Education Jobs in Austin, TX

The best hard local benchmark is broad-group BLS pay: median annual wage was $61,450, with the 25th percentile around $42,100 and the 75th percentile around $83,200 in May 2025. Current posting data is directional rather than official wage data, and recent local advertised salaries center on about $60k to $83k, while mean offered salary on new openings in Texas was about $63,397 in September 2026 on a sample of 1,171 openings.

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Advertised pay

Across the 120 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $38,480 at the 25th percentile, $47,403 at the median and $68,200 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of November 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Austin is still a viable Education & Training market, but it is a selective one. The metro jobless rate was 3.7% in August 2026, and we observed more than 550 Education & Training postings across more than 175 companies over the last 90 days. But local Educational Services postings were down 7.4%, Austin ISD kept an external hiring freeze in place except for hard-to-fill roles, and Texas-wide Education & Training postings were down 12.7% year-over-year. That mix points to openings across a fragmented employer base, not an easy market for generalist applicants.

Best positioned: Licensed or portfolio-backed candidates who can work on-site and show strength in special education, curriculum work, LMS tools, or classroom management have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not treat Austin ISD as a stand-in for the whole market: the district is budget-constrained, while much of the real opportunity is spread across suburban districts, higher ed, childcare, and program-support employers.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 261 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. IDEA Public Schools: 21 open roles
2. BASIS Ed: 11 open roles
3. The Learning Experience: 11 open roles
4. University of Austin: 10 open roles
5. Leander ISD: 9 open roles
6. Alpha: 7 open roles
7. Celebree Enterprise: 7 open roles
8. Life Time, Inc.: 6 open roles
9. Austin ISD: 5 open roles
10. Chess Wizards, Inc.: 5 open roles

Where the openings are

• Austin: 166
• Cedar Park: 20
• Leander: 15
• Round Rock: 12
• Pflugerville: 6
• Williamson County: 5
• Kyle: 5
• Lakeway: 4

Work arrangement

on-site 243 (95%), hybrid 11 (4%), remote 2 (1%)

Where the demand is

Real demand is not evenly spread across this category. In the recent sample, about 65% of postings came from education employers, about 15% from education administration programs, and about 5% each from hospitals and health care, wellness and fitness services, and primary and secondary education. The employer base is fragmented rather than dominated by one buyer, so this is a market where broad outreach matters more than waiting for one perfect opening. That matters because Austin ISD is not a reliable bellwether right now. The district has had an external hiring freeze since January 2026 except for hard-to-fill roles. Meanwhile, active names in the market include Leander ISD, TSC, University of Texas, Austincc, IDEA Public Schools, and KinderCare Learning Companies. Special education stands out as a live pocket of need: Liberty Hill ISD alone reported 13 special education teacher vacancies and 11 special education paraprofessional vacancies in September. Higher ed and workforce training also deserve attention. Austin Community College broke ground on a new Hays Campus Healthcare Professions Building in September, which is a lower-confidence but useful signal that healthcare education capacity and instructor demand could expand over time.

• Suburban K-12 districts and charter systems (high): This is the best near-term lane because Austin ISD is frozen for most external hiring, while the broader market still shows active district and school-system employers plus live special education openings.
• Higher ed and community college roles (moderate): University of Texas and Austincc appear in the active-employer mix, and ACC is signaling continued investment in faculty, staff development, and healthcare training capacity.
• Corporate training and L&D-adjacent instruction (limited): This slice looks smaller locally than school-based work, but national L&D adoption of AI is already high and rewards candidates with instructional design and workflow-tool depth.

Where to focus: Focus first on on-site roles outside Austin ISD—especially suburban districts, special education, higher-ed support, and LMS or curriculum-heavy openings—then layer in selective training-first roles.

Roles worth searching next

• Academic advisor / student success specialist: Colleges are still investing in student-support capability, and the local market often accepts bachelor's-level applicants for related roles.
• Program coordinator in education administration: Education administration programs account for about 15% of the local posting mix, so ops-heavy education employers remain part of the opportunity set.
• LMS administrator / learning technology specialist: Canvas, Blackboard, instructional technology, and instructional design recur in local demand signals, making this a plausible move for tool-savvy educators.
• Special education paraprofessional: Local districts are still showing special education support vacancies, offering a route into schools while you pursue full certification.
• Workforce development / training operations coordinator: ACC's healthcare expansion and national AI adoption in L&D both favor people who can coordinate training delivery even if they are not lead instructors.

What postings ask for

• Classroom management (table_stakes | immediate): It appears in about 40% of local postings, making it a baseline screening skill rather than a bonus. Who: Entry-level educators, substitutes, paraprofessionals, and career switchers.
• Curriculum development and design (differentiator | immediate): Curriculum development appears in about 15% of local postings and is also called out in local demand signals, so it travels across K-12, higher ed, and training roles. Who: Mid-career teachers, instructional designers, and trainers.
• Lesson planning and student assessment (table_stakes | immediate): Lesson planning appears in about 15% of local postings and student assessment in about 10%, which means employers want proof of day-to-day teaching execution, not just subject knowledge. Who: Anyone applying into classroom or instructor roles.
• Canvas LMS / Blackboard (differentiator | immediate): Canvas and Blackboard show up in local demand signals and help bridge school, college, and trainer workflows. Who: Mid-career educators, adjunct hopefuls, instructional designers, and switchers targeting learning-tech roles.
• Special education specialization (premium | immediate): Special education is a live local pain point, with Liberty Hill ISD reporting 13 teacher vacancies and 11 paraprofessional vacancies, and it is also the most frequently reported shortage area nationally. Who: Licensed teachers, paraprofessionals, and candidates willing to add endorsements.
• First Aid (table_stakes | near-term): It is the most commonly named certification in the local posting sample, even if only a small share of roles state it outright. Who: Early-childhood, childcare, youth-program, and campus-support applicants.

Questions about this market

What do Education & Training roles pay in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

The best hard local benchmark is broad-group BLS pay: median annual wage was $61,450, with the 25th percentile around $42,100 and the 75th percentile around $83,200 in May 2025. Current posting data is directional rather than official wage data, and recent local advertised salaries center on about $60k to $83k, while mean offered salary on new openings in Texas was about $63,397 in September 2026 on a sample of 1,171 openings. That is decent pay, but not unusually rich for Austin. The Austin broad occupation group averaged $31.36 per hour versus $32.47 nationally, so local pay is roughly in line with the national middle rather than clearly above it.

Where is demand for Education & Training roles in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX concentrated?

Real demand is not evenly spread across this category. In the recent sample, about 65% of postings came from education employers, about 15% from education administration programs, and about 5% each from hospitals and health care, wellness and fitness services, and primary and secondary education. The employer base is fragmented rather than dominated by one buyer, so this is a market where broad outreach matters more than waiting for one perfect opening. That matters because Austin ISD is not a reliable bellwether right now. The district has had an external hiring freeze since January 2026 except for hard-to-fill roles. Meanwhile, active names in the market include Leander ISD, TSC, University of Texas, Austincc, IDEA Public Schools, and KinderCare Learning Companies. Special education stands out as a live pocket of need: Liberty Hill ISD alone reported 13 special education teacher vacancies and 11 special education paraprofessional vacancies in September. Higher ed and workforce training also deserve attention. Austin Community College broke ground on a new Hays Campus Healthcare Professions Building in September, which is a lower-confidence but useful signal that healthcare education capacity and instructor demand could expand over time.

Which employers are hiring the most Education & Training talent in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

Recent postings show the most activity from Leander ISD (more than 30 postings), TSC (more than 30 postings), University of Texas (more than 30 postings), Austincc (more than 20 postings), IDEA Public Schools (more than 20 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Education & Training roles in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 4% are remote and 5% hybrid, with 95% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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