400+ Education & Training Jobs in Raleigh, NC

For official local benchmarking, use the BLS Raleigh-Cary occupational wage release for educational instruction and library occupations, but note that the latest metro government wage benchmark is lagged to May 2025. In fresher local posting data, annual salary ranges for Education & Training center on about $56k to $70k, with a broader 25th-to-75th band of about $42k to $97k. Hourly-paid roles center on about $15 to $20 an hour locally. On the public-school side, North Carolina's July 2026 budget lifted the state-funded starting teacher salary to $48,000 after an average 8% raise. As a statewide proxy on new openings, Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows education & training offered pay in North Carolina at about $53,704 in July 2026, versus about $79,561 across all occupations in the state.

Full July 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 138 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $34,320 at the 25th percentile, $39,520 at the median and $54,080 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 7, 2026

Senior roles | Entry level | Remote | Posted this week

Live from the Callings.ai index of over 13 million postings, refreshed hourly and re-checked here nightly. Roles that close are dropped at the next refresh.

Showing 30 of 250+ openings.

Open all in AI Job Search

What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Raleigh-Cary is a workable but not easy Education & Training market right now. The metro unemployment rate was 3.1% in June 2026, and total nonfarm employment was up 2.0% year over year in March 2026, which supports continued hiring overall. But statewide occupation-specific signals are cooler than the metro backdrop: Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows North Carolina education & training employment essentially flat and active postings down 12.0% year over year in July 2026. Local opportunity is real but concentrated, with more than 800 recent postings across more than 150 companies in the sample, about 80% of visible demand inside education, and Wake County Public School System the clearest named volume leader.

Best positioned: Licensed, on-site-ready candidates who can step directly into K-12 or school-support roles, especially with strong classroom management, student assessment, and North Carolina educator credentials, have the best odds right now.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is treating Raleigh like a broad remote ed-tech market when about 95% of visible roles are on-site and senior openings make up less than 5% of the sample.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 408 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Wake County Public School System: 93 open roles
2. unc.edu: 21 open roles
3. Child Development Schools, Inc.: 20 open roles
4. Wake Technical Community College: 14 open roles
5. Learning Care Group: 13 open roles
6. Bright Horizons company: 12 open roles
7. Sunrise Preschools: 12 open roles
8. Life Time, Inc.: 11 open roles
9. NC State University: 11 open roles
10. La Petite Academy, Inc.: 9 open roles

Where the openings are

• Raleigh: 134
• Durham: 54
• Cary: 47
• Apex: 28
• Chapel Hill: 22
• Clayton: 19
• Wake Forest: 17
• Garner: 14

Work arrangement

on-site 364 (94%), hybrid 14 (4%), remote 8 (2%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated in mainstream education employers, not a diversified mix of corporate training teams. In the last 90 days, the local sample captured more than 800 postings across more than 150 companies, but about 80% of that visible demand sat in education and another about 10% in colleges and universities. Wake County Public School System was the clearest named hiring leader in the sample with more than 200 postings, even though hiring overall was fragmented across employers. That means the metro can feel busy while still being narrow. If you want K-12 or campus work, Raleigh-Cary offers a real shot; if you want remote-first L&D or pure ed-tech, the local market is thinner and you may need to widen your search. The local workforce agenda also points to apprenticeship and customized-training channels through WakeWorks and Wake Tech, which is the best clue that training-first jobs exist here beyond classrooms. A meaningful share of postings also comes from smaller employers, and about 5% of visible demand sits in sports and recreation, which can be useful as a bridge for instructors, coaches, and youth-program candidates.

• K-12 school systems and school support (high): This is the deepest local pool. Wake County Public School System is the clearest named hiring leader in the sample, and school roles align with the market's strong on-site bias and license requirements.
• Colleges and universities (moderate): Colleges and universities account for about 10% of visible local demand, which makes this a real but smaller lane than K-12.
• Apprenticeship, customized training, and community-college-linked training (moderate): WakeWorks Apprenticeship and Wake Tech's Customized Training Program signal local room for training-first roles, especially for candidates who can teach adults or design workforce-facing instruction.
• Sports, recreation, and youth instruction (limited): About 5% of visible postings sit in sports and recreation, making this a smaller but useful bridge segment for instruction-adjacent candidates.

Where to focus: If you need a job in the next 90 days, focus first on licensed, on-site K-12 or school-support roles; if you already have corporate training experience, make apprenticeship and customized-training programs your local wedge instead of waiting for a large remote L&D opening.

Roles worth searching next

• Education administrator or school operations coordinator: It keeps you inside the same institution set while moving from direct instruction toward scheduling, compliance, and operations. BLS flags education-administrator-type roles as a related path that usually carries heavier degree expectations.
• Student services or academic support coordinator: This is a practical bridge for educators who are stronger in advising, coordination, or support than full-time classroom delivery. Local proxy data shows advanced educational support roles can reach up to $74,500.
• Youth program or recreation instructor-coordinator: About 5% of visible local demand sits in sports and recreation, which makes it a credible bridge for coaching, enrichment, and youth-program candidates.
• Onboarding or enablement coordinator: For training-first candidates, this is the nearest move into business-facing learning work. Locally, apprenticeship and customized-training programs point to workforce-training demand, and nationally training and development specialists are projected to grow 11% from 2024 to 2034.

What postings ask for

• North Carolina professional educator's license (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most commonly cited credential in local postings, appearing in about 15% of visible Education & Training roles. Who: Entry-level teachers, relocators, and career switchers aiming at K-12 roles.
• North Carolina professional educator's license in an exceptional children's teaching area (premium | near-term): This specialty license shows up in about 5% of visible postings and is one of the clearest ways to stand out in licensed school hiring. Who: Licensed teachers or switchers willing to specialize in exceptional-children instruction.
• Classroom management (table_stakes | immediate): It is the single most-requested hard skill in the local sample, appearing in about 45% of postings. Who: Anyone applying to student-facing instruction roles.
• Student assessment and curriculum implementation (differentiator | immediate): Student assessment appears in about 20% of local postings and curriculum implementation in about 15%, so these are strong proof-of-practice skills rather than resume filler. Who: Mid-career educators, curriculum candidates, and switchers building teaching credibility.
• Google Apps and Microsoft Office (table_stakes | immediate): Google Apps shows up in about 25% of local postings and Microsoft Office in about 30%, which means basic digital workflow fluency is expected, not special. Who: All candidates, especially entry-level and school-support applicants.
• Educational technology and AI literacy (differentiator | immediate): Educational technology appears in about 10% of local postings, while broader education hiring is increasingly rewarding AI literacy, digital literacy, data awareness, and ethical use of AI. Who: Instructional candidates, higher-ed staff, and training-first applicants who want to look current rather than generic.

Questions about this market

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

For official local benchmarking, use the BLS Raleigh-Cary occupational wage release for educational instruction and library occupations, but note that the latest metro government wage benchmark is lagged to May 2025. In fresher local posting data, annual salary ranges for Education & Training center on about $56k to $70k, with a broader 25th-to-75th band of about $42k to $97k. Hourly-paid roles center on about $15 to $20 an hour locally. On the public-school side, North Carolina's July 2026 budget lifted the state-funded starting teacher salary to $48,000 after an average 8% raise. As a statewide proxy on new openings, Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows education & training offered pay in North Carolina at about $53,704 in July 2026, versus about $79,561 across all occupations in the state. This is mostly a middle-income market. Raleigh's cost-of-living index was 96.2, about 3.8% below the national baseline, which helps somewhat, but education pay still sits below the state's broader hiring market.

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

Real opportunity is concentrated in mainstream education employers, not a diversified mix of corporate training teams. In the last 90 days, the local sample captured more than 800 postings across more than 150 companies, but about 80% of that visible demand sat in education and another about 10% in colleges and universities. Wake County Public School System was the clearest named hiring leader in the sample with more than 200 postings, even though hiring overall was fragmented across employers. That means the metro can feel busy while still being narrow. If you want K-12 or campus work, Raleigh-Cary offers a real shot; if you want remote-first L&D or pure ed-tech, the local market is thinner and you may need to widen your search. The local workforce agenda also points to apprenticeship and customized-training channels through WakeWorks and Wake Tech, which is the best clue that training-first jobs exist here beyond classrooms. A meaningful share of postings also comes from smaller employers, and about 5% of visible demand sits in sports and recreation, which can be useful as a bridge for instructors, coaches, and youth-program candidates.

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 (200 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, 5% are remote and 5% hybrid, with 95% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

Openings come from the Callings.ai live index of over 13 million jobs, refreshed hourly. This page searches postings from the last 30 days; run the search yourself to filter by anything else in plain language.

Explore related openings

Education & Training jobs in other metros

• Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
• Kansas City, MO-KS
• Columbus, OH
• Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
• Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
• Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

Other roles in Raleigh-Cary, NC

• Software, IT & Cybersecurity
• Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics
• Sales, Customer Success & Account Management
• Engineering & Scientific
• Healthcare Practitioners
• Media, Journalism & Entertainment
• Finance & Accounting
• Management, Product & Project

Browse all job openings | Browse all job market reports