Education Jobs in New York, NY

Government wage data puts the metro's Education, Training, and Library occupation family at a $75,900 annual median and $82,600 annual mean in 2025, with the 25th percentile at $46,950 and the 75th percentile at $103,110. A separate BLS metro release showed a $39.71 mean hourly wage for educational instruction and library occupations, versus $41.50 across all occupations in the metro. Recent posted salaries in the Callings.ai job database center on about $70k to $99k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $62k to $115k, while Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows mean offered salary on New York openings near $72,560 in September 2026 (n=1,036).

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Advertised pay

Across the 1,310 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $41,850 at the 25th percentile, $65,520 at the median and $92,172 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

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

This is a workable but not easy market. Metro unemployment was 4.7% in August 2026, down from 5.3% a year earlier, metro employment was up 0.8985% year over year, and Education and Health Services employment rose 3.0748% year over year, which is a supportive backdrop for school- and institution-based hiring. For the occupation family itself, BLS counted 659,680 Education, Training, and Library workers in the metro in 2025, and the Callings.ai job database saw more than 3,900 postings across more than 850 companies over the last 90 days, but Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows New York education & training postings down 3.9% year over year even as employment rose 1.7%. That adds up to a better market for licensed, on-site-ready candidates than for generalists or remote-only applicants, especially because less than 5% of sampled openings were remote.

Best positioned: A candidate who can work on-site and show classroom management, lesson planning, student assessment, and curriculum work has the clearest edge right now.

Main caution: Do not treat this as one uniform market: teachers, faculty, librarians, instructional designers, and trainers sit in the same category here, but pay and barriers differ sharply, and administrator pay is not a good proxy for classroom roles.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 1,632 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. The Learning Experience: 59 open roles
2. Stamford Public Schools: 52 open roles
3. Kreyco Inc.: 45 open roles
4. Rutgers, International: 32 open roles
5. Concorde Education, LLC: 31 open roles
6. Primrose Schools Partnership: 30 open roles
7. Seton Hall University: 30 open roles
8. Uncommon Schools: 30 open roles
9. Apple Montessori Schools: 29 open roles
10. Bright Horizons Family Solutions, LLC.: 25 open roles

Where the openings are

• New York: 510
• Brooklyn: 81
• Stamford: 65
• Bronx: 52
• Newark: 44
• Staten Island: 31
• South Orange: 31
• Jersey City: 26

Work arrangement

on-site 1,486 (96%), hybrid 51 (3%), remote 8 (1%)

Where the demand is

Most real opportunity is clustered inside institution-based, on-site education work rather than remote-friendly edtech. The Callings.ai job database observed more than 3,900 postings across more than 850 companies over the last 90 days, and the employer base was fragmented rather than dominated by one chain. Within those postings, about 60% came from education, about 10% from primary and secondary education, about 10% from education administration programs, about 5% from higher education, and about 5% from wellness and fitness services. The named employers reinforce that split. The most active hirers included Kreyco Inc. with more than 150 postings, Newark Public Schools with more than 100, YMCA of Greater New York with more than 75, The Learning Experience with more than 75, and InstaSwim LLC with more than 75. On the public side, New York City set a goal of hiring 6,600 teachers for the 2026-27 school year, and more than 4,000 new teachers already attended orientation. On the childcare side, the city is expanding paid apprenticeships and early-childhood staffing pipelines, while after-school providers have also reported staffing strain. Higher ed and education administration are meaningful but smaller pools. BLS counted 20,920 K-12 education administrators and 7,550 postsecondary education administrators in the metro in 2025, which signals a sizable adjacent management layer but not the same volume as broad classroom hiring. The evidence for corporate L&D exists nationally, but the local bundle is much stronger for schools, childcare, youth programs, and education administration than for remote corporate training.

• K-12 public schools (high): This is the clearest large-scale hiring lane, backed by the city's 6,600-teacher hiring goal and visible orientation/fellowship pipelines.
• Early childhood and childcare (high): City investment, apprenticeship expansion, and employer activity from The Learning Experience point to real hiring momentum for early-childhood educators and leads.
• After-school and community programs (moderate): YMCA and other providers are active, and recent staffing shortages suggest a practical entry ramp for candidates with youth-facing experience.
• Higher ed and education administration (moderate): There is a meaningful adjacent market in academic administration, but it is a smaller and more selective pool than broad classroom or childcare hiring.

Where to focus: Pick one institution-first lane—K-12 classroom, early childhood, youth program delivery, or education administration support—and pursue on-site employers directly instead of chasing scarce remote generalist roles.

Roles worth searching next

• K-12 education administrator: It moves classroom expertise into operations, staffing, compliance, and school leadership.
• Postsecondary education administrator: It suits faculty, advising, or program-management candidates who want year-round academic operations work.
• After-school program coordinator: Youth instruction, behavior management, and enrichment planning transfer directly into this lane.
• Early-childhood program lead or site director: It fits educators who can combine child-development knowledge with staffing, parent communication, and compliance work.

What postings ask for

• Classroom management (table_stakes | immediate): It was the most-requested hard skill in the sampled postings, appearing in about 35% of them. Who: Entry-level candidates, career switchers, and anyone applying to youth-facing instruction roles.
• Lesson planning and student assessment (table_stakes | immediate): Lesson planning appeared in about 20% of sampled postings and student assessment in about 15%, and NYC's current literacy and math requirements raise the value of standards-aligned planning and intervention work. Who: Teachers, tutors, adjuncts, and instructional candidates who need to prove they can run a classroom, not just know a subject.
• Curriculum development and implementation (differentiator | near-term): Curriculum development and curriculum implementation both show up in local postings, and New York schools are working through approved curriculum mandates now with climate education requirements coming next. Who: Mid-career teachers, instructional designers, and candidates aiming at coordinator or lead roles.
• Early childhood education and child development (differentiator | immediate): Both skills appear in the local postings, and the city is actively expanding apprenticeships and career pathways tied to early-childhood staffing needs. Who: Entry-level applicants, paraprofessionals, assistants, and career switchers who want the clearest growth lane.
• First aid (table_stakes | immediate): It was the most commonly named certification in the sampled postings, even if explicit certification requirements were not widespread overall. Who: After-school, childcare, camp, swim, recreation, and youth-program applicants.
• AI fluency with instructional judgment (differentiator | near-term): Gallup reported that 61% of teachers use AI tools to manage workload, more than four out of five educators reported using AI personally and professionally, instructional designers need prompt fluency and output evaluation, and only about half of secondary schools had an AI policy with just 6% of teachers calling it clear. Who: Teachers, faculty, instructional designers, and trainers who want to look current without sounding careless.

Questions about this market

What do Education & Training roles pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

Government wage data puts the metro's Education, Training, and Library occupation family at a $75,900 annual median and $82,600 annual mean in 2025, with the 25th percentile at $46,950 and the 75th percentile at $103,110. A separate BLS metro release showed a $39.71 mean hourly wage for educational instruction and library occupations, versus $41.50 across all occupations in the metro. Recent posted salaries in the Callings.ai job database center on about $70k to $99k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $62k to $115k, while Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows mean offered salary on New York openings near $72,560 in September 2026 (n=1,036). This is decent nominal pay, but not uniformly high for New York. Family-level wages sit above the national Education, Training, and Library median of $60,570, yet the metro's occupation-wide hourly mean still trails the metro average for all jobs, and local housing costs remain elevated.

Where is demand for Education & Training roles in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ concentrated?

Most real opportunity is clustered inside institution-based, on-site education work rather than remote-friendly edtech. The Callings.ai job database observed more than 3,900 postings across more than 850 companies over the last 90 days, and the employer base was fragmented rather than dominated by one chain. Within those postings, about 60% came from education, about 10% from primary and secondary education, about 10% from education administration programs, about 5% from higher education, and about 5% from wellness and fitness services. The named employers reinforce that split. The most active hirers included Kreyco Inc. with more than 150 postings, Newark Public Schools with more than 100, YMCA of Greater New York with more than 75, The Learning Experience with more than 75, and InstaSwim LLC with more than 75. On the public side, New York City set a goal of hiring 6,600 teachers for the 2026-27 school year, and more than 4,000 new teachers already attended orientation. On the childcare side, the city is expanding paid apprenticeships and early-childhood staffing pipelines, while after-school providers have also reported staffing strain. Higher ed and education administration are meaningful but smaller pools. BLS counted 20,920 K-12 education administrators and 7,550 postsecondary education administrators in the metro in 2025, which signals a sizable adjacent management layer but not the same volume as broad classroom hiring. The evidence for corporate L&D exists nationally, but the local bundle is much stronger for schools, childcare, youth programs, and education administration than for remote corporate training.

Which employers are hiring the most Education & Training talent in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

Recent postings show the most activity from Kreyco Inc. (150 postings), Newark Public Schools (100 postings), YMCA of Greater New York (75 postings), The Learning Experience (75 postings), InstaSwim LLC (75 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Education & Training roles in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 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.

How current are these listings?

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