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What is this page & how do I use it?

This is a sector view — every education career CareerStar rates, on the same neutral baseline, with field-level stats up top so you can size up the whole field at a glance.

How to use it: the table is ranked best-first. Click any career for its full report, and watch the moat column — 🏰 wide means well-shielded from AI, — means broadly exposed.

Careers
57
Median score
45
Avg growth
+2.1%
Wide moats
10/57

Every education career, on a neutral baseline · median pay $77k · click a career for its full report · moat = how shielded from AI (🏰 wide = well-defended, 🛡 narrow = some shelter, — = broadly exposed)

CareerRatingMoatGrowthPay
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary5.0 · 67🛡 Narrow+17.3%$106k
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary5.0 · 65🏰 Wide+16.8%$80k
Engineering teachers, postsecondary5.0 · 63🛡 Narrow+8.1%$106k
Biological science teachers, postsecondary4.5 · 60🛡 Narrow+7.3%$83k
Business teachers, postsecondary4.5 · 58🛡 Narrow+5.7%$97k
Computer science teachers, postsecondary4.5 · 57🛡 Narrow+5.3%$97k
Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary4.5 · 54🛡 Narrow+4%$101k
Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary4.0 · 53🛡 Narrow+4.1%$86k
Curators4.0 · 53🏰 Wide+7%$62k
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary4.0 · 50🛡 Narrow+2.6%$101k
Geography teachers, postsecondary4.0 · 50🛡 Narrow+3.3%$87k
Law teachers, postsecondary4.0 · 50🛡 Narrow+2.2%$127k
Physics teachers, postsecondary4.0 · 50🛡 Narrow+2.5%$97k
Psychology teachers, postsecondary4.0 · 50🛡 Narrow+3.6%$80k
Economics teachers, postsecondary4.0 · 49🛡 Narrow+2.1%$120k
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary3.5 · 48🛡 Narrow+2.7%$96k
Family and consumer sciences teachers, postsecondary3.5 · 48+3.4%$77k
Architecture teachers, postsecondary3.5 · 47🛡 Narrow+2%$101k
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary3.5 · 47🛡 Narrow+2.2%$86k
Environmental science teachers, postsecondary3.5 · 47🛡 Narrow+2.9%$88k
Library science teachers, postsecondary3.5 · 47+3%$79k
Museum technicians and conservators3.5 · 47🛡 Narrow+5.4%$47k
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary3.5 · 46🏰 Wide+2.4%$84k
Political science teachers, postsecondary3.5 · 46🛡 Narrow+2%$95k
Sociology teachers, postsecondary3.5 · 46🏰 Wide+2.1%$83k
Archivists3.5 · 45+3.8%$62k
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary3.5 · 45🏰 Wide+1.7%$80k
Communications teachers, postsecondary3.5 · 45🏰 Wide+2.1%$78k
Social work teachers, postsecondary3.5 · 45🏰 Wide+2.3%$76k
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary3.5 · 44+2.3%$79k
Education teachers, postsecondary3.5 · 43🛡 Narrow+2.1%$72k
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary3.5 · 43+2.4%$76k
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary3.0 · 42🛡 Narrow+2%$71k
Special education teachers, preschool3.0 · 42🛡 Narrow+1.4%$62k
Instructional coordinators3.0 · 41🛡 Narrow+1.3%$75k
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary3.0 · 41🛡 Narrow+0.7%$78k
History teachers, postsecondary3.0 · 40🛡 Narrow-0.2%$82k
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary3.0 · 39🛡 Narrow+0%$78k
Librarians and media collections specialists3.0 · 39+1.7%$64k
Self-enrichment teachers3.0 · 39+3.7%$46k
Special education teachers, secondary school3.0 · 39🛡 Narrow-1.6%$70k
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary3.0 · 38🛡 Narrow-0.2%$77k
Career/technical education teachers, postsecondary3.0 · 37+0.7%$61k
Preschool teachers, except special education3.0 · 37🛡 Narrow+4.1%$37k
Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education3.0 · 37🛡 Narrow-1.6%$65k
Special education teachers, middle school3.0 · 37🛡 Narrow-1.9%$65k
Career/technical education teachers, middle school3.0 · 36🛡 Narrow-2%$64k
Career/technical education teachers, secondary school3.0 · 36🛡 Narrow-1.8%$64k
Kindergarten teachers, except special education3.0 · 36🏰 Wide-1.6%$61k
Elementary school teachers, except special education3.0 · 35🏰 Wide-2%$62k
Middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education3.0 · 35🏰 Wide-2%$63k
Teaching assistants, postsecondary2.5 · 34+3.1%$45k
Farm and home management educators2.5 · 32🛡 Narrow-2.5%$58k
Substitute teachers, short-term2.0 · 29+1.6%$38k
Adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors2.0 · 28-13.7%$60k
Tutors2.0 · 27+0.6%$40k
Library technicians1.0 · 20-6.8%$40k