Junior High School Vocation Teachers Salaries, Locations, and Schools

Employment Overview

Nationally, there are 16,000 junior high school vocation teachers. The occupation is characterized by a very low joblessness level. The unemployment rate for employees was 2% in 2006.

Flexibility

Junior high school vocation teachers working less than full time, whether by design or chance, were 10% of the total.

Education

Successful workers find it useful to have a bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience. According to recent surveys, 95% of employees had received a degree. Junior high school vocation teachers with some schooling beyond high school, but not a college degree, total about 5%.

Local Outlook

Looking at workers per capita, Lynchburg (Virginia), Houma (Louisiana), and Greensboro (North Carolina) rise to the top of the list. Chicago (Illinois), Boston (Massachusetts), and New York (New York) have the fewest per capita. The highest salaries for employees are in and around Hartford (Connecticut), Bridgeport (Connecticut), and Santa Ana (California). The lowest-paying areas are Tucson (Arizona), Asheville (North Carolina), and Virginia Beach (Virginia).

Detailed local employment conditions for Junior High School Vocation Teachers in metro areas across the US are shown in the table below.

Local Jobs Info for Junior High School Vocation Teachers

Employment info for Junior High School Vocation Teachers, by metropolitan area (for 2006). A Market Strength rating of 1.0 means the city (and surroundings) has an average number of workers in the occupation for to its population. A higher number indicates relatively more workers for the occupation in that location.

State	City and Surroundings	Market Strength	Workers	Median Wage
Arizona	Phoenix	0.69	80	$37,000
Arizona	Tucson	3.56	80	$36,000
Arkansas	Fayetteville	4.35	50	$46,000
Arkansas	Little Rock	5.06	100	$49,000
California	Los Angeles	0.67	170	$57,000
California	Riverside	1.25	100	$47,000
California	Sacramento	0.55	30	$51,000
California	Santa Ana	1.48	140	$67,000
Connecticut	Bridgeport	3.05	80	$64,000
Connecticut	Hartford	2.04	70	$67,000
Connecticut	New Haven	4.27	70	$56,000
District of Columbia	Washington	2.47	350	$65,000
Florida	Orlando	1.08	70	$51,000
Florida	Tampa	2.49	190	$56,000
Georgia	Atlanta	0.68	100	$55,000
Hawaii	Honolulu	3.93	100	$46,000
Illinois	Chicago	0.38	90	$55,000
Indiana	Gary	2.42	40	$48,000
Kansas	Wichita	1.68	30	$39,000
Louisiana	Baton Rouge	5.63	120	$43,000
Louisiana	Houma	9.66	50	$42,000
Louisiana	New Orleans	3	90	$45,000
Maryland	Baltimore	0.64	50	$61,000
Maryland	Bethesda	1.48	50	$49,000
Massachusetts	Boston	0.29	30	$55,000
Michigan	Detroit	0.89	40	$49,000
Michigan	Warren	1.69	120	$59,000
Minnesota	Minneapolis	0.82	90	$50,000
Missouri	Kansas City	1.78	110	$51,000
Missouri	St Louis	2.92	240	$50,000
New York	Albany	1.15	30	$49,000
New York	Buffalo	3.43	110	$53,000
New York	Nassau	1.19	90	$67,000
New York	New York	0.2	60	$66,000
New York	Rochester	1.33	40	$51,000
New York	Utica	6.96	50	$53,000
North Carolina	Asheville	8.76	90	$36,000
North Carolina	Charlotte	3.41	180	$48,000
North Carolina	Durham	3.86	60	$47,000
North Carolina	Fayetteville	5.94	40	$38,000
North Carolina	Greensboro	9.01	200	$39,000
North Carolina	Hickory	5.18	50	$39,000
North Carolina	Raleigh	6.94	210	$52,000
North Carolina	Winston Salem	5.53	70	$40,000
Ohio	Cleveland	2.93	190	$64,000
Ohio	Columbus	0.72	40	$60,000
Ohio	Dayton	2.55	60	$40,000
Ohio	Toledo	3.64	70	$47,000
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	1.18	40	$36,000
Oregon	Portland	0.95	60	$49,000
Pennsylvania	Allentown	2.52	50	$53,000
Pennsylvania	Harrisburg	2.26	40	$50,000
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	2.47	280	$55,000
Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh	2.6	180	$57,000
Pennsylvania	Scranton	1.96	30	$58,000
Tennessee	Knoxville	2.03	40	$40,000
Tennessee	Memphis	0.79	30	$44,000
Tennessee	Nashville	1.08	50	$44,000
Texas	Austin	2.22	100	$46,000
Texas	Beaumont	4.44	40	$44,000
Texas	Brownsville	5.81	40	$49,000
Texas	Dallas	1.19	150	$47,000
Texas	Fort Worth	2.19	110	$50,000
Texas	Houston	2.88	440	$50,000
Texas	Mcallen	5.75	70	$49,000
Texas	San Antonio	2.64	130	$49,000
Virginia	Lynchburg	10.56	60	$46,000
Virginia	Richmond	2.19	80	$48,000
Virginia	Virginia Beach	2.63	120	$33,000
Washington	Tacoma	2.51	40	$56,000
Wisconsin	Milwaukee	0.77	40	$48,000