Education Jobs in San Jose, CA

Government wage data puts the local occupation family around $81,720 median, $57,160 at the 25th percentile, $119,940 at the 75th percentile, and $93,930 mean in annual 2025 data; BLS also reported a $45.16 mean hourly wage in May 2025. Current posted salaries are higher and more selective: advertised annual ranges center on about $100k to $121k, with a broader band of about $88k to $162k, while hourly postings center on about $29 to $32 / hour.

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Advertised pay

Across the 358 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $54,080 at the 25th percentile, $88,400 at the median and $119,600 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

San Jose is a usable but selective market for Education & Training right now. The metro unemployment rate was 4.3% in August 2026, and local Education and Health Services employment reached 227.8 thousand, up 6.1510% year over year, which supports a real institutional hiring base. We observed more than 900 Education & Training postings across more than 250 companies over the last 90 days, but most roles are on-site and some local school systems are still under budget pressure. That combination makes this a good market for well-matched applicants, not an easy market for broad remote-first searching.

Best positioned: Credentialed classroom candidates, especially those open to special education pathways, plus trainers or instructional designers who can show curriculum work and LMS fluency, have the clearest edge.

Main caution: Do not assume the headline salary bands apply to every school role: current postings center on about $100k to $121k, but the broader local occupation median was $81,720 and hourly postings center on about $29 to $32 / hour.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 420 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Los Altos Group: 71 open roles
2. Spring Education Group: 28 open roles
3. Kipp Norcal: 13 open roles
4. Action Day Schools: 12 open roles
5. Chess Wizards, Inc.: 12 open roles
6. Alpha: 10 open roles
7. SJSU: 9 open roles
8. The California State University: 9 open roles
9. California State University: 8 open roles
10. Impact Kids: 8 open roles

Where the openings are

• San Jose: 107
• Palo Alto: 39
• Fremont: 32
• Mountain View: 32
• Santa Clara: 27
• Redwood City: 20
• Los Altos: 16
• Pleasanton: 11

Work arrangement

on-site 394 (97%), hybrid 11 (3%), remote 2 (0%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail rather than one dominant employer. Over the last 90 days, we observed more than 900 postings across more than 250 companies, and the employer mix looked fragmented rather than concentrated. The biggest slices of posting activity sat in education at about 60%, higher education at about 15%, education administration programs at about 5%, colleges and universities at about 5%, and wellness and fitness services at about 5%. Among named employers, the most consistently active included SJSU, Stanford Medicine, The California State University, KinderCare Learning Companies, Los Altos Group, Spring Education Group, and California State University, Chico. That mix creates several different job markets inside one category. School and childcare roles generate a large share of openings and favor classroom management, lesson planning, curriculum work, and student assessment. University and health-system roles can pay better, but they usually screen harder for subject expertise, credentials, and prior institutional experience. Corporate-learning-style opportunities exist, but they are a smaller share of the local mix than many tech-market job seekers assume, and most openings are still on-site.

• K-12 and early childhood (high): This is the volume core of the market, supported by the education-heavy posting mix and active childcare and school-system employers.
• Higher education and campus-based roles (moderate): Universities and CSU-related employers are visibly active, but they tend to reward stronger subject fit and institutional experience.
• Health-system and specialized training environments (moderate): Stanford Medicine's presence points to opportunities where teaching, compliance, or training intersects with clinical operations.

Where to focus: Target on-site institutions first, then narrow by credential fit instead of treating the category as one interchangeable pool.

Roles worth searching next

• Program Coordinator: It lets educators use scheduling, stakeholder communication, and student or learner support skills in a more operations-first lane.
• LMS Administrator or Learning Systems Coordinator: This fits candidates who like the systems side of education more than full-time delivery.
• Customer Success or Implementation Specialist at an ed-tech company: It uses facilitation and onboarding skills in a product-facing setting rather than a classroom.
• Content Designer or Technical Writer for learning content: It is a fit for educators strongest in curriculum, structure, and clarity, but less interested in live instruction.

What postings ask for

• Classroom management (table_stakes | immediate): It was the most-requested hard skill in local postings at about 25%, which makes it a baseline screen for many student-facing roles. Who: Entry-level educators, paraeducators, childcare candidates, and career switchers entering classroom settings.
• Curriculum development (differentiator | immediate): Local postings repeatedly ask for curriculum development, and broader labor-market analysis also points to it as a core in-demand skill for educators and trainers. Who: Mid-career teachers, trainers, instructional candidates, and career switchers with content expertise.
• Learning Management Systems such as Canvas and Blackboard (differentiator | near-term): LMS fluency is one of the clearest tool-level signals in the market and helps bridge school, higher-ed, and trainer roles. Who: Instructional candidates, trainers, university applicants, and educators moving into program-heavy roles.
• Lesson planning and curriculum implementation (table_stakes | immediate): Both skills appear repeatedly in the local posting mix, which means employers want evidence that you can turn content into day-to-day delivery, not just theory. Who: Entry-level and mid-career classroom candidates.
• Student assessment (differentiator | near-term): Assessment shows up in the local skills mix and becomes more valuable when paired with curriculum ownership or program improvement work. Who: Teachers, instructional leads, and candidates aiming for coordinator-style roles.
• CPR and first aid certification (table_stakes | immediate): It is the certification most often required in the local posting sample, especially for student-facing and care-oriented roles. Who: Early childhood, after-school, support-staff, and hands-on school candidates.

Questions about this market

What do Education & Training roles pay in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA?

Government wage data puts the local occupation family around $81,720 median, $57,160 at the 25th percentile, $119,940 at the 75th percentile, and $93,930 mean in annual 2025 data; BLS also reported a $45.16 mean hourly wage in May 2025. Current posted salaries are higher and more selective: advertised annual ranges center on about $100k to $121k, with a broader band of about $88k to $162k, while hourly postings center on about $29 to $32 / hour. Relative to the nationwide mean hourly wage of $32.47 for educational instruction and library occupations, San Jose pays well, but that premium is tied to expensive on-site labor and a mix that includes higher-paid institutional roles.

Where is demand for Education & Training roles in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA concentrated?

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail rather than one dominant employer. Over the last 90 days, we observed more than 900 postings across more than 250 companies, and the employer mix looked fragmented rather than concentrated. The biggest slices of posting activity sat in education at about 60%, higher education at about 15%, education administration programs at about 5%, colleges and universities at about 5%, and wellness and fitness services at about 5%. Among named employers, the most consistently active included SJSU, Stanford Medicine, The California State University, KinderCare Learning Companies, Los Altos Group, Spring Education Group, and California State University, Chico. That mix creates several different job markets inside one category. School and childcare roles generate a large share of openings and favor classroom management, lesson planning, curriculum work, and student assessment. University and health-system roles can pay better, but they usually screen harder for subject expertise, credentials, and prior institutional experience. Corporate-learning-style opportunities exist, but they are a smaller share of the local mix than many tech-market job seekers assume, and most openings are still on-site.

Which employers are hiring the most Education & Training talent in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA?

Recent postings show the most activity from SJSU (40 postings), Stanford Medicine (40 postings), The California State University (40 postings), KinderCare Learning Companies (30 postings), Los Altos Group (30 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Education & Training roles in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 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?

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