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Numbers of Educational Instruction and Library Occupations in New York

Occupation group

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
Year Number
2004 668,810
2005 675,530
2006 513,660
2007 592,910
2008 667,720
2009 674,260
2010 664,570
2011 655,340
2012 654,960
2013 657,350
2014 664,400
2015 684,200
2016 690,490
2017 682,080
2018 687,650
2019 708,460

Individual occupations

Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 3,630
2005 3,130
2007 3,640
2008 3,710
2009 4,630
2010 5,030
2011 6,120
2012 7,120
2013 8,170
2014 8,880
2015 8,420
2016 8,560
2017 8,150
2018 8,910
2019 9,050

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,260
2005 1,300
2007 1,440
2008 1,500
2009 1,790
2010 1,770
2011 2,030
2012 2,300
2013 2,980
2014 3,170
2015 3,360
2016 3,150
2017 3,050
2018 3,030
2019 3,310

Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 2,030
2005 1,820
2007 2,630
2008 2,650
2009 2,940
2010 3,350
2011 3,790
2012 4,060
2013 4,760
2014 5,080
2015 5,050
2016 4,880
2017 4,620
2018 4,700
2019 4,730

Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 320
2005 540
2007 950
2008 1,150
2009 1,400
2010 1,030
2011 800
2012 680
2013 870
2014 1,020
2015 1,130
2016 1,010
2017 1,050
2018 970
2019 1,000

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,140
2005 1,510
2007 2,410
2008 2,660
2009 3,140
2010 3,080
2011 2,880
2012 2,990
2013 3,000
2014 3,410
2015 3,250
2016 3,090
2017 2,690
2018 2,900
2019 2,950

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 330
2005 380
2007 0
2008 0
2009 570
2010 460
2011 0
2012 0
2013 200
2014 400
2015 400
2016 360
2017 330
2018 390
2019 470

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 2,680
2005 2,780
2007 2,110
2008 1,810
2009 2,130
2010 2,870
2011 2,940
2012 3,260
2013 3,410
2014 4,180
2015 4,510
2016 4,230
2017 4,240
2018 4,590
2019 4,890

Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 130
2005 150
2007 210
2008 100
2009 70
2010 150
2011 250
2012 290
2013 240
2014 160
2015 110
2016 110
2017 160
2018 160
2019 150

Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 380
2005 410
2007 540
2008 610
2009 640
2010 750
2011 650
2012 820
2013 660
2014 820
2015 760
2016 880
2017 850
2018 880
2019 1,320

Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 810
2005 860
2007 1,180
2008 1,120
2009 1,370
2010 1,490
2011 1,610
2012 2,010
2013 2,440
2014 2,740
2015 2,460
2016 2,170
2017 2,140
2018 2,270
2019 2,530

Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 310
2005 470
2007 550
2008 400
2009 430
2010 410
2011 530
2012 550
2013 620
2014 650
2015 710
2016 660
2017 840
2018 820
2019 850

Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 470
2005 480
2007 650
2008 770
2009 840
2010 1,000
2011 1,020
2012 1,240
2013 1,410
2014 1,660
2015 1,570
2016 1,430
2017 1,410
2018 1,430
2019 1,540

Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 310
2005 280
2007 350
2008 410
2009 430
2010 490
2011 580
2012 680
2013 850
2014 900
2015 880
2016 960
2017 1,040
2018 1,080
2019 900

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,010
2005 820
2007 1,050
2008 1,170
2009 1,320
2010 1,260
2011 1,170
2012 1,110
2013 1,210
2014 1,320
2015 1,220
2016 1,260
2017 1,270
2018 1,510
2019 1,670

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 330
2005 450
2007 690
2008 750
2009 820
2010 1,050
2011 1,060
2012 1,320
2013 1,480
2014 1,610
2015 1,580
2016 1,480
2017 1,660
2018 1,650
2019 2,080

Geography Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 60
2005 40
2007 30
2008 50
2009 80
2010 110
2011 140
2012 190
2013 240
2014 310
2015 280
2016 250
2017 210
2018 220
2019 210

Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 460
2005 440
2007 520
2008 630
2009 930
2010 1,090
2011 1,390
2012 1,470
2013 1,850
2014 1,720
2015 1,570
2016 1,510
2017 1,640
2018 1,680
2019 1,640

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 2,400
2005 1,420
2007 1,710
2008 1,660
2009 1,680
2010 1,850
2011 2,500
2012 3,040
2013 3,610
2014 3,530
2015 3,620
2016 4,370
2017 4,320
2018 4,840
2019 4,160

Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 540
2005 480
2007 630
2008 710
2009 770
2010 1,080
2011 1,330
2012 1,530
2013 1,670
2014 1,770
2015 1,730
2016 1,490
2017 1,360
2018 1,290
2019 1,560

Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other
Year Number
2004 470
2005 220
2007 340
2008 400
2009 560
2010 930
2011 960
2012 1,340
2013 1,570
2014 2,040
2015 2,440
2016 2,580
2017 2,710
2018 2,570
2019 3,630

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 7,200
2005 7,110
2007 5,520
2008 9,880
2009 13,580
2010 14,810
2011 14,470
2012 12,770
2013 15,490
2014 16,360
2015 21,520
2016 21,400
2017 21,860
2018 22,170
2019 22,350

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,610
2005 1,540
2007 2,190
2008 3,030
2009 2,650
2010 3,310
2011 3,550
2012 3,480
2013 3,510
2014 3,920
2015 4,490
2016 4,290
2017 4,190
2018 4,380
2019 5,030

Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 2,110
2005 1,810
2007 1,890
2008 1,690
2009 2,200
2010 3,450
2011 4,440
2012 5,200
2013 5,520
2014 5,750
2015 6,180
2016 5,950
2017 5,750
2018 5,590
2019 6,210

Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 50
2007 220
2008 220
2009 320
2010 460
2011 520
2012 450
2013 460
2014 470
2015 520
2016 520
2017 540
2018 450
2019 260

Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 280
2005 390
2007 630
2008 450
2009 640
2010 830
2011 1,290
2012 1,270
2013 1,380
2014 1,580
2015 1,530
2016 1,810
2017 1,420
2018 1,450
2019 1,130

Law Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 740
2005 760
2007 760
2008 770
2009 1,100
2010 1,090
2011 1,400
2012 1,410
2013 2,290
2014 2,280
2015 2,650
2016 2,820
2017 3,300
2018 3,440
2019 3,330

Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 460
2005 310
2007 450
2008 560
2009 690
2010 840
2011 1,080
2012 1,000
2013 1,370
2014 1,210
2015 1,640
2016 2,010
2017 2,420
2018 2,760
2019 2,750

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 3,490
2005 3,400
2007 5,070
2008 6,310
2009 6,320
2010 6,720
2011 9,320
2012 10,680
2013 11,310
2014 11,130
2015 11,020
2016 11,860
2017 10,940
2018 11,530
2019 11,590

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 650
2005 660
2007 950
2008 1,070
2009 1,310
2010 1,550
2011 1,900
2012 2,280
2013 2,740
2014 2,660
2015 2,710
2016 2,670
2017 2,980
2018 3,080
2019 3,280

English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 3,200
2005 2,470
2007 3,440
2008 3,840
2009 4,030
2010 5,260
2011 5,970
2012 6,630
2013 7,620
2014 8,210
2015 8,300
2016 7,870
2017 7,740
2018 7,700
2019 8,130

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 810
2005 840
2007 760
2008 980
2009 1,310
2010 1,930
2011 2,170
2012 2,590
2013 3,210
2014 3,400
2015 3,280
2016 3,130
2017 3,360
2018 3,130
2019 2,610

History Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,040
2005 990
2007 1,220
2008 1,250
2009 1,560
2010 1,690
2011 1,770
2012 1,990
2013 2,210
2014 2,340
2015 2,180
2016 2,000
2017 2,040
2018 2,050
2019 2,190

Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,230
2005 780
2007 960
2008 1,100
2009 1,280
2010 1,440
2011 1,620
2012 2,020
2013 2,680
2014 3,060
2015 3,570
2016 3,650
2017 3,800
2018 3,530
2019 3,280

Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 120
2010 0

Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 500
2005 550
2007 650
2008 600
2009 600
2010 880
2011 1,020
2012 1,300
2013 1,180
2014 1,450
2015 1,390
2016 1,500
2017 1,310
2018 1,320
2019 990

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 3,810
2005 4,140
2007 4,480
2008 4,410
2009 4,260
2010 5,320
2011 5,790
2012 5,730
2013 5,390
2014 5,770
2015 5,520
2016 4,390
2017 3,930
2018 3,630
2019 4,860

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Year Number
2004 65,470
2005 69,090
2007 0
2008 56,420
2009 46,370
2010 34,110
2011 27,780
2012 21,580
2013 14,860
2014 9,970
2015 7,640
2016 7,100
2017 6,150
2018 6,440
2019 5,390

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 29,840
2005 26,340
2006 27,420
2007 25,810
2008 27,890
2009 28,840
2010 30,030
2011 27,460
2012 24,890
2013 27,930
2014 31,210
2015 35,400
2016 40,010
2017 34,110
2018 30,790
2019 23,890

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 13,320
2005 13,900
2006 14,260
2007 13,820
2008 13,600
2009 13,950
2010 10,970
2011 10,650
2012 9,830
2013 6,860
2014 6,920
2015 9,640
2016 7,400
2017 6,770
2018 6,120
2019 6,450

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 92,710
2005 93,540
2006 93,090
2007 94,730
2008 95,020
2009 96,860
2010 89,850
2011 88,960
2012 82,580
2013 76,130
2014 73,280
2015 82,270
2016 79,570
2017 80,930
2018 82,590
2019 92,560

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Year Number
2004 42,970
2005 40,020
2006 39,360
2007 38,250
2008 40,480
2009 40,780
2010 40,750
2011 39,920
2012 39,300
2013 39,890
2014 39,220
2015 40,990
2016 40,350
2017 39,390
2018 39,950
2019 42,010

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
Year Number
2004 1,170
2005 1,000
2006 770
2007 680
2008 930
2009 940
2010 1,410
2011 1,400
2012 1,570
2013 1,670
2014 1,760
2015 2,320
2016 1,930
2017 1,630
2018 1,360
2019 1,480

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Year Number
2004 78,070
2005 77,880
2006 78,340
2007 75,080
2008 75,400
2009 74,070
2010 71,490
2011 67,330
2012 66,740
2013 65,940
2014 67,320
2015 64,200
2016 65,880
2017 70,630
2018 74,830
2019 75,360

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
Year Number
2004 6,620
2005 5,350
2006 4,970
2007 5,120
2008 5,190
2009 4,820
2010 5,070
2011 4,810
2012 4,920
2013 4,310
2014 4,160
2015 4,200
2016 4,160
2017 4,340
2018 4,480
2019 4,680

Special Education Teachers, Preschool
Year Number
2012 5,510
2013 5,210
2014 5,050
2015 5,560
2016 4,310
2017 5,230
2018 4,860
2019 5,930

Special Education Teachers, Elementary School
Year Number
2004 16,960
2005 19,210
2006 20,710
2007 20,840
2008 21,550
2009 21,660
2010 24,680
2012 18,860
2013 20,730
2014 21,540
2015 20,320
2016 21,340
2017 19,390
2018 18,790

Special Education Teachers, Middle School
Year Number
2004 12,270
2005 12,450
2007 10,540
2008 10,950
2009 10,750
2010 10,790
2011 10,860
2012 11,090
2013 11,520
2014 11,600
2015 9,990
2016 11,320
2017 10,900
2018 10,970
2019 10,960

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
Year Number
2004 17,250
2005 14,660
2006 14,710
2007 14,700
2008 15,280
2009 15,120
2010 16,010
2011 15,410
2012 16,520
2013 18,670
2014 19,000
2015 15,900
2016 17,280
2017 16,880
2018 17,420
2019 17,340

Special Education Teachers, All Other
Year Number
2012 320
2013 530
2014 630
2015 550
2019 3,060

Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
Year Number
2004 4,420
2005 4,320
2006 4,380
2007 5,280
2008 5,650
2009 5,260
2010 5,640
2011 6,570
2012 6,970
2013 6,900
2014 5,830
2015 4,710
2016 5,010
2017 4,680
2018 4,530
2019 3,650

Self-Enrichment Teachers
Year Number
2004 13,640
2005 18,540
2006 18,990
2007 20,250
2008 22,350
2009 20,850
2010 21,200
2011 23,220
2012 26,440
2013 26,780
2014 29,840
2015 32,970
2016 34,010
2017 32,630
2018 31,840
2019 33,030

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term
Year Number
2019 32,440

Teachers and Instructors, All Other
Year Number
2004 36,740
2005 41,670
2006 44,990
2007 46,490
2008 44,440
2009 47,810
2012 19,920
2013 15,470

Archivists
Year Number
2004 760
2005 0
2006 720
2007 590
2008 640
2009 570
2010 560
2011 700
2012 720
2013 710
2014 580
2015 670
2016 880
2017 1,190
2018 1,170
2019 1,000

Curators
Year Number
2004 810
2005 890
2006 1,040
2007 960
2008 1,170
2009 1,040
2010 1,120
2011 1,040
2012 1,130
2013 1,510
2014 1,510
2015 1,480
2016 1,310
2017 1,410
2018 1,570
2019 1,580

Museum Technicians and Conservators
Year Number
2004 700
2005 660
2006 590
2007 450
2008 420
2009 370
2010 570
2011 700
2012 890
2013 990
2014 960
2015 900
2016 920
2017 1,110
2018 1,490
2019 1,480

Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Year Number
2004 13,100
2005 11,800
2006 11,320
2007 11,810
2008 11,920
2009 12,140
2010 12,480
2011 12,830
2012 12,510
2013 12,100
2014 11,860
2015 12,210
2016 12,540
2017 13,100
2018 13,240
2019 12,990

Library Technicians
Year Number
2004 7,730
2005 6,870
2006 6,360
2007 6,740
2008 6,570
2009 6,920
2010 7,630
2011 7,390
2012 7,150
2013 6,740
2014 6,780
2015 7,640
2016 7,390
2017 8,010
2018 8,120
2019 8,400

Farm and Home Management Educators
Year Number
2004 210
2005 580
2006 600
2007 730
2008 750
2009 660
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 60
2014 40
2015 150
2016 160
2017 0
2018 70
2019 90

Instructional Coordinators
Year Number
2004 8,070
2005 6,600
2006 6,400
2007 6,480
2008 7,970
2009 9,500
2010 9,790
2011 9,940
2012 9,100
2013 9,580
2014 9,320
2015 10,010
2016 11,650
2017 12,150
2018 14,150
2019 17,120

Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 139,790
2005 145,900
2006 122,050
2007 121,480
2008 123,440
2009 124,880
2010 122,420
2011 117,140
2012 118,500
2013 118,060
2014 118,970
2015 123,900
2016 125,830
2017 125,790
2018 123,960

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 16,840
2005 17,430
2007 18,450
2008 18,270
2009 18,430
2010 10,450
2011 5,260
2012 4,940
2013 6,100
2014 7,110
2015 7,130
2016 9,280
2017 11,740
2018 10,220
2019 9,310

Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 2,980
2005 3,100
2006 2,590
2007 2,810
2008 3,000
2009 3,280
2010 1,920
2011 2,170
2012 2,510
2013 2,990
2014 2,040
2015 1,270
2016 1,310
2017 1,280
2018 1,750
2019 1,240