1,000+ Education & Training Jobs in Philadelphia, PA

Direct government wage data show educational instruction and library occupations in the metro averaged $32.47 per hour in May 2025, with older BLS metro estimates around $66,800 median, $48,500 at the 25th percentile, and $92,400 at the 75th percentile. Current posting data are lower at the middle: local advertised salaries center on about $56k to $66k, while hourly postings center on about $18 to $22 per hour. That spread reflects the mix of adjunct, substitute, early-childhood, and school-based roles rather than one clean market salary.

Full August 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 510 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $38,743 at the 25th percentile, $44,751 at the median and $67,900 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 25, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Philadelphia is still a workable Education & Training market, but it is not an easy one. The metro unemployment rate was 4.2% in July 2026, local employment was up 2.1534% year over year, and education and health services employment reached 759.6 thousand in June, up 2.1792% year over year. At the same time, Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows Pennsylvania education & training employment up 1.3% year over year while active postings were down 20.2% year over year in August, so openings exist but competition per role is likely higher than a year ago. Local demand is real, especially in K-12 openings, adjunct higher ed, and healthcare-linked instruction, but the mix skews toward on-site and often contingent work.

Best positioned: School-based candidates with strong classroom-management evidence, early-childhood candidates with CDA, and faculty who can teach health sciences or educational leadership have the best odds right now.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming Philadelphia's large education footprint automatically means lots of stable full-time roles; many visible openings are adjunct, substitute, or early-childhood jobs with lower or less predictable pay than headline faculty salaries suggest.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 1,106 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine: 285 open roles
2. Upenn: 61 open roles
3. Kreyco Inc.: 43 open roles
4. FullBloom: 31 open roles
5. Specialized Education Services, Inc.: 29 open roles
6. Children of America, LLC: 25 open roles
7. Malvern School: 19 open roles
8. Goddard School: 18 open roles
9. Greater Philadelphia YMCA: 14 open roles
10. Archdiocese of Philadelphia Schools: 13 open roles

Where the openings are

• Philadelphia: 562
• Camden: 59
• Wilmington: 22
• Chester: 19
• Media: 15
• Malvern: 15
• West Chester: 15
• Norristown: 13

Work arrangement

on-site 1,035 (97%), hybrid 26 (2%), remote 1 (0%)

Where the demand is

The market is broad enough to support multiple entry points, with more than 1,800 postings across more than 300 companies in the last 90 days, and the sample is fragmented rather than dominated by one employer. About 55% of postings come from enterprise employers, and the industry mix is led by education at about 65%, followed by healthcare at about 10% and colleges and universities at about 10%. The most visible near-term openings are in three pockets: K-12 district jobs, adjunct or lecturer hiring, and healthcare-linked instruction. EduJobsBoard listed 128 open K-12 positions in the Philadelphia City School District in late August, while Community College of Philadelphia had 19 open adjunct or guest lecturer roles, Holy Family had 28, Drexel had 30, and Saint Joseph's had 41. Within that higher-ed demand, Holy Family's nursing and nurse-aide roles and Drexel's EdD instructional opening point to stronger odds for candidates with clinical teaching or doctoral leadership backgrounds. Remote-first seekers should adjust expectations: about 95% of sampled postings are on-site, about 5% hybrid, and less than 5% remote.

• K-12 and school-based roles (high): The School District of Philadelphia had 128 open K-12 teaching, support, and leadership roles in late August, and the broader local posting sample heavily rewards classroom management and lesson planning.
• Adjunct and specialized faculty hiring (moderate): Community College of Philadelphia, Holy Family University, Drexel University, and Saint Joseph's University were all advertising adjunct or lecturer openings in late August and early September, but much of this opportunity is part-time or course-based rather than full-time faculty growth.
• Healthcare-linked instruction (moderate): Healthcare-linked teaching is a live niche: local postings include nursing, nurse-aide, and health-science instruction, while about 10% of sampled category postings come from healthcare employers.

Where to focus: If you need traction in the next 90 days, prioritize K-12 district roles and specialized adjunct or clinical instruction over waiting for a small number of idealized full-time faculty openings.

Roles worth searching next

• Postsecondary education administrator: This is a natural move for experienced educators who want to shift from direct instruction into program, academic, or student-facing operations. National BLS data puts these roles at 15,100 average annual openings and a $103,960 median annual wage.
• Learning technologist or LMS administrator: The same employers that want instructional design, LMS management, and Articulate Storyline often also need platform owners, implementation leads, and learning-operations support around the instruction itself.
• Workforce program coordinator: Philadelphia Works received $851,000 to expand career-training programs for justice-involved youth, which points to demand around curriculum delivery, partner coordination, and learner support outside traditional schools.
• Education data or program analyst: Philadelphia's shared workforce data framework and the broader push toward data literacy make analytics-fluent educators more credible in program-measurement and reporting roles.

What postings ask for

• Classroom management (table_stakes | immediate): Local postings most often request classroom management, appearing in about 30% of the sample, which makes it a baseline screen rather than a bonus skill. Who: Entry-level teachers, substitutes, school support staff, and career switchers entering classroom settings.
• Curriculum implementation and student assessment (table_stakes | immediate): Curriculum implementation, child development, and student assessment each show up repeatedly in local postings, signaling that employers want proof you can run instruction, not just know the subject matter. Who: K-12 applicants, early-childhood candidates, and anyone moving from subject expertise into teaching.
• CDA (differentiator | immediate): CDA is the certification most often named in local Education & Training postings, which makes it one of the clearest fast signals for early-childhood readiness in this market. Who: Early-childhood educators, Head Start applicants, and childcare teachers.
• Instructional design, LMS, and Articulate Storyline (differentiator | near-term): For training-first roles, employers are explicitly prioritizing instructional design, Learning Management Systems, and Articulate Storyline, making this the clearest bridge skill set for nontraditional entrants. Who: Career switchers, corporate trainers, instructional designers, and educators trying to move beyond classroom-only work.
• Educational leadership and management expertise (premium | near-term): Drexel's late-August recruiting for EdD instruction in Educational Leadership and Management is a direct local signal that doctoral-level leadership expertise still commands attention. Who: Mid-career faculty, former administrators, and educators with doctoral study or strong leadership teaching depth.
• Clinical and health-sciences instruction (premium | near-term): Holy Family University's nurse-aide and nursing postings show that applied healthcare teaching is one of the more durable local niches inside education hiring. Who: Nurses, allied-health professionals, and faculty with clinical supervision experience.

Questions about this market

What do Education & Training roles pay in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

Direct government wage data show educational instruction and library occupations in the metro averaged $32.47 per hour in May 2025, with older BLS metro estimates around $66,800 median, $48,500 at the 25th percentile, and $92,400 at the 75th percentile. Current posting data are lower at the middle: local advertised salaries center on about $56k to $66k, while hourly postings center on about $18 to $22 per hour. That spread reflects the mix of adjunct, substitute, early-childhood, and school-based roles rather than one clean market salary. This market pays like a solid but not premium education market. BLS says the metro's education-group mean hourly wage sits below the national average of $34.55, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows statewide new-opening pay for education & training at ~$52,261 in August 2026, below the ~$73,288 mean offered salary across all Pennsylvania openings.

Where is demand for Education & Training roles in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD concentrated?

The market is broad enough to support multiple entry points, with more than 1,800 postings across more than 300 companies in the last 90 days, and the sample is fragmented rather than dominated by one employer. About 55% of postings come from enterprise employers, and the industry mix is led by education at about 65%, followed by healthcare at about 10% and colleges and universities at about 10%. The most visible near-term openings are in three pockets: K-12 district jobs, adjunct or lecturer hiring, and healthcare-linked instruction. EduJobsBoard listed 128 open K-12 positions in the Philadelphia City School District in late August, while Community College of Philadelphia had 19 open adjunct or guest lecturer roles, Holy Family had 28, Drexel had 30, and Saint Joseph's had 41. Within that higher-ed demand, Holy Family's nursing and nurse-aide roles and Drexel's EdD instructional opening point to stronger odds for candidates with clinical teaching or doctoral leadership backgrounds. Remote-first seekers should adjust expectations: about 95% of sampled postings are on-site, about 5% hybrid, and less than 5% remote.

Which employers are hiring the most Education & Training talent in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

Recent postings show the most activity from University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine (200 postings), Upenn (100 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Education & Training roles in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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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