250+ Education & Training Jobs in Detroit, MI

Government wage data for the broad education-and-library occupation family in Detroit show a 2025 median of $60,810, a mean of $64,360, a 25th percentile of $39,360, and a 75th percentile of $80,430. New posting data is lower and narrower: local listed salaries center on about $50k to $68k, hourly roles center on about $17 to $22 / hour, and Michigan's mean offered salary on new openings was ~$53,295 in September 2026 (n=557).

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Advertised pay

Across the 102 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $36,660 at the 25th percentile, $47,840 at the median and $80,123 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 17, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Detroit is still a real Education & Training market, with more than 700 recent postings across more than 150 companies and a fragmented employer base rather than one dominant hirer. The catch is that the broader metro labor market is softer: unemployment was 5.7% in August and metro employment was down -1.5557% year-over-year. Within that backdrop, Education and Health Services employment in the metro was 342.4 thousand in August and up 0.2929% year-over-year, which suggests education-related hiring is steadier than the local economy overall. For most job seekers, this is a workable market if you can handle on-site roles and match school- or childcare-specific needs, but it is not an easy market for generalists.

Best positioned: Licensed educators and experienced instructors who can show classroom management, curriculum implementation, and child-development depth—and especially those with special-education or ASD-related credentials—have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not confuse posting volume with easy access: about 95% of roles are on-site, and local pay postings center closer to about $50k to $68k than to the top-end wages people often quote for the field.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 267 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. NHA Schools: 24 open roles
2. InstaSwim LLC: 14 open roles
3. Learning Care Group: 12 open roles
4. Oakland University: 11 open roles
5. The Leona Group: 10 open roles
6. ACCEL Schools LLC: 8 open roles
7. Life Time, Inc.: 8 open roles
8. The Leona Group: 7 open roles
9. AOD: 6 open roles
10. Brightmont Academy: 6 open roles

Where the openings are

• Detroit: 66
• Rochester Hills: 13
• Livonia: 13
• Farmington Hills: 13
• Windsor: 10
• Troy: 9
• Dearborn: 9
• Rochester: 7

Work arrangement

on-site 239 (97%), hybrid 6 (2%), remote 2 (1%)

Where the demand is

Most real openings sit in mainstream education employers. In the recent posting sample, education accounted for about 70% of category demand, education administration programs about 10%, and wellness, primary and secondary education, and healthcare each about 5%. The named employers showing up most consistently were NHA Schools, KinderCare Learning Companies, Learning Care Group, Kreyco Inc., Goddard School, and HFC C. That mix matters because it points job seekers toward school, charter, childcare, and community-based instructor roles rather than a large remote instructional-design market. The seniority mix is heavily junior, with about 65% entry-level and about 30% mid-level roles, and the work is overwhelmingly in person at about 95% on-site. A particularly strong niche is special education: DPSCD and Michigan State University launched a tuition-supported master's and ASD endorsement pathway for eligible teachers on October 2, and the district said students identified with autism spectrum disorder had grown from 1,035 in 2019-20 to 1,957 in 2026-27.

• K-12 and charter classrooms (high): Best for licensed teachers and instructors who can step into curriculum, behavior management, and assessment quickly.
• Early childhood and childcare (high): A strong volume segment for candidates with child-development depth, flexible schedules, and comfort with hourly or center-based work.
• Special education and ASD support (high): A higher-barrier niche, but one with unusually clear local demand signals and employer-backed credential pathways.
• Wellness, healthcare, and community instruction (moderate): Useful as a secondary lane for instructors who can teach in structured in-person settings outside traditional schools.

Where to focus: Prioritize on-site K-12, charter, early-childhood, and special-education openings within commuting distance; treat remote-first instructional design as a niche option, not the default plan.

Roles worth searching next

• Admissions counselor: It uses communication, persuasion, and student-facing experience without requiring you to be the classroom instructor.
• Student success or academic advising coordinator: It keeps you in an education setting but shifts the focus from teaching to support, retention, and problem-solving.
• Program coordinator for youth or nonprofit services: It values scheduling, facilitation, family communication, and curriculum-adjacent organization.
• Community outreach or family engagement coordinator: It fits candidates whose strength is relationship-building around schools rather than direct instruction.

What postings ask for

• Classroom management (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most-requested hard skill in local postings, appearing in about half of the sample, so it functions as proof you can run a room from day one. Who: Entry-level educators, substitute teachers, and career switchers.
• Curriculum implementation (table_stakes | immediate): It shows you can step into an existing program without a long ramp and appears in about a quarter of local postings. Who: Anyone targeting schools, centers, or structured training environments.
• Lesson planning (differentiator | immediate): It is requested regularly in local postings and helps separate classroom-ready candidates from general communicators. Who: New graduates, tutors, and career switchers building a portfolio.
• Child development / early childhood education (differentiator | near-term): Both child development and early childhood education show up repeatedly in local postings, matching the heavy presence of childcare employers in the hiring mix. Who: Candidates open to preschool, daycare, and center-based work.
• Student assessment (differentiator | near-term): Assessment skill is a recurring requirement and signals that you can document learning outcomes, not just deliver instruction. Who: Teachers, interventionists, and trainers moving toward more formal programs.
• CPR / First Aid certification (table_stakes | immediate): CPR and CPR/First Aid are among the most common stated certifications in local postings and matter most in childcare, wellness, and hands-on student settings. Who: Entry-level candidates, childcare applicants, and wellness instructors.

Questions about this market

What do Education & Training roles pay in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

Government wage data for the broad education-and-library occupation family in Detroit show a 2025 median of $60,810, a mean of $64,360, a 25th percentile of $39,360, and a 75th percentile of $80,430. New posting data is lower and narrower: local listed salaries center on about $50k to $68k, hourly roles center on about $17 to $22 / hour, and Michigan's mean offered salary on new openings was ~$53,295 in September 2026 (n=557). This looks like stable middle-income pay, not a big Detroit premium. The local broad occupation median is close to the national occupation median of $60,570, but the national mean is higher at $67,540, so Detroit does not appear to be paying above the field overall.

Where is demand for Education & Training roles in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI concentrated?

Most real openings sit in mainstream education employers. In the recent posting sample, education accounted for about 70% of category demand, education administration programs about 10%, and wellness, primary and secondary education, and healthcare each about 5%. The named employers showing up most consistently were NHA Schools, KinderCare Learning Companies, Learning Care Group, Kreyco Inc., Goddard School, and HFC C. That mix matters because it points job seekers toward school, charter, childcare, and community-based instructor roles rather than a large remote instructional-design market. The seniority mix is heavily junior, with about 65% entry-level and about 30% mid-level roles, and the work is overwhelmingly in person at about 95% on-site. A particularly strong niche is special education: DPSCD and Michigan State University launched a tuition-supported master's and ASD endorsement pathway for eligible teachers on October 2, and the district said students identified with autism spectrum disorder had grown from 1,035 in 2019-20 to 1,957 in 2026-27.

Which employers are hiring the most Education & Training talent in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

Recent postings show the most activity from NHA Schools (50 postings), KinderCare Learning Companies (50 postings), Learning Care Group (50 postings), Kreyco Inc. (30 postings), Goddard School (20 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Education & Training roles in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 0% are remote and 5% hybrid, with 95% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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