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Numbers of Educational Instruction and Library Occupations in Massachusetts

Occupation group

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
Year Number
2004 199,590
2005 208,120
2006 212,940
2007 210,580
2008 215,830
2009 218,970
2010 219,840
2011 220,360
2012 217,640
2013 213,590
2014 215,430
2015 230,450
2016 235,800
2017 235,180
2018 237,120
2019 243,790

Individual occupations

Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 2,300
2005 2,220
2006 1,890
2007 2,090
2008 2,110
2009 2,770
2010 2,670
2011 2,650
2012 2,130
2013 2,680
2014 2,800
2015 3,400
2016 3,060
2017 4,050
2018 4,050
2019 4,170

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,470
2005 1,500
2006 1,110
2007 1,040
2008 1,000
2009 940
2010 960
2011 810
2012 800
2013 770
2014 980
2015 1,060
2016 1,140
2017 1,060
2018 1,010
2019 1,120

Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,160
2005 1,320
2006 1,280
2007 1,250
2008 1,120
2009 1,160
2010 1,270
2011 1,430
2012 1,410
2013 1,440
2014 1,320
2015 1,610
2016 1,730
2017 1,780
2018 1,700
2019 1,700

Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 220
2005 220
2006 150
2007 170
2008 120
2009 130
2010 200
2011 210
2012 0
2013 810
2014 670
2015 470
2016 720
2017 760
2018 590
2019 340

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,450
2005 1,360
2006 1,310
2007 1,250
2008 1,150
2009 1,160
2010 1,110
2011 1,410
2012 1,370
2013 1,670
2014 1,460
2015 1,590
2016 2,030
2017 1,930
2018 1,880
2019 1,380

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2014 30
2015 100
2016 80
2017 50
2018 70
2019 100

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2005 1,710
2006 1,730
2007 1,730
2008 2,220
2009 2,140
2010 2,030
2011 2,040
2012 2,190
2013 2,410
2014 2,490
2015 2,790
2016 2,770
2017 2,410
2018 2,220
2019 2,360

Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2006 30
2007 40
2008 50

Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 240
2005 310
2006 360
2007 430
2008 430
2009 400
2010 390
2011 370
2012 310
2013 210
2014 190
2015 280
2016 320
2017 340
2018 420
2019 470

Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 570
2005 660
2006 610
2007 570
2008 510
2009 540
2010 630
2011 680
2012 670
2013 650
2014 750
2015 790
2016 920
2017 870
2018 870
2019 880

Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 130
2005 190
2006 190
2007 200
2008 260
2009 220
2010 290
2011 200
2012 230
2013 190
2014 200
2015 220
2016 250
2017 350
2018 380
2019 370

Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 680
2005 660
2006 590
2007 550
2008 480
2009 500
2010 550
2011 620
2012 590
2013 630
2014 540
2015 580
2016 610
2017 540
2018 550
2019 590

Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 180
2005 210
2006 180
2007 200
2008 180
2009 210
2010 190
2011 190
2012 150
2013 220
2014 180
2015 200
2016 190
2017 200
2018 220
2019 190

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 460
2005 540
2006 500
2007 540
2008 550
2009 650
2010 760
2011 650
2012 480
2013 360
2014 350
2015 330
2016 320
2017 370
2018 470
2019 620

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 590
2005 640
2006 600
2007 610
2008 600
2009 700
2010 730
2011 780
2012 710
2013 720
2014 680
2015 770
2016 800
2017 820
2018 870
2019 880

Geography Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 120
2005 100
2006 130
2007 100
2008 80
2009 90
2010 110
2011 140
2012 120
2013 160
2014 170
2015 170
2016 190
2017 200
2018 230
2019 270

Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 530
2005 610
2006 550
2007 590
2008 570
2009 660
2010 640
2011 700
2012 640
2013 690
2014 590
2015 670
2016 840
2017 940
2018 1,020
2019 930

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 900
2005 1,080
2006 1,100
2007 1,260
2008 1,240
2009 1,320
2010 1,220
2011 1,230
2012 1,210
2013 1,460
2014 1,420
2015 1,550
2016 1,470
2017 1,510
2018 1,490
2019 1,550

Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 670
2005 600
2006 590
2007 620
2008 660
2009 860
2010 850
2011 830
2012 730
2013 850
2014 700
2015 760
2016 640
2017 660
2018 730
2019 770

Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other
Year Number
2004 270
2005 310
2006 250
2007 240
2008 210
2009 180
2010 150
2011 160
2012 190
2013 210
2014 260
2015 260
2016 570
2017 510
2018 600
2019 300

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 3,700
2005 3,870
2006 3,320
2007 3,290
2008 3,430
2009 4,440
2010 4,340
2011 4,780
2012 2,780
2013 3,190
2014 5,000
2015 5,600
2016 5,220
2017 3,920
2018 3,460
2019 4,180

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 880
2005 820
2006 930
2007 1,190
2008 1,240
2009 1,260
2010 1,140
2011 1,150
2012 1,120
2013 1,520
2014 1,160
2015 1,610
2016 1,360
2017 1,650
2018 1,720
2019 2,020

Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 940
2005 1,140
2006 1,270
2007 1,280
2008 1,450
2009 1,540
2010 1,710
2011 1,620
2012 1,440
2013 1,280
2014 1,310
2015 1,390
2016 1,670
2017 1,660
2018 1,890
2019 1,780

Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2006 110
2007 90
2008 80
2009 50
2010 40
2011 30
2012 0
2013 80
2014 0
2015 100
2016 100
2017 120

Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 170
2005 190
2006 240
2007 280
2008 240
2009 220
2010 250
2011 210
2012 190
2013 260
2014 360
2015 470
2016 460
2017 410
2018 370
2019 490

Law Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 440
2005 810
2006 620
2007 630
2008 550
2009 580
2010 1,000
2011 990
2012 1,070
2013 860
2014 1,010
2015 1,020
2016 1,090
2017 770
2018 610
2019 540

Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 210
2005 230
2006 340
2007 300
2008 340
2009 280
2010 300
2011 290
2012 280
2013 270
2014 360
2015 490
2016 490
2017 380
2018 440
2019 440

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 2,750
2005 3,210
2006 4,210
2007 3,620
2008 3,230
2009 3,920
2010 4,670
2011 5,050
2012 5,140
2013 4,710
2014 4,060
2015 4,790
2016 5,120
2017 5,190
2018 6,190
2019 5,780

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 460
2005 510
2006 600
2007 570
2008 560
2009 680
2010 750
2011 810
2012 660
2013 710
2014 660
2015 620
2016 700
2017 510
2018 530
2019 600

English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,730
2005 1,930
2006 2,200
2007 2,200
2008 2,130
2009 2,180
2010 2,220
2011 2,440
2012 2,050
2013 2,170
2014 2,280
2015 2,730
2016 3,060
2017 2,820
2018 2,780
2019 2,580

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 760
2005 970
2006 950
2007 930
2008 880
2009 930
2010 900
2011 950
2012 1,480
2013 1,440
2014 1,350
2015 1,000
2016 1,200
2017 1,800
2018 1,580
2019 1,450

History Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 660
2005 840
2006 820
2007 820
2008 760
2009 840
2010 920
2011 940
2012 850
2013 840
2014 810
2015 960
2016 1,020
2017 1,030
2018 1,030
2019 950

Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 610
2005 810
2006 670
2007 610
2008 580
2009 860
2010 880
2011 990
2012 770
2013 770
2014 580
2015 640
2016 720
2017 730
2018 700
2019 650

Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 60
2009 30
2011 40
2012 30
2013 40

Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 190
2005 290
2006 340
2007 380
2008 300
2009 280
2010 450
2011 460
2012 440
2013 360
2014 290
2015 270
2016 240
2017 330
2018 390
2019 550

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,570
2005 1,710
2006 1,870
2007 1,840
2008 1,540
2009 1,440
2010 1,530
2011 2,260
2012 2,140
2013 2,190
2014 2,300
2015 2,340
2016 2,270
2017 2,460
2018 2,130
2019 2,000

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Year Number
2004 4,540
2005 4,610
2006 5,450
2007 0
2008 4,240
2009 4,490
2010 3,610
2011 3,310
2012 7,050
2015 4,220
2016 4,190
2019 7,620

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 13,370
2005 14,350
2006 13,560
2007 14,660
2008 13,940
2009 13,790
2010 13,490
2011 14,270
2012 14,840
2013 14,350
2014 13,400
2015 14,520
2016 15,610
2017 16,390
2018 16,360
2019 17,070

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 3,970
2005 4,240
2006 3,890
2007 3,960
2008 3,700
2009 3,840
2010 3,850
2011 3,780
2012 3,470
2013 3,510
2014 3,520
2015 3,490
2016 2,960
2017 3,070
2018 3,020
2019 2,960

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 32,020
2005 32,150
2006 33,380
2007 32,710
2008 32,390
2009 30,400
2010 28,890
2011 27,680
2012 26,570
2013 26,160
2014 26,770
2015 27,220
2016 27,900
2017 28,720
2018 30,380
2019 31,430

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Year Number
2004 16,810
2005 18,070
2006 19,220
2007 19,090
2008 18,970
2009 19,200
2010 18,340
2011 17,940
2012 16,340
2013 16,910
2014 17,610
2015 18,530
2016 18,610
2017 18,630
2018 16,910
2019 15,910

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
Year Number
2004 450
2005 0
2006 0
2007 130
2008 140
2009 90
2010 150
2011 250
2012 340
2013 490
2014 460
2015 420
2016 240
2017 200
2018 150
2019 150

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Year Number
2004 25,040
2005 25,090
2006 25,990
2007 26,720
2008 27,590
2009 26,500
2010 24,730
2011 23,100
2012 22,510
2013 23,470
2014 24,000
2015 24,130
2016 25,650
2017 26,340
2018 26,420
2019 27,120

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
Year Number
2004 3,310
2005 3,270
2006 2,560
2007 2,280
2008 2,640
2009 2,890
2010 3,050
2011 2,900
2012 3,080
2013 2,920
2014 2,450
2015 2,500
2016 2,560
2017 2,760
2018 2,710
2019 2,540

Special Education Teachers, Preschool
Year Number
2012 510
2013 830
2014 860
2015 1,140
2016 1,000
2017 1,090
2018 1,060
2019 840

Special Education Teachers, Elementary School
Year Number
2004 6,870
2005 6,950
2006 7,050
2007 7,350
2008 7,850
2009 8,360
2010 8,710
2012 7,030
2013 6,770
2014 6,830
2015 6,600
2016 6,500
2017 6,160
2018 6,490

Special Education Teachers, Middle School
Year Number
2004 3,300
2005 3,260
2006 3,180
2007 3,440
2008 3,610
2009 3,980
2010 4,220
2011 4,280
2012 4,030
2013 3,830
2014 3,970
2015 4,110
2016 4,000
2017 3,610
2018 3,470
2019 3,410

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
Year Number
2004 3,740
2005 3,750
2006 3,490
2007 3,960
2008 4,230
2009 4,530
2010 4,810
2011 4,410
2012 4,560
2013 4,380
2014 4,260
2015 4,530
2016 4,440
2017 4,370
2018 4,630
2019 4,730

Special Education Teachers, All Other
Year Number
2012 1,460
2013 900
2014 720
2015 830
2016 830
2017 670
2018 650
2019 620

Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
Year Number
2004 1,720
2005 1,900
2006 2,000
2007 1,700
2008 1,720
2009 1,930
2010 2,160
2011 1,950
2012 2,000
2013 1,880
2014 1,830
2015 1,800
2016 1,630
2017 1,440
2018 1,510
2019 1,250

Self-Enrichment Teachers
Year Number
2004 4,180
2005 4,560
2006 6,070
2007 7,550
2008 8,020
2009 7,460
2010 7,680
2011 7,210
2012 6,920
2013 6,960
2014 8,130
2015 9,010
2016 9,740
2017 9,460
2018 9,490
2019 9,060

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term
Year Number
2019 7,850

Teachers and Instructors, All Other
Year Number
2004 4,790
2005 5,270
2006 5,390
2007 5,280
2008 4,710
2009 3,620
2012 4,970
2013 5,690

Archivists
Year Number
2004 280
2005 270
2006 340
2007 270
2008 290
2009 230
2010 240
2011 210
2012 220
2013 250
2014 250
2015 270
2016 250
2017 220
2018 230
2019 270

Curators
Year Number
2004 540
2005 400
2006 560
2007 610
2008 660
2009 690
2010 650
2011 570
2012 560
2013 520
2014 520
2015 530
2016 590
2017 650
2018 520
2019 560

Museum Technicians and Conservators
Year Number
2004 270
2005 350
2006 380
2007 460
2008 440
2009 480
2010 510
2011 490
2012 460
2013 340
2014 390
2015 290
2016 390
2017 390
2018 580
2019 510

Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Year Number
2004 5,290
2005 5,450
2006 5,130
2007 5,230
2008 4,940
2009 5,860
2010 5,750
2011 5,770
2012 4,910
2013 5,040
2014 5,030
2015 5,120
2016 4,970
2017 4,720
2018 4,730
2019 4,730

Library Technicians
Year Number
2004 3,710
2005 3,870
2006 3,610
2007 3,650
2008 3,640
2009 3,080
2010 3,200
2011 3,290
2012 3,460
2013 3,230
2014 3,120
2015 3,430
2016 3,290
2017 3,190
2018 3,080
2019 3,040

Farm and Home Management Educators
Year Number
2015 180

Instructional Coordinators
Year Number
2004 2,930
2005 2,820
2006 2,900
2007 2,770
2008 3,170
2009 3,210
2010 3,360
2011 3,570
2012 3,710
2013 3,770
2014 3,370
2015 3,780
2016 4,010
2017 4,790
2018 4,470
2019 4,620

Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 30,960
2005 32,140
2006 34,270
2007 33,900
2008 34,750
2009 34,960
2010 35,740
2011 34,100
2012 33,660
2013 33,700
2014 35,070
2015 35,670
2016 37,060
2017 36,370
2018 38,770

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 3,600
2005 3,190
2006 2,250
2007 2,180
2008 2,260
2009 4,070
2010 3,280
2011 3,600
2012 2,460
2013 2,310
2014 1,510
2015 680
2016 680
2017 1,860
2018 3,080
2019 2,940

Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 830
2005 590
2006 630
2007 1,170
2008 1,080
2009 1,150
2010 550
2011 430
2012 0
2013 0
2014 310
2015 370
2016 360
2017 530
2018 570
2019 620