Careers / Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$105,870
United States, 2025
Employment
328,330
United States, 2025
Typical education
Not recorded
Job Zone 5
Skills identified
35
10 related careers
Career overview
Plan, direct, or coordinate the academic, administrative, or auxiliary activities of kindergarten, elementary, or secondary schools.
- O*NET code
- 11-9032.00
- Job zone
- 5
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities, policies, and student behavior or learning problems.
- Observe teaching methods and examine learning materials to evaluate and standardize curricula and teaching techniques and to determine areas for improvement.
- Determine the scope of educational program offerings, and prepare drafts of course schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements.
- Enforce discipline and attendance rules.
- Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff.
- Collaborate with teachers to develop and maintain curriculum standards, develop mission statements, and set performance goals and objectives.
- Set educational standards and goals, and help establish policies and procedures to carry them out.
- Evaluate curricula, teaching methods, and programs to determine their effectiveness, efficiency, and use, and to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$76,280
25th percentile
$86,040
75th percentile
$134,630
90th percentile
$167,770
Most important skills
- Learning Strategies4.9
- Active Listening4.9
- Speaking4.8
- Reading Comprehension4.8
- Judgment and Decision Making4.8
- Writing4.6
- Critical Thinking4.6
- Management of Personnel Resources4.1
- Monitoring4.0
- Social Perceptiveness4.0
- Systems Evaluation4.0
- Complex Problem Solving4.0
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 23 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
23
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Learning Strategies | 4.9 | 5.0 | Not selected | 5.0 |
| Active Listening | 4.9 | 5.0 | Not selected | 5.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.8 | 4.9 | Not selected | 4.9 |
| Speaking | 4.8 | 4.8 | Not selected | 4.8 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 4.8 | 4.8 | Not selected | 4.8 |
| Writing | 4.6 | 4.9 | Not selected | 4.9 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.6 | 4.5 | Not selected | 4.5 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 4.1 | 4.8 | Not selected | 4.8 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 4.0 | 4.8 | Not selected | 4.8 |
| Monitoring | 4.0 | 4.5 | Not selected | 4.5 |
| Systems Evaluation | 4.0 | 4.5 | Not selected | 4.5 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 4.0 | 4.5 | Not selected | 4.5 |
| Coordination | 3.9 | 4.6 | Not selected | 4.6 |
| Service Orientation | 3.9 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Active Learning | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Persuasion | 3.9 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Time Management | 3.9 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Negotiation | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Instructing | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Management of Financial Resources | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Management of Material Resources | 3.4 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Mathematics | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle, WA | $174,260 | 3,360 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $171,910 | 1,170 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | $170,970 | 120 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | $169,470 | 180 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | $168,540 | 200 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | $166,910 | 270 | 2025 |
| WA | $166,590 | 6,470 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $165,520 | 1,730 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $163,210 | 20,920 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $163,200 | 2,370 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | $163,170 | 120 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | $163,150 | 290 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | $163,130 | 520 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | $162,170 | 80 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | $161,590 | 350 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $161,590 | 10,310 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | $161,530 | 290 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | $161,380 | 3,340 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $160,820 | 3,480 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | $160,240 | 460 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.