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Numbers of Educational Instruction and Library Occupations in North Carolina

Occupation group

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
Year Number
2004 240,630
2005 246,750
2006 245,670
2007 253,890
2008 255,600
2009 261,440
2010 264,390
2011 262,590
2012 258,510
2013 258,260
2014 256,850
2015 260,070
2016 266,300
2017 277,240
2018 275,450
2019 278,090

Individual occupations

Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 2,920
2005 3,100
2006 2,680
2007 2,560
2008 2,340
2009 2,470
2010 2,760
2011 2,890
2012 2,930
2013 2,980
2014 2,970
2015 2,790
2016 2,920
2017 3,480
2018 3,440
2019 3,510

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,740
2005 1,800
2006 1,720
2007 1,430
2008 1,570
2009 1,600
2010 1,710
2011 1,530
2012 1,480
2013 1,420
2014 1,540
2015 1,520
2016 1,550
2017 1,700
2018 1,640
2019 1,560

Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,760
2005 1,840
2006 1,780
2007 1,780
2008 1,790
2009 1,900
2010 2,170
2011 2,060
2012 2,050
2013 2,020
2014 2,100
2015 2,060
2016 2,020
2017 2,040
2018 1,870
2019 1,760

Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 200
2005 130
2006 140
2007 150
2008 180
2009 200
2010 190
2011 180
2012 170
2013 150
2014 140
2015 170
2016 180
2017 230
2019 210

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,060
2005 910
2006 720
2007 700
2008 740
2009 820
2010 870
2011 850
2012 830
2013 880
2014 1,350
2015 1,560
2016 1,620
2017 1,510
2018 1,400
2019 1,400

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2007 260
2008 350
2009 370
2010 350
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 330
2015 340
2016 340
2017 680
2018 760
2019 760

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,170
2005 1,540
2006 1,570
2007 1,410
2008 1,310
2009 1,330
2010 1,730
2011 1,880
2012 1,920
2013 1,960
2014 2,040
2015 2,100
2016 2,070
2017 2,200
2018 1,990
2019 1,880

Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 120
2005 90
2006 80
2007 80
2008 130
2009 140
2010 150
2011 60
2013 40
2014 130
2015 130
2016 110
2017 80
2018 90
2019 90

Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 190
2005 240
2006 300
2007 320
2008 310
2009 240
2010 290
2011 290
2012 320
2013 330
2014 360
2015 330
2016 280
2017 350
2018 330
2019 350

Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 680
2005 740
2006 700
2007 650
2008 720
2009 780
2010 930
2011 890
2012 870
2013 850
2014 810
2015 830
2016 960
2017 1,110
2018 960
2019 940

Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 140
2005 160
2006 180
2007 110
2008 110
2009 140
2010 180
2011 160
2012 130
2013 140
2014 180
2015 190
2016 170
2017 150
2018 140
2019 120

Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 440
2005 440
2006 440
2007 400
2008 390
2009 380
2010 440
2011 460
2012 430
2013 410
2014 390
2015 430
2016 480
2017 500
2018 440
2019 410

Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 130
2005 120
2006 130
2007 100
2008 130
2009 140
2010 200
2011 210
2012 210
2013 190
2014 170
2015 190
2016 210
2017 280
2018 240
2019 230

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 90
2005 210
2006 240
2007 240
2008 240
2009 290
2010 370
2011 250
2012 270
2013 260
2014 260
2015 290
2016 270
2017 330
2018 260
2019 230

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 410
2005 430
2006 410
2007 340
2008 350
2009 370
2010 400
2011 460
2012 420
2013 430
2014 440
2015 520
2016 580
2017 680
2018 580
2019 560

Geography Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 120
2005 140
2006 140
2007 120
2008 150
2009 160
2010 180
2011 180
2012 160
2013 160
2014 140
2015 150
2016 160
2017 130
2018 120
2019 110

Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 510
2005 550
2006 610
2007 560
2008 480
2009 420
2010 480
2011 550
2012 510
2013 560
2014 510
2015 540
2016 500
2017 510
2018 440
2019 390

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 880
2005 1,020
2006 1,020
2007 970
2008 1,000
2009 1,040
2010 1,190
2011 1,260
2012 1,250
2013 1,200
2014 1,130
2015 1,140
2016 1,190
2017 1,160
2018 1,020
2019 970

Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 600
2005 650
2006 660
2007 620
2008 660
2009 720
2010 780
2011 770
2012 670
2013 670
2014 710
2015 730
2016 760
2017 600
2018 500
2019 460

Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other
Year Number
2004 100
2005 130
2006 150
2007 160
2008 250
2009 0
2010 260
2011 260
2012 250
2013 220
2014 320
2015 330
2016 520
2017 680
2018 830
2019 710

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 5,800
2005 6,640
2006 6,420
2007 4,980
2008 5,030
2009 5,530
2010 7,730
2011 7,610
2012 7,520
2013 8,150
2014 8,120
2015 9,740
2016 9,910
2017 10,260
2018 10,090
2019 11,770

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,530
2005 1,700
2006 1,670
2007 1,470
2008 1,630
2009 1,710
2010 2,030
2011 1,820
2012 2,000
2013 1,980
2014 2,110
2015 2,050
2016 1,980
2017 2,030
2018 2,170
2019 2,230

Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,820
2005 2,090
2006 2,140
2007 1,970
2008 1,930
2009 1,890
2010 2,080
2011 2,130
2012 2,180
2013 2,130
2014 2,190
2015 2,120
2016 2,140
2017 2,460
2018 2,500
2019 2,420

Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 70
2005 100
2006 90
2007 70
2009 100
2010 130
2011 110
2012 130
2013 130
2014 140
2015 150
2016 150
2017 130
2018 120
2019 110

Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 920
2005 1,020
2006 1,130
2007 1,340
2008 1,480
2009 1,600
2010 1,700
2011 1,800
2012 1,670
2013 1,760
2014 1,750
2015 1,750
2016 1,850
2017 1,930
2018 1,910
2019 1,560

Law Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 480
2005 570
2006 430
2007 450
2008 240
2009 300
2010 400
2011 510
2012 430
2013 470
2014 420
2015 550
2016 510
2017 740
2018 390
2019 380

Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 500
2005 640
2006 620
2007 350
2008 280
2009 320
2010 430
2011 430
2012 410
2013 480
2014 530
2015 520
2016 500
2017 560
2018 560
2019 550

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 2,080
2005 2,530
2006 2,510
2007 2,390
2008 2,500
2009 2,690
2010 2,910
2011 2,850
2012 2,650
2013 2,620
2014 2,650
2015 2,740
2016 2,910
2017 3,150
2018 2,860
2019 2,770

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 600
2005 690
2006 690
2007 660
2008 730
2009 790
2010 840
2011 830
2012 780
2013 860
2014 850
2015 880
2016 950
2017 1,030
2018 1,000
2019 930

English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 2,400
2005 2,490
2006 2,490
2007 2,450
2008 2,480
2009 2,670
2010 3,100
2011 3,340
2012 3,230
2013 3,130
2014 2,970
2015 2,880
2016 2,790
2017 2,890
2018 2,720
2019 2,540

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 970
2005 1,070
2006 1,110
2007 1,070
2008 980
2009 980
2010 1,110
2011 1,250
2012 1,180
2013 1,110
2014 1,170
2015 1,170
2016 1,280
2017 1,060
2018 840
2019 740

History Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 910
2005 900
2006 870
2007 840
2008 880
2009 950
2010 1,010
2011 1,050
2012 1,020
2013 1,020
2014 950
2015 930
2016 920
2017 930
2018 770
2019 720

Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 680
2005 730
2006 790
2007 760
2008 760
2009 840
2010 960
2011 1,050
2012 920
2013 990
2014 910
2015 1,070
2016 970
2017 1,050
2018 740
2019 690

Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 260
2005 290
2006 190
2007 210
2008 130
2009 140
2010 200
2011 220
2012 230
2013 190
2014 170
2015 160
2016 140
2017 70
2018 60

Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 720
2005 770
2006 790
2007 850
2008 860
2009 960
2010 970
2011 1,000
2012 980
2013 1,000
2014 1,040
2015 980
2016 970
2017 1,020
2018 1,040
2019 960

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 5,240
2005 5,480
2006 6,020
2007 6,130
2008 6,510
2009 6,710
2010 6,760
2011 5,950
2012 6,320
2013 6,520
2014 7,600
2015 6,480
2016 6,430
2017 7,150
2018 7,380
2019 7,750

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,460
2005 1,830
2006 2,920
2007 2,600
2008 2,310
2009 1,460
2010 1,610
2011 3,380
2012 3,490
2013 3,390
2014 2,330
2015 2,350
2016 3,210
2017 4,890
2018 5,220
2019 4,450

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 18,670
2005 20,770
2006 18,680
2007 19,580
2008 19,430
2009 18,140
2010 16,050
2011 13,240
2012 12,140
2013 11,300
2014 9,080
2015 10,250
2016 12,070
2017 15,990
2018 16,110
2019 15,350

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 4,770
2005 4,950
2006 5,040
2007 4,880
2008 4,660
2009 4,650
2010 4,130
2011 4,200
2012 4,410
2013 5,130
2014 5,120
2015 4,500
2016 3,690
2017 3,260
2018 3,320
2019 3,890

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 39,860
2005 37,740
2006 38,290
2007 39,450
2008 40,960
2009 40,350
2010 38,940
2011 39,640
2012 39,770
2013 40,430
2014 40,910
2015 40,980
2016 40,520
2017 40,580
2018 40,830
2019 42,520

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Year Number
2004 19,010
2005 21,470
2006 22,580
2007 21,900
2008 20,700
2009 19,930
2010 18,920
2011 19,050
2012 18,200
2013 17,470
2014 17,640
2015 18,700
2016 18,820
2017 19,650
2018 18,640
2019 18,770

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
Year Number
2004 1,180
2005 1,370
2006 1,440
2007 1,460
2008 1,370
2009 1,310
2010 1,150
2011 1,080
2012 1,110
2013 1,050
2014 1,090
2015 1,110
2016 1,210
2017 1,270
2018 1,250
2019 1,130

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Year Number
2004 21,620
2005 21,220
2006 21,840
2007 22,760
2008 22,720
2009 25,690
2010 26,990
2011 26,970
2012 24,450
2013 24,190
2014 23,730
2015 22,960
2016 23,760
2017 24,170
2018 25,240
2019 24,030

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
Year Number
2004 4,090
2005 4,260
2006 4,290
2007 4,500
2008 5,110
2009 5,500
2010 5,590
2011 5,520
2012 5,230
2013 5,330
2014 5,190
2015 5,010
2016 4,920
2017 5,070
2018 4,810
2019 4,490

Special Education Teachers, Preschool
Year Number
2012 470
2013 730
2014 570
2015 1,110
2016 600
2017 670
2018 580
2019 580

Special Education Teachers, Elementary School
Year Number
2004 6,580
2005 6,420
2006 7,360
2007 8,090
2008 9,240
2009 9,040
2010 9,490
2012 8,530
2013 8,990
2014 9,110
2015 9,950
2016 9,270
2017 8,030
2018 7,080

Special Education Teachers, Middle School
Year Number
2004 2,610
2005 3,290
2006 3,130
2007 3,170
2008 3,110
2009 3,290
2010 3,230
2011 3,320
2012 3,380
2013 3,120
2014 3,140
2015 3,260
2016 3,260
2017 3,090
2018 2,950
2019 2,630

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
Year Number
2004 2,740
2005 2,850
2006 2,610
2007 2,830
2008 3,340
2009 3,910
2010 4,200
2011 4,450
2012 4,630
2013 4,680
2014 4,200
2015 4,350
2016 4,350
2017 4,330
2018 4,350
2019 3,830

Special Education Teachers, All Other
Year Number
2015 0
2016 50
2017 60
2018 70
2019 130

Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
Year Number
2004 3,450
2005 3,530
2006 3,820
2007 3,860
2008 4,200
2009 4,240
2010 4,430
2011 4,420
2012 4,420
2013 4,230
2014 3,980
2015 3,630
2016 3,380
2017 2,960
2018 2,870
2019 3,600

Self-Enrichment Teachers
Year Number
2004 4,280
2005 3,980
2006 3,660
2007 3,480
2008 3,950
2009 4,700
2010 4,200
2011 4,500
2012 3,980
2013 4,630
2014 4,960
2015 6,360
2016 7,320
2017 7,240
2018 8,080
2019 8,230

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term
Year Number
2019 20,830

Teachers and Instructors, All Other
Year Number
2004 19,300
2005 19,740
2006 16,680
2007 18,290
2008 16,840
2009 18,830
2012 6,670
2013 6,040

Archivists
Year Number
2004 50
2005 70
2006 100
2007 110
2008 110
2009 120
2010 120
2011 110
2012 90
2013 100
2014 110
2015 120
2016 110
2017 100
2018 110
2019 110

Curators
Year Number
2004 310
2005 370
2006 370
2007 510
2008 520
2009 450
2010 410
2011 360
2012 400
2013 380
2014 430
2015 450
2016 490
2017 410
2018 590
2019 540

Museum Technicians and Conservators
Year Number
2004 0
2005 240
2006 190
2007 220
2008 210
2009 250
2010 300
2011 250
2012 220
2013 150
2014 160
2015 150
2016 170
2017 320
2018 210
2019 280

Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Year Number
2004 4,550
2005 4,580
2006 4,620
2007 4,700
2008 4,860
2009 5,000
2010 5,060
2011 5,120
2012 4,950
2013 4,900
2014 4,830
2015 4,860
2016 4,650
2017 4,750
2018 4,490
2019 4,530

Library Technicians
Year Number
2004 2,670
2005 2,940
2006 2,930
2007 3,020
2008 3,470
2009 3,640
2010 3,420
2011 3,200
2012 3,030
2013 2,760
2014 2,780
2015 2,870
2016 2,850
2017 2,870
2018 2,580
2019 2,210

Farm and Home Management Educators
Year Number
2004 540
2005 670
2006 720
2007 970
2008 0
2009 640
2010 590
2011 460
2012 440
2013 0
2014 310
2015 300
2016 280
2017 90
2018 130
2019 110

Instructional Coordinators
Year Number
2004 3,050
2005 3,850
2006 3,910
2007 3,770
2008 4,140
2009 4,260
2010 4,420
2011 3,920
2012 3,690
2013 3,290
2014 3,210
2015 3,440
2016 4,310
2017 4,600
2018 4,380
2019 4,900

Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 37,170
2005 37,170
2006 38,860
2007 39,960
2008 41,050
2009 40,070
2010 37,520
2011 36,060
2012 33,780
2013 33,070
2014 31,290
2015 30,260
2016 30,330
2017 29,870
2018 31,090

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 2,330
2007 2,120
2008 0
2010 800
2016 270
2017 1,370
2019 2,200

Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 2,100
2005 1,490
2006 0
2007 2,710
2008 3,680
2009 4,280
2010 5,570
2011 6,160
2012 7,870
2013 8,040
2014 9,230
2015 9,100
2016 11,190
2017 10,640
2018 9,930
2019 11,400