Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education (25-2011)

Occupation description:  Instruct preschool-aged children in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth needed for primary school in preschool, day care center, or other child development facility. Substitute teachers are included in Teachers and Instructors, All Other (25-3099). May be required to hold State certification. Excludes Childcare Workers (39-9011) and Special Education Teachers (25-2050).

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2019 Wages

Labor Force Indicators

2016 Worker Characteristics
Total workers	Nonresident workers	Percent nonresident	Percent age 45 plus	Percent age 50 plus
864	71	8.2	29.1	20.5

2016 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation	240
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation	108
UI claimants previously working in occupation	183

2016 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants	491
Number of job position postings	91
Ratio of registrants to job position postings	5.4

Typical Entry-level Education, Experience, and/or On-the-job Training

Training Resources