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Education & EdTech: jobs, conferences and layoffs

Universities, colleges, school systems and education technology. Education & EdTech has about 14,820 verified open jobs on NextChapter right now, with a typical posted salary of $97,000 a year. About 40% of openings are entry or early-career level. Payroll employment in the closest BLS sector is up 0.2% over the past year (October 2026). 42 layoff notices were filed in the last 12 months. 289 conferences are tagged to it, 222 with dates announced.

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Education & EdTech market snapshot

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Verified open jobs
about 14,820

Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.

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Typical posted salary
$97,000 a year (middle half $70,000 to $143,000)

Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 934 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

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Entry or early-career level
40% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

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Ask for AI skills
2% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: AI-skill tagger on the posting text, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

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Remote
2% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

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Employment, year over year
+0.2% in educational services, the closest BLS sector

Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, October 2026.

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Job openings rate
3.2% of jobs, against 3.1% a year earlier (educational services, the closest BLS sector)

Source: BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, seasonally adjusted, September 2026.

Layoffs and discharges rate
0.8% of employment, against 0.8% a year earlier (educational services, the closest BLS sector)

Source: BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, seasonally adjusted, September 2026.

Hires rate
2.3% of employment, against 2.1% a year earlier (educational services, the closest BLS sector)

Source: BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, seasonally adjusted, September 2026.

Layoff notices, Education & EdTech
42 notices naming 3,981 workers

Source: State WARN filings collected by NextChapter, last 12 months.

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States with the most notices
CA (13), NY (7), TX (3)

Source: State WARN filings collected by NextChapter, last 12 months.

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Most recent notice
Oct 30, 2026

Source: State WARN filings collected by NextChapter.

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Conferences in the catalog for Education & EdTech
289, 222 with dates announced

Source: NextChapter conference catalog, checked against each event’s own site.

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Next conference
NEAIR Annual Conference, Nov 7, 2026

Source: NextChapter conference catalog.

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Median published ticket price
$595

Source: NextChapter conference catalog, lowest published price, 86 conferences with a price.

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Open calls for speakers
72 conferences

Source: NextChapter conference catalog.

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Skills most often named in openings

  1. 1. project management6%
  2. 2. excel4%
  3. 3. procurement3%
  4. 4. strategic planning3%
  5. 5. budgeting3%
  6. 6. audit3%
  7. 7. workday2%
  8. 8. onboarding2%

States with the most openings

  1. 1. CA12%
  2. 2. TX9%
  3. 3. NY8%
  4. 4. FL6%
  5. 5. IL5%

What Education & EdTech pays

Advertised pay on live postings that state it, annual in US dollars.

  • Education: median $87,500, middle half $60,000 to $122,500 (2,173 postings).

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Education & EdTech outlook: Steady

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers, not from our own postings. It describes the industry nationally, not any one employer.

  • Employment up 0.2% over the year in educational services
  • Job openings rate 3.2%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
  • Layoffs rate 0.8%, unchanged from a year ago

Where Education & EdTech ranks

Where Education & EdTech placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

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Education & EdTech conferences

Dates, costs, calls for speakers and who runs each one.

  • NEAIR Annual Conference

    Nov 7 to Nov 10, 2026 · Albany, NY

    Ticket About $625. Regular rate $625; the $550 early bird ended Oct 9.

  • Entomology Annual Meeting

    Nov 8 to Nov 11, 2026 · Columbus, OH

    Paid ticket. Registration fees not stated on the page; member discounts may apply.

  • ILF Annual Conference

    Nov 8 to Nov 10, 2026 · Indianapolis, IN

    Ticket $285 to $405. Member $285-$345, non-member $345-$405 depending on registration window; single-day on-site $250-$300

  • TACRAO Annual Conference

    Nov 8 to Nov 11, 2026 · Houston, TX

    Paid ticket. Fee schedule is a linked PDF; not stated on the page.

  • NCSBA Annual Conference

    Nov 9 to Nov 11, 2026 · Greensboro, NC

    Ticket About $495. Full conference $495

  • NODA Annual Conference (NODAC)

    Nov 10 to Nov 13, 2026 · Atlanta, GA

    Ticket $605 to $1,100. Professional member $605 early bird, $625 regular, $700 late, $750 final; non-member $955 / $975 / $1,050…

    Open call for speakers

  • IDA Annual Conference (DyslexiaCon)

    Nov 12 to Nov 14, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV

    Paid ticket. Prices not read. Registration extended to Nov 6, 2026 per one page (Oct 30 on another). Joining or renewing IDA…

  • AASCU Annual Conference

    Nov 13 to Nov 16, 2026 · Savannah, GA

    Ticket $1,200 to $2,350. Presidents/chancellors: member early bird $1,200 (by July 27), regular $1,350; non-member $2,200 early,…

  • Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting (Neuroscience)

    Nov 14 to Nov 18, 2026 · Washington, DC

    Paid ticket. Registration fees not stated on the page; member discounts may apply.

  • APLU Annual Meeting

    Nov 15 to Nov 17, 2026 · San Antonio, TX

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • OSBA Capital Conference and Trade Show

    Nov 15 to Nov 17, 2026 · Columbus, OH

    Ticket About $400. Registration $400; Black Caucus Dinner $95 and Monday luncheon $75 are separate.

    Open call for speakers

  • Evaluation 2026 (AEA Annual Conference)

    Nov 16 to Nov 20, 2026 · Charlotte, NC

    Paid ticket. Registration open; fees not read.

  • OLC Accelerate

    Nov 16 to Nov 19, 2026 · Orlando, FL

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • ABRCMS (Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists)

    Nov 18 to Nov 21, 2026 · Seattle, WA

    Ticket $595 to $700. Undergrad/postbac $595; graduate/postdoc $625; non-students $700; virtual $100 student / $125 non-student;…

    Open call for speakers

  • IASB BoardCon (Iowa)

    Nov 18 to Nov 20, 2026 · Des Moines, IA

    Paid ticket. Fees not on the page read.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Jun 9, 2026

  • POD Network Annual Conference

    Nov 18 to Nov 20, 2026 · Baltimore, MD

    Paid ticket. Fees not read; pre-conference workshops Nov 17.

    Open call for speakers

  • NAES Biennial Conference

    Nov 18 to Nov 20, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

    Paid ticket. Pricing not captured.

  • UCEA Annual Convention

    Nov 18 to Nov 21, 2026 · Pittsburgh, PA

    Paid ticket. 2027 convention planned for Kansas City, Nov 17-20. Pricing not captured; contact convention@ucea.org.

    Open call for speakers

  • NCTE Annual Convention

    Nov 19 to Nov 22, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

    Ticket $190 to $595. Nonmember $595, student $190 (requires student membership); group rate $530/person for 10+ teachers after…

  • CCLC Annual Convention

    Nov 19 to Nov 21, 2026 · Riverside, CA

    Paid ticket. Base price not stated; registration rises $100 per attendee after Oct 30, 2026.

  • Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching

    Nov 19 to Nov 21, 2026 · Oxford, OH

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • WSSDA Annual Conference

    Nov 19 to Nov 21, 2026 · Spokane, WA

    Ticket $580 to $655. Full conference regular $580 through Sept 25, $655 from Sept 26; guest/non-member $1,700 then $2,260.…

    Open call for speakers

  • ACTFL Convention & World Languages Expo

    Nov 20 to Nov 22, 2026 · San Antonio, TX

    Ticket $230 to $725. Advance (to Oct 28): member $425, nonmember $625, student $230; late adds $100.

  • IASB Joint Annual Conference (Illinois)

    Nov 20 to Nov 22, 2026 · Chicago, IL

    Ticket About $660. $660 registration; hotel deposit $200 per room if housing requested; online registration closes Nov 16.

  • IASB/IASA/IASBO Joint Annual Conference

    Nov 20 to Nov 22, 2026 · Chicago, IL

    Paid ticket. Early-bird for IASB members ended Oct 15; pricing not captured.

  • CABE/CAPSS Convention

    Nov 20 to Nov 21, 2026 · Groton, CT

    Paid ticket. Registration fee not stated; sponsorships $500 to $7,500+

  • SJDM Annual Meeting

    Nov 20 to Nov 22, 2026 · San Diego, CA

    Ticket $265 to $595. Late registration $595 regular, $265 student/postdoc; membership $50 or $15 required.

  • DSI Annual Conference

    Nov 21 to Nov 23, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • FSBA/FADSS Annual Joint Conference

    Dec 1 to Dec 4, 2026 · Tampa, FL

    Ticket $375 to $829. Conference Dec 2-4: member $375 (daily $195), non-member $799; onsite adds a $30 late fee. Academies Dec 1…

  • ACTE CareerTech VISION

    Dec 2 to Dec 5, 2026 · New Orleans, LA

    Ticket $690 to $880. Regular registration: ACTE member $690, non-member $880. One-day: member $370, non-member $495. Awards gala…

  • CGS Annual Meeting

    Dec 2 to Dec 5, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

    Ticket $1,020 to $1,900. Member $1,020 early bird (by Oct 1), $1,225 regular; non-member $1,640 early, $1,900 regular.

  • ExcelinEd National Summit on Education

    Dec 2 to Dec 4, 2026 · Washington, DC

    Paid ticket. Pricing not captured.

  • NAIS Gather (formerly People of Color Conference)

    Dec 2 to Dec 4, 2026 · Boston, MA

    Ticket $830 to $1,280. Individual member $830-$1,030, nonmember $1,080-$1,280 by timing; group (5+) $630-$1,080.

  • CSBA Annual Education Conference and Trade Show

    Dec 3 to Dec 5, 2026 · San Diego, CA

    Free expo floor; session passes $799 to $999. 2026 AEC: early (Jun 9-Aug 11) $799; regular (Aug 12-Nov 9) $899; late/onsite (from…

  • NMSBA Annual Convention

    Dec 3 to Dec 5, 2026 · Albuquerque, NM

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • NCSS Annual Conference

    Dec 4 to Dec 6, 2026 · Chicago, IL

    Paid ticket, price not listed

    Open call for speakers

  • NAEYC Annual Conference

    Dec 5 to Dec 8, 2026 · Washington, DC

    Ticket $440 to $720. Member $440 regular, $510 after Oct 30; nonmember $645 regular, $720 after Oct 30; one-day options.

    Open call for speakers

  • SACSCOC Annual Meeting

    Dec 5 to Dec 8, 2026 · Houston, TX

    Ticket $725 to $1,225. Member $725 early (before Oct 7), $825 Oct 8-31, $925 late; non-member $1,025/$1,125/$1,225. Saturday…

  • Learning Forward Annual Conference

    Dec 6 to Dec 9, 2026 · Dallas, TX

    Paid ticket, price not listed

    Open call for speakers

  • National Athletic Directors Conference

    Dec 11 to Dec 15, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

    Paid ticket. Registration on events.american-tradeshow.com/nadc26; prices not read.

  • ASSA Annual Meeting (AEA)

    Jan 3 to Jan 5, 2027 · Washington, DC

    Ticket $125 to $300. Student rate $125, regular $300 (standard schedule); early pricing ends Dec 1.

  • CIC Presidents Institute

    Jan 4 to Jan 7, 2027 · San Diego, CA

    Ticket $1,090 to $1,430. President: CIC member $1,090, nonmember $1,430. Spouse/partner $655 member, $940 nonmember. Optional…

  • AHA Annual Meeting

    Jan 7 to Jan 10, 2027 · New Orleans, LA

    Ticket $282 to $498. Attendee member $282 until Dec 15, $328 after; nonmember $424 until Dec 15, $498 after. Booking AHA hotel…

    Open call for speakers

  • MLA Annual Convention

    Jan 7 to Jan 10, 2027 · Los Angeles, CA

    Paid ticket. Member and nonmember rates exist; amounts not read. Late registration opens Dec 4.

  • NASPA Strategies Conference

    Jan 7 to Jan 9, 2027 · Austin, TX

    Paid ticket. Page returned 403; dates from domain search.

  • AAC&U Annual Meeting

    Jan 20 to Jan 22, 2027 · Seattle, WA

    Ticket $760 to $1,100. Member $760 early / $810 regular; nonmember $1,050 / $1,100; ends Nov 13 for early bird.

    Open call for speakers

  • Wisconsin State Education Convention

    Jan 20 to Jan 22, 2027 · Milwaukee, WI

    Ticket $335 to $370. Early-bird $335 through Dec 15; $370 after; registration deadline Jan 4, 2027.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Jun 19, 2026

  • TASA Midwinter Conference

    Jan 24 to Jan 27, 2027 · San Antonio, TX

    Ticket $525 to $1,030. TASA member (educational entity) $525 early bird through Dec 4, $560 regular, $630 on-site. Non-member…

  • AACC Workforce Development Institute

    Jan 26 to Jan 29, 2027 · San Diego, CA

    Paid ticket. Venue listed as Town and Country Resort, North San Diego; confirm city.

  • FETC (Future of Education Technology Conference)

    Jan 26 to Jan 29, 2027 · Orlando, FL

    Ticket $409 to $1,245. 2027 passes (fetc.org search result): All-Access $1,130 summer special / $1,245 standard; Session+ $680 /…

  • HCM Excellence Conference

    Jan 26 to Jan 28, 2027 · West Palm Beach, FL

    Ticket $1,649 to $3,199. General: super early $2,599 (before Aug 9), early $2,899 (to Nov 8), standard $3,199; clients…

  • Yale Higher Education Leadership Summit

    Jan 26, 2027 · New Haven, CT

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • CASE-NAIS Independent Schools Conference

    Jan 31 to Feb 2, 2027 · New York, NY

    Paid ticket. Pricing not captured.

  • TCEA Convention & Exposition

    Jan 31 to Feb 3, 2027 · San Antonio, TX

    Ticket About $49. Exhibit-hall-only badge $49; full pass prices not read. Primary presenters get a $99 Basic badge.

    Open call for speakers

  • SACRAO Annual Meeting

    Jan 31 to Feb 3, 2027 · Jackson, MS

    Paid ticket. Prices not shown on the page.

  • DREAM (Achieving the Dream)

    Feb 2 to Feb 5, 2027 · Columbus, OH

    Paid ticket. Pricing not found.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Sep 21, 2026

  • TCCTA Annual Convention

    Feb 3 to Feb 5, 2027 · Austin, TX

    Ticket $225 to $275. Early bird (to Oct 31, 2026) $225 member, $250 non-member; later $250 / $275; banquet-only $100.

  • NASSP National Principals Conference (NPC27)

    Feb 6 to Feb 9, 2027 · Tampa, FL

    Ticket About $699. $699 limited-time early rate; regular rates run to Feb 5, 2027.

    Open call for speakers

  • National Principals Conference (NPC27)

    Feb 6 to Feb 9, 2027 · Tampa, FL

    Ticket $699 to $1,399. Standard registration: early bird $699 (before Oct 1, 2026); regular $949 (Oct 1, 2026 to Feb 5, 2027);…

  • CASE District I & II Annual Conference

    Feb 7 to Feb 9, 2027 · Baltimore, MD

    Paid ticket, price not listed

Showing 60 of 289 conferences, 222 with dates announced.

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