0
2008 0
2009 58,360
2012 32,970
2013 32,850

Archivists
Year Number
2004 470
2005 500
2006 430
2007 430
2008 430
2009 260
2010 260
2011 230
2012 250
2013 220
2014 170
2015 250
2016 260
2017 250
2018 170
2019 170

Curators
Year Number
2004 230
2005 200
2006 270
2007 270
2008 250
2009 270
2010 470
2011 480
2012 460
2013 440
2014 420
2015 500
2016 370
2017 390
2018 380
2019 410

Museum Technicians and Conservators
Year Number
2004 180
2005 160
2006 200
2007 220
2008 210
2009 190
2010 240
2011 310
2012 730
2013 770
2014 790
2015 920
2016 760
2017 900
2018 940
2019 770

Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Year Number
2004 7,050
2005 7,380
2006 7,450
2007 7,340
2008 8,100
2009 7,980
2010 8,120
2011 7,500
2012 7,550
2013 6,840
2014 6,730
2015 6,200
2016 6,540
2017 6,330
2018 6,260
2019 6,620

Library Technicians
Year Number
2004 0
2005 9,510
2006 7,620
2007 6,480
2008 7,100
2009 6,560
2010 6,560
2011 5,820
2012 5,290
2013 4,490
2014 6,160
2015 6,420
2016 6,480
2017 5,720
2018 5,270
2019 6,490

Farm and Home Management Educators
Year Number
2005 0
2007 90
2008 70
2009 60
2010 70
2011 40
2013 60
2014 260
2015 280
2016 240
2017 210
2018 190
2019 190

Instructional Coordinators
Year Number
2004 2,960
2005 3,630
2006 4,220
2007 4,270
2008 4,490
2009 4,260
2010 4,640
2011 4,450
2012 4,520
2013 5,830
2014 5,350
2015 4,650
2016 4,290
2017 4,150
2018 4,830
2019 5,680

Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 39,260
2005 44,610
2006 40,690
2007 41,830
2008 40,380
2009 40,080
2010 40,660
2011 43,150
2012 44,130
2013 45,100
2014 50,340
2015 54,720
2016 58,250
2017 60,940
2018 60,630

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
Year Number
2005 8,080
2006 6,090
2007 6,250
2008 0
2009 3,050
2010 3,340
2011 5,070
2012 8,800
2013 10,920
2014 12,720
2015 9,600
2016 6,770
2017 2,820
2018 3,070
2019 3,780

Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 4,030
2005 5,550
2006 6,070
2007 10,020
2008 11,790
2009 13,640
2010 10,190
2011 7,100
2012 9,670
2013 5,780
2014 6,300
2015 4,410
2016 2,620
2017 1,160
2018 450
2019 370