Education Jobs in Baltimore, MD

Observed government pay data for the metro is solid: BLS put educational instruction and library occupations at a $38.34 mean hourly wage in May 2025, with a broader annual mean of $79,750 and a median of $67,580 for the occupation family in 2025. Recent posting-based signals are a bit higher at the center, with local posted salary ranges clustering around about $74k to $102k and Maryland mean offered salary on new openings around $79,544 in September 2026, but those posting figures are directional rather than a market-wide average.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 282 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $39,520 at the 25th percentile, $44,720 at the median and $92,088 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

Education & Training is still a real market in Baltimore, but it is no longer an easy one. Educational instruction and library work accounts for 6.3% of metro employment, local Education and Health Services jobs were up 0.8969% year-over-year in August 2026, and the metro unemployment rate was 3.9% in August. At the same time, Maryland education & training postings were down 1.2% year-over-year even as employment in the occupation rose 0.8%, which points to steadier staffing and more selective hiring rather than broad expansion. The best openings are concentrated in licensed classroom roles, shortage subjects, early-childhood programs, and a smaller set of higher-ed and training niches.

Best positioned: Licensed teachers with classroom-ready experience, especially in math, science, early childhood, or advanced elective subjects, have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not mistake teacher-shortage headlines for easy hiring across the board: Maryland cut teaching vacancies by 45% heading into the 2025-2026 school year, and some Baltimore-area schools say openings are trending downward.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 403 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Bambini Montessori Academy - Gambrills: 73 open roles
2. Anne Arundel County Public Schools: 54 open roles
3. University of Maryland School of Medicine: 36 open roles
4. Ymca Of Central Maryland, Inc.: 21 open roles
5. Learning Care Group: 9 open roles
6. Endeavor Schools: 8 open roles
7. 100% Chiropractic: 6 open roles
8. Amazing Athletes: 6 open roles
9. Baltimore City Schools: 5 open roles
10. Baltimore County Public Schools: 5 open roles

Where the openings are

• Baltimore: 98
• Annapolis: 64
• Ellicott City: 46
• Gambrills: 41
• Columbia: 18
• Annapolis Junction: 9
• Arnold: 7
• Bowie: 7

Work arrangement

on-site 379 (96%), hybrid 13 (3%), remote 1 (0%)

Where the demand is

Most local opportunity is still in traditional education settings. In the recent posting sample, about 70% of Education & Training openings sat in education, about 10% in education administration programs, and about 5% in higher education; about 90% were on-site. That means the practical market is still built around physical classrooms, campuses, and learner-facing programs rather than remote-first instruction. Within that base, not all teaching work is equal. Baltimore-area school leaders say math and science are hardest to replace, upper-level electives are difficult to staff, and larger independent schools may fill dozens of roles while also recruiting career-changers and early-career teachers. Early-childhood is another durable pocket: it appears among the most common skill clusters in postings, and early childhood education certification is the most commonly cited certification signal in the sample. Higher-ed and specialized training roles exist, but they are a smaller lane. UMBC is assessing faculty, staffing, curriculum, and partnerships for a prison-education program through summer 2027, and CCBC just broke ground on a $28 million transportation technology expansion that adds a 21,000-square-foot instructional facility with specialized labs. Those are useful signals if you teach adult learners, technical subjects, or program-based instruction, but they will not absorb the whole market.

• K-12 and early-childhood classroom roles (high): This is the biggest opportunity pool locally, especially in on-site settings and programs that value early-childhood skill signals and classroom readiness.
• Math, science, and advanced-content teaching (high): These roles stand out because local schools explicitly describe them as harder to replace than generalist teaching openings.
• Generalist classroom teaching (limited): Openings still exist, but falling vacancy counts mean employers can be more selective than they were during peak shortage conditions.
• Higher education and specialized adult-learning programs (moderate): This is a smaller but credible niche tied to program development, technical instruction, and nontraditional learners.

Where to focus: If you need interviews quickly, focus on on-site roles where you can prove either shortage-subject depth or early-childhood classroom readiness.

Roles worth searching next

• Academic advisor or student success specialist: It keeps you in learner-facing work and rewards communication, coaching, and institutional knowledge.
• Admissions or enrollment advisor: It uses communication, counseling, and school-system familiarity without requiring full-time classroom teaching.
• Workforce development program coordinator: It fits candidates who like training, partnerships, and learner support but want a broader public-service or nonprofit setting.
• Edtech customer success or implementation specialist: It lets you use instructional credibility while moving closer to software, onboarding, and account support.

What postings ask for

• Classroom management (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most-requested hard skill in the local posting sample at about 45%, so employers treat it as baseline readiness rather than a bonus. Who: Entry-level teachers, assistant teachers, and career switchers.
• Lesson planning and curriculum implementation (table_stakes | immediate): Lesson planning shows up in about 25% of postings and curriculum implementation in about 10%, which signals that schools want people who can step in with usable instructional structure. Who: Anyone applying to classroom or instructor roles.
• Early childhood education certification (differentiator | immediate): Early-childhood skills appear in about 20% of postings, and early childhood education certification is the most commonly cited certification signal in the sample. Who: Entry-level candidates, preschool teachers, and career switchers.
• Math or science subject expertise (premium | immediate): Local school leaders say math and science teachers remain the hardest subjects to replace. Who: Licensed K-12 teachers and STEM professionals considering a switch.
• Advanced elective or specialized content expertise (premium | immediate): Upper-level electives and roles requiring advanced expertise are described locally as difficult to fill. Who: Mid-career educators and industry experts moving into teaching.
• AI literacy and school AI policy fluency (differentiator | near-term): Maryland passed a law requiring AI-related professional development and guidelines in schools, and a statewide collaborative is studying best practices. Who: K-12 teachers, academic leaders, and curriculum staff.

Questions about this market

What do Education & Training roles pay in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

Observed government pay data for the metro is solid: BLS put educational instruction and library occupations at a $38.34 mean hourly wage in May 2025, with a broader annual mean of $79,750 and a median of $67,580 for the occupation family in 2025. Recent posting-based signals are a bit higher at the center, with local posted salary ranges clustering around about $74k to $102k and Maryland mean offered salary on new openings around $79,544 in September 2026, but those posting figures are directional rather than a market-wide average. This is better-than-national pay for the field overall: Baltimore's mean hourly figure was above the national education-and-library mean of $32.47, and the local occupation-family median also ran above the national median of $60,570. In practice, the stronger pay bands usually require licensure, subject expertise, advanced degrees, or movement into postsecondary and specialized roles.

Where is demand for Education & Training roles in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD concentrated?

Most local opportunity is still in traditional education settings. In the recent posting sample, about 70% of Education & Training openings sat in education, about 10% in education administration programs, and about 5% in higher education; about 90% were on-site. That means the practical market is still built around physical classrooms, campuses, and learner-facing programs rather than remote-first instruction. Within that base, not all teaching work is equal. Baltimore-area school leaders say math and science are hardest to replace, upper-level electives are difficult to staff, and larger independent schools may fill dozens of roles while also recruiting career-changers and early-career teachers. Early-childhood is another durable pocket: it appears among the most common skill clusters in postings, and early childhood education certification is the most commonly cited certification signal in the sample. Higher-ed and specialized training roles exist, but they are a smaller lane. UMBC is assessing faculty, staffing, curriculum, and partnerships for a prison-education program through summer 2027, and CCBC just broke ground on a $28 million transportation technology expansion that adds a 21,000-square-foot instructional facility with specialized labs. Those are useful signals if you teach adult learners, technical subjects, or program-based instruction, but they will not absorb the whole market.

Which employers are hiring the most Education & Training talent in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

Recent postings show the most activity from Bambini Montessori Academy - Gambrills (150 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Education & Training roles in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 0% are remote and 10% hybrid, with 90% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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