Education jobs: who is hiring and what it pays
Universities, colleges, school systems and education companies: faculty-adjacent, administration, advancement, technology and operations roles. 13,810 open jobs at 3,403 employers, with a median stated pay of $101k. Every job on this page is in the United States, taken from the employer’s own career site or job system and checked to still be open.
13,810
open education jobs
3,403
employers hiring
$101k
median stated pay (1,379 jobs)
November 2026
first month tracked
All education lists
Employers with the most open education jobs
California State University, University Of Miami and Emory University lead the education employers on our board. The ten with the most openings post 16% of the 13,810 open education jobs.
| # | Employer | Open jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California State UniversityCA | 361 open |
| 2 | University Of MiamiFL | 289 open |
| 3 | Emory UniversityGA | 261 open |
| 4 | Johns Hopkins University APLMD | 222 open |
| 5 | Learning Care GroupTX | 193 open |
| 6 | UVA HealthVA | 193 open |
| 7 | University Of California San Francisco FoundationCA | 188 open |
| 8 | Oxford College of Emory UniversityGA | 186 open |
| 9 | University of VirginiaVA | 165 open |
| 10 | Duke UniversityNC | 156 open |
Highest-paying education roles
Among education jobs that state yearly pay, Chief Executives, Education Administrators, Postsecondary and Financial Managers pay the most at the median, against $101k for the segment as a whole.
| # | Role | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chief Executives119 open · With pay 21 | $180k |
| 2 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary416 open · With pay 45 | $161k |
| 3 | Financial Managers204 open · With pay 17 | $150k |
| 4 | Human Resources Managers175 open · With pay 31 | $145k |
| 5 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary308 open · With pay 93 | $138k |
| 6 | Purchasing Managers43 open · With pay 9 | $133k |
| 7 | Fundraising Managers274 open · With pay 31 | $120k |
| 8 | Marketing Managers153 open · With pay 30 | $113k |
Skills employers ask for
project management, excel and strategic planning are the skills most often named in education job postings, read from each posting's own text.
Where the education jobs are
CA, TX and NY have the most open education jobs.
| # | State | Open jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CaliforniaMedian pay $139k | 2,262 open |
| 2 | TexasMedian pay $84k | 1,236 open |
| 3 | New YorkMedian pay $120k | 814 open |
| 4 | VirginiaMedian pay $105k | 811 open |
| 5 | MassachusettsMedian pay $103k | 690 open |
| 6 | FloridaMedian pay $85k | 668 open |
| 7 | GeorgiaMedian pay $74k | 664 open |
| 8 | North CarolinaMedian pay $77k | 534 open |
New education jobs this week
25 education jobs were posted in the last seven days.
- Administrative Assistant
University of Detroit Mercy · Detroit, MI
Nov 8
- Application Developer
California Institute Of Technology · Pasadena, CA
Nov 8
- Network Operations & Cybersecurity Engineer
Morgan State University · Baltimore, MD
Nov 8
- Executive Analyst to VP of IT
North Hennepin Community College · Brooklyn Park, MN
Nov 8
- Events Assistant
Heritage University · Washington, DC
Nov 8
- Software Developer
California Institute Of Technology · Pasadena, CA
Nov 8
- Chief People Officer
St. John's Episcopal School · Dallas, TX
Nov 8
- Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs
CUNY · New York, NY
$225k–$250k · Nov 8
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- US manufacturing30,611
- Defense and aerospace28,895
- Healthcare26,211
- Financial services26,106
- Non-profits12,670
- Biotech and pharma11,001
- AI8,080
- Construction7,228
- Space4,946
- Transportation and logistics4,911
- Semiconductors3,730
- Automotive and EV3,565
- Retail3,004
- Robotics and automation2,810
- Consumer packaged goods2,492
- Data centers2,443
- Utilities and power2,287
- Clean energy and nuclear2,163
- Real estate1,592
- Telecom1,388
- Tourism and hospitality1,274
- Steel, aluminum and metals967
- Oil and gas950
- Restaurants931
- Mining and natural resources874
- Airlines and aviation796
- TV and streaming777
- Shipbuilding and maritime549
- Casino and gaming458
- Music435
- Foundation323
- Museum242
- Sports223
- Movies and film48
How these lists are made
- Every job on this page is in the United States, taken from the employer’s own career site or job system and checked to still be open.
- A job is counted in education when its employer is on our list of education employers, or its title names education work. A job can sit in more than one segment.
- Pay figures use only jobs that state a yearly salary range in dollars; the figure is the middle of the range, and the median is across jobs. A pay list is shown only when enough jobs state pay.
- The same employer under different spellings is counted once. A city where one employer posts half the openings is not ranked.
- Lists are rebuilt weekly from our job board and kept by month. Professional and management roles; hourly roles are not on our board.
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