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Numbers of Educational Instruction and Library Occupations in Tennessee

Occupation group

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
Year Number
2004 137,810
2005 133,430
2006 136,240
2007 137,370
2008 142,540
2009 144,880
2010 151,370
2011 154,620
2012 152,870
2013 151,810
2014 149,210
2015 149,180
2016 151,310
2017 153,660
2018 155,880
2019 156,830

Individual occupations

Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,320
2005 1,150
2006 1,130
2007 1,020
2008 1,250
2009 1,370
2010 1,470
2011 1,570
2012 1,620
2013 1,610
2014 1,540
2015 1,580
2016 2,020
2017 2,530
2018 2,540
2019 1,970

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 490
2005 450
2006 730
2007 700
2008 660
2010 520
2011 530
2012 530
2013 460
2014 500
2015 520
2016 470
2017 400
2018 440
2019 510

Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,070
2005 920
2006 830
2007 780
2008 800
2009 880
2010 850
2011 940
2012 950
2013 1,030
2014 1,080
2015 1,100
2016 950
2017 940
2018 1,090
2019 1,090

Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 70
2005 60
2008 50
2009 60
2013 80
2014 110
2015 110
2016 90
2019 60

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 760
2005 700
2006 450
2007 500
2008 560
2009 690
2010 520
2011 530
2012 480
2013 720
2014 710
2015 830
2016 590
2017 680
2018 610
2019 780

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 140
2007 40
2010 130
2011 190
2012 190
2013 150
2014 140
2015 140
2016 250
2017 240
2018 240
2019 100

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 780
2005 740
2006 680
2007 730
2008 750
2009 780
2010 910
2011 1,100
2012 1,160
2013 1,110
2014 1,060
2015 1,060
2016 840
2017 760
2018 890
2019 1,090

Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2012 40
2013 30
2014 30
2015 30
2016 40
2017 40
2018 40
2019 30

Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 50
2005 40
2007 50
2008 60
2009 70
2010 60
2011 80
2012 90
2013 170
2014 180
2015 220
2016 90
2017 80
2018 80
2019 120

Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 360
2005 340
2007 1,340
2008 0
2009 330
2010 360
2011 420
2012 380
2013 390
2014 410
2015 460
2016 410
2017 410
2018 430
2019 470

Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 80
2007 50
2008 50
2009 70
2010 70
2011 80
2012 70
2013 70
2014 60
2015 60
2019 60

Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 280
2005 280
2006 220
2007 210
2008 210
2009 260
2010 290
2011 320
2012 280
2013 220
2014 200
2015 260
2016 250
2017 260
2018 250
2019 300

Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 70
2005 60
2006 50
2007 50
2008 40
2009 60
2013 70
2014 90
2015 120
2016 80
2017 60
2018 60
2019 70

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 110
2005 50
2006 50
2007 30
2008 30
2009 50
2010 40
2011 50
2012 40
2013 60
2014 60
2015 100
2016 70
2017 50
2018 40
2019 40

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 250
2005 240
2007 540
2008 450
2009 220
2010 210
2011 230
2012 180
2013 210
2014 290
2015 340
2016 230
2017 170
2018 160
2019 270

Geography Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 60
2005 50
2006 50
2007 40
2008 50
2009 60
2010 70
2011 80
2012 80
2013 80
2014 70
2015 70
2016 60
2017 50
2018 50
2019 60

Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 200
2005 200
2006 160
2007 180
2008 190
2009 250
2010 220
2011 250
2012 210
2013 290
2014 280
2015 310
2016 200
2017 190
2018 170
2019 230

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 750
2005 720
2006 630
2007 540
2008 530
2009 610
2010 660
2011 850
2012 780
2013 860
2014 850
2015 850
2016 740
2017 670
2018 660
2019 710

Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 320
2005 310
2007 1,020
2008 820
2009 280
2010 250
2011 270
2012 240
2013 300
2014 300
2015 330
2016 190
2017 210
2018 450
2019 570

Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other
Year Number
2010 120
2011 160
2012 150
2013 100
2014 100
2015 120
2016 190
2017 300
2018 290
2019 260

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 2,720
2005 2,920
2007 1,010
2008 1,030
2009 1,070
2010 2,560
2011 3,020
2012 3,430
2013 2,250
2014 2,170
2015 2,220
2016 5,220
2017 5,310
2018 5,690
2019 3,710

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 890
2005 800
2006 760
2007 910
2008 1,020
2009 950
2010 1,220
2011 1,310
2012 1,470
2013 1,200
2014 1,190
2015 1,140
2016 920
2017 730
2018 910
2019 1,110

Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 900
2005 850
2006 1,580
2007 1,380
2008 1,430
2009 980
2010 1,210
2011 1,420
2012 1,610
2013 1,970
2014 1,830
2015 1,620
2016 1,010
2017 680
2018 690
2019 860

Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 150
2005 130
2007 170
2008 220
2009 230
2010 180
2011 200
2012 200
2013 180
2014 170
2015 180
2016 170
2017 150
2018 150
2019 230

Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 90
2005 100
2006 170
2007 200
2008 210
2009 180
2010 190
2011 180
2012 170
2013 210
2014 250
2015 260
2016 200
2017 230
2018 230
2019 250

Law Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 0
2005 350
2006 110
2007 100
2008 110
2010 230
2011 240
2012 110
2013 180
2014 190
2015 240
2016 170
2017 280
2018 370
2019 280

Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 190
2007 140
2008 160
2009 170
2010 160
2011 170
2012 170
2013 190
2014 180
2015 180
2016 170
2017 150
2018 150
2019 130

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,670
2005 1,890
2006 1,620
2007 1,640
2008 1,410
2009 1,560
2010 1,910
2011 2,260
2012 2,200
2013 2,060
2014 2,320
2015 2,370
2016 1,820
2017 1,620
2018 1,350
2019 1,620

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 450
2005 430
2006 410
2007 430
2008 610
2009 630
2010 620
2011 610
2012 610
2013 630
2014 540
2015 530
2016 340
2017 310
2018 310
2019 400

English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,230
2005 1,120
2006 1,110
2007 1,110
2008 1,190
2009 1,310
2010 1,200
2011 1,320
2012 1,300
2013 1,590
2014 1,550
2015 1,580
2016 1,240
2017 1,180
2018 1,100
2019 1,330

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 510
2005 490
2006 370
2007 310
2008 320
2009 420
2010 380
2011 410
2012 330
2013 560
2014 590
2015 680
2016 420
2017 370
2018 340
2019 420

History Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 500
2005 440
2006 430
2007 430
2008 460
2009 560
2010 530
2011 600
2012 580
2013 730
2014 700
2015 720
2016 490
2017 480
2018 500
2019 570

Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 530
2005 450
2006 360
2007 460
2008 490
2009 640
2010 620
2011 680
2012 580
2013 530
2014 520
2015 550
2016 490
2017 430
2018 490
2019 580

Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 100
2007 50
2008 60
2009 80
2010 120
2011 130
2012 120
2013 110
2014 90
2015 90
2016 30
2017 30
2018 30
2019 70

Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 400
2005 310
2006 260
2007 180
2008 230
2009 310
2010 400
2011 380
2012 420
2013 320
2014 350
2015 300
2016 230
2017 170
2018 130
2019 140

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 2,030
2005 1,560
2006 1,670
2007 1,770
2008 1,760
2009 1,670
2010 1,740
2011 1,810
2012 1,830
2013 1,900
2014 1,860
2015 1,680
2016 1,440
2017 1,540
2018 1,740
2019 2,350

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Year Number
2004 810
2005 2,990
2006 2,430
2007 0
2008 2,260
2009 2,960
2010 2,030
2011 1,950
2012 1,250
2013 1,640
2014 0
2015 0
2016 630
2017 1,690
2018 2,040
2019 2,700

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 7,060
2005 8,050
2006 8,200
2007 7,290
2008 7,880
2009 7,900
2010 7,990
2011 7,360
2012 7,380
2013 7,760
2014 7,580
2015 7,080
2016 6,570
2017 6,860
2018 6,160
2019 6,420

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 4,490
2005 4,170
2006 3,530
2007 3,560
2008 3,830
2009 4,440
2010 4,690
2011 5,030
2012 4,970
2013 4,550
2014 3,780
2015 3,200
2016 3,150
2017 3,320
2018 3,460
2019 3,490

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 26,120
2005 28,960
2006 28,750
2007 28,210
2008 31,520
2009 30,460
2010 30,900
2011 28,670
2012 28,530
2013 27,970
2014 29,410
2015 29,870
2016 29,950
2017 29,030
2018 28,880
2019 30,620

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Year Number
2004 13,290
2005 11,960
2006 10,050
2007 10,150
2008 10,340
2009 12,410
2010 13,150
2011 12,860
2012 12,120
2013 12,040
2014 11,260
2015 10,610
2016 10,340
2017 12,080
2018 12,140
2019 13,240

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
Year Number
2004 420
2005 300
2006 240
2007 250
2008 150
2009 230
2010 190
2011 190
2012 80
2013 100
2014 50
2015 60
2016 100
2017 110
2018 120
2019 130

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Year Number
2004 16,640
2005 16,280
2006 18,130
2007 17,010
2008 18,290
2009 17,200
2010 18,120
2011 18,510
2012 18,360
2013 18,310
2014 19,020
2015 19,600
2016 19,330
2017 18,850
2018 20,190
2019 20,690

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
Year Number
2004 4,020
2005 2,970
2006 2,570
2007 2,580
2008 2,880
2009 3,280
2010 3,570
2011 3,440
2012 3,340
2013 3,110
2014 2,690
2015 2,470
2016 2,490
2017 2,400
2018 2,540
2019 2,390

Special Education Teachers, Preschool
Year Number
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 310
2016 370
2017 420
2018 260
2019 260

Special Education Teachers, Elementary School
Year Number
2004 4,280
2005 3,930
2006 4,090
2007 4,140
2008 4,430
2009 4,330
2010 4,510
2012 4,650
2013 4,450
2014 5,380
2015 5,590
2016 5,260
2017 4,500
2018 4,180

Special Education Teachers, Middle School
Year Number
2004 2,650
2005 0
2006 1,140
2007 1,170
2008 1,430
2009 1,580
2010 1,400
2011 1,040
2012 910
2013 970
2014 920
2015 800
2016 770
2017 930
2018 1,080
2019 1,310

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
Year Number
2004 2,210
2005 1,820
2006 2,550
2007 2,600
2008 2,980
2009 2,320
2010 2,470
2011 2,250
2012 2,300
2013 2,290
2014 2,180
2015 1,920
2016 1,900
2017 2,860
2018 3,360
2019 3,260

Special Education Teachers, All Other
Year Number
2012 750
2013 790
2014 350
2015 350
2016 670
2017 630
2018 650
2019 520

Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
Year Number
2004 1,000
2005 1,310
2006 1,220
2007 1,280
2008 950
2009 850
2010 780
2011 990
2012 980
2013 940
2014 800
2015 750
2016 670
2017 630
2018 590
2019 420

Self-Enrichment Teachers
Year Number
2004 960
2005 0
2006 1,480
2007 1,800
2008 0
2009 1,590
2010 1,650
2011 1,700
2012 1,600
2013 1,460
2014 1,520
2015 2,230
2016 2,480
2017 2,710
2018 2,400
2019 2,450

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term
Year Number
2019 5,790

Teachers and Instructors, All Other
Year Number
2004 4,390
2005 0
2006 3,310
2007 3,620
2008 3,500
2009 3,970
2012 4,050
2013 4,140

Archivists
Year Number
2004 130
2005 120
2006 60
2007 60
2008 60
2009 70
2010 70
2011 70
2012 70
2013 70
2014 70
2015 80
2016 90
2017 100
2018 100
2019 80

Curators
Year Number
2004 60
2005 120
2006 90
2007 120
2008 120
2009 150
2010 150
2011 160
2012 160
2013 190
2014 150
2015 150
2016 160
2017 160
2018 170
2019 170

Museum Technicians and Conservators
Year Number
2004 70
2005 60
2006 60
2007 60
2008 70
2009 70
2010 80
2011 120
2012 130
2013 120
2014 100
2015 120
2016 110
2017 150
2018 130
2019 190

Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Year Number
2004 3,330
2005 3,010
2006 3,020
2007 2,900
2008 3,100
2009 2,990
2010 2,920
2011 2,920
2012 2,960
2013 2,940
2014 2,840
2015 2,690
2016 2,740
2017 2,810
2018 2,890
2019 2,670

Library Technicians
Year Number
2004 1,680
2005 1,930
2006 1,790
2007 1,740
2008 1,430
2009 1,400
2010 1,490
2011 1,490
2012 1,360
2013 1,250
2014 1,210
2015 1,040
2016 1,340
2017 1,240
2018 1,100
2019 730

Farm and Home Management Educators
Year Number
2004 110
2005 80
2006 80
2007 250
2008 150
2009 170
2010 100
2011 130
2012 120
2013 330
2014 320
2015 320
2016 210
2017 200
2018 190
2019 460

Instructional Coordinators
Year Number
2004 1,970
2005 2,050
2006 1,900
2007 1,680
2008 1,570
2009 1,270
2010 1,320
2011 1,750
2012 1,690
2013 2,130
2014 1,920
2015 2,210
2016 1,930
2017 2,560
2018 2,700
2019 3,180

Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 20,000
2005 22,300
2006 24,910
2007 26,390
2008 26,200
2009 25,820
2010 23,800
2011 22,360
2012 20,400
2013 20,300
2014 20,310
2015 20,410
2016 21,590
2017 22,460
2018 22,240

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 2,410
2005 2,520
2006 2,370
2007 1,760
2008 1,520
2009 1,570
2010 2,580
2011 2,360
2012 2,570
2013 1,530
2014 1,460
2015 1,350
2016 0
2017 0
2018 450
2019 1,180

Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 190
2005 350
2006 440
2007 640
2008 670
2009 1,050
2010 1,300
2011 1,460
2012 1,360
2013 1,480
2014 1,320
2015 1,240
2016 1,200
2017 1,460
2018 1,710
2019 1,490