250+ Education & Training Jobs in San Diego, CA

Government wage data shows the local educational instruction and library group at $38.92 per hour on average in May 2025, while annual wage data for the broader occupational family puts the median at $66,290, the 25th percentile at $47,580, and the 75th percentile at $101,690. In the more recent local posting sample, advertised salaried roles cluster around about $98k to $118k, and hourly postings center on about $24 to $27 / hour, which likely skews toward roles with published pay and toward more specialized openings.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 229 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $52,000 at the 25th percentile, $87,000 at the median and $109,500 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

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

San Diego is a usable but segmented market for Education & Training right now. Metro unemployment was 4.9% in August 2026, metro Education and Health Services employment was up 4.4591% year over year, and the local hiring sample showed more than 600 postings across more than 125 companies over the last 90 days. The catch is that demand is not moving in one direction across the whole field: school districts added 4,100 jobs in August while public higher education lost 2,600, and some institutions are still making budget-driven staffing adjustments.

Best positioned: Candidates with on-site flexibility plus evidence of classroom management, curriculum development, LMS fluency, or special-education/student-support depth have the best odds in the next hiring cycle.

Main caution: Do not treat this as one uniform market; K-12, higher education, and specialized instructional roles are moving differently, and remote openings are rare.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 268 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. YMCA of San Diego: 22 open roles
2. San Diego State University: 19 open roles
3. SDSU College of Engineering: 14 open roles
4. UC San Diego Academic Jobs: 14 open roles
5. California State University: 13 open roles
6. University of California San Diego: 11 open roles
7. California State University, Chico: 10 open roles
8. Chula Vista Elementary School District: 6 open roles
9. Learning Care Group: 6 open roles
10. Point Loma Nazarene University: 6 open roles

Where the openings are

• San Diego: 203
• Chula Vista: 19
• Imperial Beach: 8
• Coronado: 6
• Poway: 5
• Encinitas: 5
• El Cajon: 4
• Santee: 4

Work arrangement

on-site 240 (94%), hybrid 10 (4%), remote 4 (2%)

Where the demand is

This is not a single-employer market. Over the last 90 days, more than 600 postings appeared across more than 125 companies, and the employer mix in the sample is fragmented rather than concentrated. The category is anchored by education institutions: education accounts for about 45% of sampled postings, higher education about 20%, colleges and universities about 15%, nonprofit organizations about 10%, and education administration programs about 5%. That broad mix matters because the hiring story is split by segment. Large campuses still matter—University of California San Diego posted more than 75 openings and San Diego State University more than 30 in the sample—but August conditions favored school-district hiring more than public-college hiring. Add in metro Education and Health Services growth plus recurring local attention to multilingual learners, literacy, restorative justice, family engagement, and special-education staffing, and the most actionable opportunities sit where employers have immediate service-delivery pressure rather than long-cycle academic hiring.

• K-12 school districts (high): Short-term staffing looks strongest here: school districts added 4,100 jobs in August, and local professional-learning topics point to literacy, multilingual learners, restorative justice, and family engagement as practical focus areas.
• Higher education (moderate): Big campuses are still active—University of California San Diego and San Diego State University are prominent in the local posting sample—but public higher education moved the other way in August, so hiring can be slower and more competitive.
• Nonprofits and education administration programs (moderate): Nonprofit organizations and education administration programs together account for about 15% of sampled postings, giving educators a secondary lane outside traditional school systems.
• Special education and student-support teaching tracks (high): This remains a targeted need area because local reporting described persistent special-education vacancies and staffing strain even with most jobs reportedly filled.

Where to focus: If you want the best odds over the next 30-90 days, prioritize on-site K-12 and special-education-adjacent openings first, then layer in higher-ed roles where you can show advanced subject expertise or research credibility.

Roles worth searching next

• Academic Advisor / Student Services Coordinator: It keeps you in the education ecosystem but shifts the emphasis from teaching to student guidance, case handling, and retention support.
• Nonprofit Program Coordinator: Local nonprofit education employers create a practical lane for educators who can run programs, workshops, and community partnerships.
• LMS Administrator / Learning Technology Support: This uses platform fluency and course-delivery knowledge without requiring a pure teaching title.
• Community or Family Engagement Coordinator: It fits educators who are strong with school-home communication, student support, and local partnerships.
• Education Program Research or Evaluation Coordinator: Higher-ed and program-heavy employers value research, assessment, and evidence-based improvement work.

What postings ask for

• Classroom management (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most-requested hard skill in the local posting sample, showing up in about 20% of postings. Who: Entry-level educators, substitutes, and anyone moving into student-facing roles.
• Curriculum development (differentiator | immediate): It appears both in the posting sample and in local skill signals, which makes it useful across K-12, higher-ed, and training-oriented roles. Who: Mid-career teachers, instructional staff, and switchers with content-design experience.
• Instructional design (premium | near-term): Local demand signals specifically call it out, and it travels well between classroom, campus, and training settings. Who: Mid-career candidates and switchers who want more than a pure classroom path.
• Canvas LMS (differentiator | immediate): Canvas is named among the most in-demand local tools, so being able to show real course-build or course-delivery use is more persuasive than listing it casually. Who: Higher-ed applicants, blended-learning educators, and instructional support candidates.
• Google Classroom (table_stakes | immediate): It appears in local tool demand, which makes it a practical baseline signal for school-based hiring. Who: K-12 applicants and early-career educators.
• Multilingual learner, literacy, and family-engagement practice (differentiator | near-term): These topics are showing up in local professional-learning programming, which suggests current employer attention and near-term relevance. Who: K-12 teachers, intervention staff, and community-facing school candidates.

Questions about this market

What do Education & Training roles pay in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA?

Government wage data shows the local educational instruction and library group at $38.92 per hour on average in May 2025, while annual wage data for the broader occupational family puts the median at $66,290, the 25th percentile at $47,580, and the 75th percentile at $101,690. In the more recent local posting sample, advertised salaried roles cluster around about $98k to $118k, and hourly postings center on about $24 to $27 / hour, which likely skews toward roles with published pay and toward more specialized openings. San Diego's mean hourly wage for this group was above the national $32.47 benchmark for the same broad occupational group, so the market can pay well relative to national norms—but that does not mean every school, campus, or training role pays at the top of the local range.

Where is demand for Education & Training roles in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA concentrated?

This is not a single-employer market. Over the last 90 days, more than 600 postings appeared across more than 125 companies, and the employer mix in the sample is fragmented rather than concentrated. The category is anchored by education institutions: education accounts for about 45% of sampled postings, higher education about 20%, colleges and universities about 15%, nonprofit organizations about 10%, and education administration programs about 5%. That broad mix matters because the hiring story is split by segment. Large campuses still matter—University of California San Diego posted more than 75 openings and San Diego State University more than 30 in the sample—but August conditions favored school-district hiring more than public-college hiring. Add in metro Education and Health Services growth plus recurring local attention to multilingual learners, literacy, restorative justice, family engagement, and special-education staffing, and the most actionable opportunities sit where employers have immediate service-delivery pressure rather than long-cycle academic hiring.

Which employers are hiring the most Education & Training talent in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA?

Recent postings show the most activity from University of California San Diego (75 postings), San Diego State University (30 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Education & Training roles in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 0% are remote and 5% hybrid, with 90% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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