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Numbers of Educational Instruction and Library Occupations in Pennsylvania

Occupation group

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
Year Number
2004 312,550
2005 312,410
2006 332,160
2007 338,910
2008 298,340
2009 340,890
2010 334,150
2011 330,000
2012 341,220
2013 343,720
2014 345,050
2015 343,150
2016 338,230
2017 341,410
2018 337,530
2019 341,130

Individual occupations

Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 3,670
2005 3,730
2006 4,260
2007 3,840
2008 3,750
2009 4,070
2010 4,540
2011 4,220
2012 4,120
2013 4,080
2014 4,890
2015 5,700
2016 5,980
2017 6,190
2018 5,490
2019 4,970

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,780
2005 1,750
2006 1,940
2007 1,750
2008 2,020
2009 1,880
2010 1,980
2011 1,810
2012 1,750
2013 1,910
2014 2,180
2015 1,930
2016 1,710
2017 1,450
2018 1,590
2019 1,650

Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 2,720
2005 2,590
2006 2,620
2007 2,420
2008 2,500
2009 2,610
2010 2,890
2011 2,920
2012 2,860
2013 2,850
2014 3,020
2015 3,100
2016 2,990
2017 2,700
2018 2,460
2019 2,370

Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 510
2005 440
2006 400
2007 290
2008 250
2009 270
2010 320
2011 360
2012 330
2013 330
2014 520
2015 500
2016 600
2017 400
2018 430
2019 330

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 2,500
2005 2,370
2006 2,140
2007 2,160
2008 2,090
2009 2,190
2010 2,450
2011 2,370
2012 2,130
2013 2,270
2014 2,900
2015 3,140
2016 3,300
2017 3,030
2018 2,950
2019 2,560

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 340
2005 370
2006 300
2007 430
2008 400
2009 410
2010 510
2011 530
2012 530
2013 450
2014 380
2015 430
2016 400
2017 450
2018 390
2019 0

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 2,660
2005 2,520
2006 3,230
2007 2,630
2008 3,150
2009 3,080
2010 3,330
2011 3,450
2012 3,900
2013 4,240
2014 3,900
2015 3,600
2016 3,540
2017 3,620
2018 3,250
2019 3,190

Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 230
2005 230
2006 180
2007 270
2008 270
2009 250
2010 230
2011 190
2012 180
2013 180
2014 140
2015 140
2016 120
2017 120
2018 0

Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 510
2005 460
2006 450
2007 550
2008 590
2009 610
2010 670
2011 680
2012 770
2013 760
2014 880
2015 890
2016 1,030
2017 980
2018 890
2019 860

Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,820
2005 1,750
2006 1,390
2007 1,050
2008 1,030
2009 1,190
2010 1,360
2011 1,390
2012 1,420
2013 1,530
2014 1,610
2015 1,640
2016 1,540
2017 1,440
2018 1,430
2019 1,470

Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 460
2005 440
2006 370
2007 390
2008 360
2009 470
2010 450
2011 430
2012 330
2013 320
2014 320
2015 330
2016 330
2017 290
2018 250
2019 220

Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,020
2005 980
2006 830
2007 730
2008 720
2009 790
2010 860
2011 820
2012 890
2013 1,010
2014 1,110
2015 1,030
2016 950
2017 780
2018 770
2019 820

Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 440
2005 470
2006 440
2007 340
2008 360
2009 350
2010 350
2011 320
2012 380
2013 400
2014 350
2015 310
2016 280
2017 270
2018 230
2019 300

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 380
2005 390
2006 420
2007 370
2008 390
2009 390
2010 400
2011 430
2012 440
2013 460
2014 490
2015 500
2016 500
2017 480
2018 440
2019 610

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 750
2005 740
2006 700
2007 720
2008 710
2009 790
2010 870
2011 950
2012 1,030
2013 1,090
2014 1,180
2015 1,140
2016 990
2017 790
2018 710
2019 710

Geography Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 500
2005 570
2006 510
2007 450
2008 310
2009 280
2010 340
2011 340
2012 320
2013 330
2014 360
2015 390
2016 320
2017 260
2018 180
2019 230

Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 810
2005 960
2006 1,060
2007 920
2008 820
2009 720
2010 800
2011 1,050
2012 1,140
2013 1,160
2014 1,200
2015 1,180
2016 1,060
2017 670
2018 540
2019 640

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,880
2005 1,720
2006 1,870
2007 1,600
2008 1,660
2009 1,960
2010 2,150
2011 2,280
2012 2,270
2013 2,340
2014 2,470
2015 2,570
2016 2,510
2017 2,270
2018 2,130
2019 2,290

Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,350
2005 1,260
2006 1,310
2007 1,020
2008 1,050
2009 1,160
2010 1,340
2011 1,330
2012 1,340
2013 1,510
2014 1,640
2015 1,520
2016 1,270
2017 1,000
2018 800
2019 670

Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other
Year Number
2005 50
2006 80
2007 0
2008 70
2009 0
2010 70
2011 70
2012 280
2013 330
2014 500
2015 400
2016 440
2017 470
2018 590
2019 600

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2005 7,900
2006 9,230
2007 5,930
2008 7,720
2009 7,610
2010 6,160
2011 5,820
2012 7,280
2013 7,770
2014 7,180
2015 6,100
2016 6,710
2017 11,550
2018 12,420
2019 15,130

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,710
2005 1,760
2006 2,140
2007 2,350
2008 3,090
2009 3,460
2010 3,550
2011 3,210
2012 3,200
2013 3,280
2014 3,210
2015 3,060
2016 3,210
2017 3,610
2018 4,010
2019 3,420

Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 2,910
2005 3,090
2006 3,320
2007 2,950
2008 3,120
2009 3,200
2010 3,790
2011 3,500
2012 3,730
2013 3,640
2014 3,730
2015 3,810
2016 3,420
2017 3,160
2018 2,690
2019 2,530

Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 150
2005 130
2006 160
2007 210
2008 190
2009 180
2010 280
2011 300
2012 300
2013 300
2014 360
2015 340
2016 370
2017 350
2018 350
2019 290

Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 450
2005 450
2006 460
2007 560
2008 470
2009 630
2010 640
2011 640
2012 550
2013 570
2014 570
2015 700
2016 740
2017 740
2018 760
2019 800

Law Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2006 230
2007 130
2008 270
2009 310
2010 400
2011 450
2012 510
2013 490
2014 570
2015 450
2016 540
2017 620
2018 630
2019 680

Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 410
2005 430
2006 500
2007 430
2008 520
2009 490
2010 590
2011 590
2012 710
2013 660
2014 650
2015 560
2016 690
2017 780
2018 720
2019 820

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 3,320
2005 3,580
2006 3,880
2007 3,680
2008 3,460
2009 3,490
2010 3,760
2011 3,770
2012 3,770
2013 4,610
2014 5,220
2015 5,840
2016 6,120
2017 5,540
2018 5,050
2019 4,380

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,230
2005 1,270
2006 1,400
2007 1,330
2008 1,330
2009 1,310
2010 1,540
2011 1,390
2012 1,440
2013 1,390
2014 1,640
2015 1,770
2016 1,610
2017 1,400
2018 1,280
2019 1,440

English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 3,790
2005 3,360
2006 3,150
2007 3,010
2008 3,320
2009 3,830
2010 4,480
2011 4,680
2012 4,610
2013 4,690
2014 4,620
2015 4,770
2016 4,350
2017 4,300
2018 3,860
2019 3,500

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,640
2005 1,550
2006 1,480
2007 1,300
2008 1,340
2009 1,420
2010 1,540
2011 1,630
2012 1,670
2013 1,750
2014 1,890
2015 2,270
2016 2,120
2017 1,850
2018 1,590
2019 1,460

History Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,240
2005 1,270
2006 1,300
2007 1,180
2008 1,170
2009 1,200
2010 1,310
2011 1,330
2012 1,400
2013 1,430
2014 1,540
2015 1,540
2016 1,380
2017 1,160
2018 1,000
2019 1,030

Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,000
2005 1,200
2006 1,140
2007 1,340
2008 1,280
2009 1,360
2010 1,250
2011 1,290
2012 1,500
2013 1,500
2014 1,580
2015 1,700
2016 1,560
2017 1,340
2018 1,040
2019 1,020

Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 230
2005 210
2006 220
2007 360
2008 430
2009 430
2010 450
2011 330
2012 280
2013 80
2014 120
2015 160
2016 130
2017 90

Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 600
2005 0
2006 900
2007 970
2008 910
2009 810
2010 950
2011 980
2012 1,040
2013 1,070
2014 1,030
2015 1,140
2016 1,120
2017 1,180
2018 1,040
2019 840

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 5,560
2005 6,190
2006 5,230
2007 5,240
2008 5,350
2009 6,480
2010 6,690
2011 7,110
2012 5,670
2013 5,760
2014 4,720
2015 4,640
2016 5,010
2017 4,980
2018 4,950
2019 4,620

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Year Number
2004 5,360
2005 6,150
2006 4,520
2007 3,700
2008 2,870
2009 2,960
2010 3,220
2011 3,100
2012 3,400
2013 4,250
2014 4,490
2015 4,450
2016 3,990
2017 3,640
2018 4,080
2019 5,110

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 11,380
2005 13,640
2006 15,510
2007 15,050
2008 14,020
2009 12,000
2010 11,380
2011 11,260
2012 12,760
2013 13,580
2014 14,520
2015 13,700
2016 14,730
2017 14,110
2018 13,480
2019 14,400

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 5,890
2005 0
2006 7,770
2007 7,570
2008 7,740
2009 6,810
2010 6,530
2011 6,310
2012 6,210
2013 5,640
2014 5,860
2015 5,450
2016 5,000
2017 4,170
2018 3,350
2019 3,040

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 63,930
2005 69,430
2006 69,890
2007 75,190
2008 75,730
2009 68,720
2010 60,740
2011 56,700
2012 57,460
2013 56,250
2014 55,300
2015 53,110
2016 51,990
2017 54,140
2018 55,200
2019 57,100

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Year Number
2004 27,020
2005 26,750
2006 28,270
2007 29,040
2008 30,730
2009 31,820
2010 29,350
2011 25,890
2012 21,770
2013 23,450
2014 24,060
2015 27,050
2016 24,520
2017 25,310
2018 21,640
2019 26,460

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
Year Number
2004 1,070
2005 660
2006 700
2007 690
2008 800
2009 590
2010 600
2011 480
2012 460
2013 480
2014 620
2015 800
2016 670
2017 420
2018 390
2019 480

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Year Number
2004 53,060
2005 50,140
2006 51,080
2007 46,650
2008 0
2009 46,770
2010 53,130
2011 58,680
2012 52,640
2013 53,310
2014 50,930
2015 47,270
2016 45,070
2017 47,140
2018 50,460
2019 46,130

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
Year Number
2004 6,910
2005 7,060
2006 6,730
2007 4,680
2008 3,790
2009 4,060
2010 4,940
2011 5,570
2012 4,950
2013 4,630
2014 4,480
2015 4,950
2016 4,530
2017 4,010
2018 3,560
2019 3,700

Special Education Teachers, Preschool
Year Number
2012 170
2013 350
2014 650
2015 890
2016 1,090
2017 820
2018 570
2019 510

Special Education Teachers, Elementary School
Year Number
2004 9,400
2007 11,080
2008 12,590
2009 11,160
2010 10,030
2012 9,930
2013 9,780
2014 10,640
2015 9,770
2016 9,410
2017 7,300
2018 6,010

Special Education Teachers, Middle School
Year Number
2004 4,290
2005 4,000
2006 4,280
2007 4,600
2008 5,080
2009 5,530
2010 4,630
2011 4,410
2012 3,610
2013 4,150
2014 3,720
2015 3,550
2016 3,250
2017 3,100
2018 2,390
2019 3,160

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
Year Number
2004 7,260
2005 7,260
2006 7,310
2007 6,110
2008 6,250
2009 6,990
2010 7,390
2011 7,540
2012 7,290
2013 7,620
2014 7,820
2015 7,160
2016 7,180
2017 7,220
2018 8,510
2019 7,970

Special Education Teachers, All Other
Year Number
2012 110
2013 230
2014 250
2015 400
2016 190
2017 170
2018 100
2019 160

Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
Year Number
2004 2,640
2005 2,060
2006 2,160
2007 2,480
2008 2,550
2009 2,770
2010 2,260
2011 2,400
2012 1,690
2013 1,640
2014 1,430
2015 1,560
2016 1,610
2017 1,540
2018 1,530
2019 1,290

Self-Enrichment Teachers
Year Number
2004 2,740
2005 3,660
2006 4,990
2007 5,910
2008 5,740
2009 6,350
2010 7,760
2011 9,260
2012 8,950
2013 7,940
2014 7,950
2015 7,850
2016 8,880
2017 10,490
2018 11,310
2019 10,190

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term
Year Number
2019 15,270

Teachers and Instructors, All Other
Year Number
2004 5,030
2005 3,790
2006 4,210
2007 4,920
2008 5,920
2009 6,430
2012 4,260
2013 3,950

Archivists
Year Number
2004 210
2005 200
2006 230
2007 290
2008 320
2009 290
2010 280
2011 260
2012 300
2013 290
2014 330
2015 310
2016 280
2017 230
2018 250
2019 230

Curators
Year Number
2004 410
2005 530
2006 480
2007 520
2008 420
2009 410
2010 390
2011 400
2012 420
2013 460
2014 500
2015 560
2016 540
2017 560
2018 670
2019 670

Museum Technicians and Conservators
Year Number
2004 250
2005 310
2006 550
2007 470
2008 490
2009 630
2010 610
2011 550
2012 420
2013 450
2014 550
2015 540
2016 470
2017 480
2018 600
2019 640

Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Year Number
2004 5,920
2005 6,650
2006 6,700
2007 6,790
2008 6,620
2009 6,710
2010 6,400
2011 6,060
2012 5,940
2013 5,930
2014 5,740
2015 5,730
2016 5,530
2017 5,510
2018 5,250
2019 5,400

Library Technicians
Year Number
2004 4,010
2005 4,490
2006 5,310
2007 5,140
2008 4,530
2009 4,610
2010 4,430
2011 4,250
2012 3,360
2013 3,280
2014 3,100
2015 2,770
2016 2,740
2017 2,290
2018 2,340
2019 1,930

Farm and Home Management Educators
Year Number
2010 1,330
2011 1,240
2012 1,250

Instructional Coordinators
Year Number
2004 3,700
2005 3,300
2006 4,770
2007 4,280
2008 4,450
2009 4,350
2010 4,960
2011 5,180
2012 4,740
2013 4,600
2014 4,320
2015 4,640
2016 5,180
2017 5,290
2018 5,500
2019 6,730

Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 41,020
2005 43,770
2006 45,210
2007 48,140
2008 48,860
2009 49,340
2010 48,800
2011 47,470
2012 44,840
2013 44,690
2014 45,490
2015 47,620
2016 45,630
2017 45,950
2018 46,610

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 620
2005 750
2006 960
2007 1,070
2008 1,120
2009 870
2010 520
2011 620
2012 1,310
2013 1,680
2014 1,570
2015 930
2016 1,250
2017 1,270
2018 1,240
2019 1,220

Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,860
2005 1,630
2006 1,290
2007 1,640
2008 1,250
2009 1,040
2010 1,180
2011 1,010
2012 930
2013 460
2014 900
2015 1,390
2016 1,720
2017 1,760
2018 2,150
2019 1,850