Education Jobs in Raleigh, NC

The best hard local pay anchor is BLS: educational instruction and library occupations in Raleigh-Cary had a median annual wage of about $62,500, with a 25th-percentile wage of $42,100 and a 75th-percentile wage of $84,200. Current posting data is higher and noisier: disclosed salaries in local Education & Training ads center on about $75k to $80k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $52k to $108k.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 109 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $36,400 at the 25th percentile, $47,840 at the median and $77,500 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

Raleigh-Cary is still adding jobs, with total nonfarm employment up 2.2338% year over year and Education and Health Services up 3.5547% year over year in August 2026. But the education-specific market is tighter than the metro backdrop: Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows North Carolina education & training postings down 17.9% year over year in September 2026, while Wake County Public School System reported that more than 98% of teaching positions were filled near the start of the school year. That makes this a workable market for licensed teachers, shortage specialties, and subject-matter faculty, but a competitive one for generalist applicants seeking broad classroom or remote training roles.

Best positioned: Candidates with a North Carolina professional educator's license, especially in exceptional children's teaching areas, or faculty candidates with subject expertise in fields Wake Tech is actively recruiting such as Biotechnology, Mathematics and Sciences, Nursing, and Skilled Trades, have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not mistake a low metro unemployment rate for easy school hiring; Raleigh-Cary unemployment was 3.1% in August 2026, but most local teaching seats were already filled.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 390 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Wake County Public School System: 112 open roles
2. unc.edu: 31 open roles
3. NC State University: 23 open roles
4. Thales Academy: 22 open roles
5. Learning Care Group: 10 open roles
6. Wake Tech: 10 open roles
7. Wake Technical Community College: 10 open roles
8. Goddard School: 8 open roles
9. Child Development Schools, Inc.: 7 open roles
10. North Carolina Central University: 7 open roles

Where the openings are

• Raleigh: 138
• Cary: 56
• Chapel Hill: 32
• Apex: 29
• Durham: 23
• Garner: 13
• Holly Springs: 12
• Wake Forest: 12

Work arrangement

on-site 352 (95%), hybrid 11 (3%), remote 7 (2%)

Where the demand is

Most real opportunity is still in institution-based education. In the local posting mix, about 55% of openings sit in education, about 20% in colleges and universities, and about 15% in education administration programs. The employer base is not dominated by a single player, but Wake County Public School System and unc.edu were the most consistently active named employers in the last 90 days, with more than 150 and more than 75 postings respectively. K-12 openings are present, but not indiscriminate. Wake County Public School System reported 156 teaching vacancies out of about 11,000 positions and 98.6% of positions filled in August 2026, which means hiring pressure exists but is concentrated in harder-to-fill areas such as special education, where about 4% of roles were unfilled. Postsecondary and workforce training is the other clear pocket: Wake Tech is expanding and actively recruiting full- and part-time faculty across Biotechnology, Business Administration, Engineering, Mathematics and Sciences, Nursing, and Skilled Trades. Corporate training and instructional-design-style work exists, but job seekers should treat it as a smaller, more specialized slice locally. Local Education & Training postings are about 95% on-site and skew roughly 50% entry and 45% mid, so broad remote L&D searches are likely to be frustrating unless you bring instructional design tools, portfolio work, or a strong subject niche.

• K-12 teaching, especially special education (high): The broad school market is mostly staffed, but special education remains harder to fill locally, with about 4% of those roles still unfilled in Wake County near the start of the school year.
• Community college and postsecondary faculty (high): Wake Tech is recruiting full- and part-time faculty across multiple disciplines, and unc.edu is one of the most active named employers in the local sample.
• Instructional design and training-adjacent roles (moderate): These roles reward stronger tooling and analytics skills than generic facilitation alone, especially around eLearning development, AI-assisted design, and data use.

Where to focus: If you need interviews soon, focus first on licensed K-12 shortage areas or subject-specific postsecondary and workforce-training roles, not broad remote training searches.

Roles worth searching next

• Academic advisor or student success coordinator: It uses educator communication skills, learner empathy, and institutional knowledge without requiring full-time classroom delivery.
• Education program coordinator: A good bridge for educators who are strong at scheduling, compliance, curriculum logistics, and cross-team coordination.
• LMS administrator or learning operations coordinator: This fits candidates moving from teaching or training toward systems, platforms, and analytics.
• Edtech customer success specialist: It uses educator credibility, product training ability, and relationship management in a commercial setting.

What postings ask for

• North Carolina professional educator's license (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most commonly named credential in local postings, appearing in about 10% of ads that list certifications. Who: Anyone targeting K-12 classroom roles or district hiring pools.
• North Carolina professional educator's license in an exceptional children's teaching area (premium | immediate): This credential appears in about 5% of local postings that list certifications, and special education was still about 4% unfilled in Wake County when the school year opened. Who: Licensed teachers, special education candidates, and career switchers willing to complete a shortage-area pathway.
• Classroom management (table_stakes | immediate): It is the single most-requested hard skill in local postings, showing up in about 40% of the sample. Who: Entry-level teachers, career switchers, and anyone applying to student-facing instructional roles.
• Student assessment plus curriculum development and implementation (differentiator | immediate): Student assessment appears in about 15% of local postings, and curriculum development and curriculum implementation each appear in about 15%, making this a stronger signal than generic teaching language. Who: Mid-career teachers, faculty candidates, curriculum specialists, and trainers moving into more structured learning roles.
• Google Apps and Microsoft Office (table_stakes | immediate): Both toolsets appear in about 20% of local postings, which makes them baseline productivity requirements rather than special extras. Who: All candidate types, especially those coming from smaller schools or non-education sectors.
• Data analysis and learning analytics (differentiator | near-term): Data analysis appears in about 10% of local postings, and national instructional-design guidance points to growing demand for data literacy and learning analytics. Who: Mid-career educators, instructional designers, and candidates trying to move beyond pure delivery roles.

Questions about this market

What do Education & Training roles pay in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

The best hard local pay anchor is BLS: educational instruction and library occupations in Raleigh-Cary had a median annual wage of about $62,500, with a 25th-percentile wage of $42,100 and a 75th-percentile wage of $84,200. Current posting data is higher and noisier: disclosed salaries in local Education & Training ads center on about $75k to $80k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $52k to $108k. That suggests Raleigh-Cary can pay reasonably well for specialized or salaried education roles, but entry-level and hourly roles still sit much lower than the headline posted bands imply. Hourly postings center on about $16 to $20 / hour, which materially changes the value of paraprofessional, tutoring, or part-time instructional work.

Where is demand for Education & Training roles in Raleigh-Cary, NC concentrated?

Most real opportunity is still in institution-based education. In the local posting mix, about 55% of openings sit in education, about 20% in colleges and universities, and about 15% in education administration programs. The employer base is not dominated by a single player, but Wake County Public School System and unc.edu were the most consistently active named employers in the last 90 days, with more than 150 and more than 75 postings respectively. K-12 openings are present, but not indiscriminate. Wake County Public School System reported 156 teaching vacancies out of about 11,000 positions and 98.6% of positions filled in August 2026, which means hiring pressure exists but is concentrated in harder-to-fill areas such as special education, where about 4% of roles were unfilled. Postsecondary and workforce training is the other clear pocket: Wake Tech is expanding and actively recruiting full- and part-time faculty across Biotechnology, Business Administration, Engineering, Mathematics and Sciences, Nursing, and Skilled Trades. Corporate training and instructional-design-style work exists, but job seekers should treat it as a smaller, more specialized slice locally. Local Education & Training postings are about 95% on-site and skew roughly 50% entry and 45% mid, so broad remote L&D searches are likely to be frustrating unless you bring instructional design tools, portfolio work, or a strong subject niche.

Which employers are hiring the most Education & Training talent in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

Recent postings show the most activity from Wake County Public School System (150 postings), unc.edu (75 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Education & Training roles in Raleigh-Cary, NC 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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