500+ Education & Training Jobs in San Jose, CA

Observed local wage data is solid but lagged: BLS put the metro's educational instruction and library group at a $94,000 mean annual wage and $45.16 mean hourly wage in May 2025, with the 25th percentile at $32.47 per hour. Current proxy pay signals are broader and role-mixed: local posted salaried roles center on about $95k to $122k, hourly postings center on about $26 to $32 / hour, California's mean offered salary on new openings was ~$82,544 in August 2026, and one San Jose special education contract listing paid roughly $58–$68 per hour.

Full August 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 481 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $50,908 at the 25th percentile, $91,092 at the median and $119,600 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

This is a competitive market over the next 3-6 months: San Jose metro employment was up by 17,600 jobs year over year through May 2026 and local unemployment was 3.9% in June 2026, while the metro also showed more than 950 Education & Training postings across more than 250 companies over the last 90 days. The catch is that California Education & Training employment was up 1.1% year over year in August 2026, but active postings for the field were down 9.7%, which points to slower opening flow and more competition per opening. Real demand is strongest in school-based roles—especially K-12, special education, bilingual education, early childhood, and shortage-subject teaching—rather than broad corporate L&D hiring.

Best positioned: Credentialed candidates who can walk into classrooms now—especially in special education, science, bilingual education, or early childhood with CPR/First Aid—have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not assume Silicon Valley means flexible corporate training work: about 95% of local postings are on-site, and corporate-side demand is more exposed to current tech layoffs and AI-driven restructuring.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 549 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Los Altos Group: 98 open roles
2. Spring Education Group: 29 open roles
3. SJSU: 24 open roles
4. The California State University: 18 open roles
5. California State University: 17 open roles
6. AACTE Connect360: 14 open roles
7. Action Day Schools: 14 open roles
8. Chess Wizards, Inc.: 14 open roles
9. California State University, Chico: 11 open roles
10. Carrington College: 11 open roles

Where the openings are

• San Jose: 164
• Santa Clara: 40
• Fremont: 38
• San José: 28
• Redwood City: 28
• Palo Alto: 25
• Mountain View: 24
• Stanford: 22

Work arrangement

on-site 509 (96%), hybrid 15 (3%), remote 8 (2%)

Where the demand is

Most real opportunity is in school-based hiring rather than a broad white-collar training boom. In the local posting sample, about 75% of Education & Training openings come from the education industry, with about 10% in sports & recreation and about 5% each in colleges & universities and higher education. Local districts and school networks still show visible demand: the San Jose area had 393 open K–12 teaching, support, and leadership roles in late August, Alpha Public Schools posted a 2026–27 chemistry teacher role, and EdTheory was advertising special education contracts in San Jose. Early-childhood hiring is also real, with Merryhill School advertising an infant preschool teacher role at $26–$30 per hour and explicitly seeking early-childhood units plus infant CPR/First Aid skills. Higher education remains a smaller but real lane, helped by continuing program refresh at San José State University and a local hiring mix that also includes institutions such as Stanford Medicine among the most active employers in the sample. By contrast, corporate-side training demand looks more fragile because local tech employers including ServiceNow, PayPal, Synopsys, Amazon, and Intel all posted layoffs or restructurings during or around August 2026.

• K-12 districts, charters, and SPED coverage (high): This is the clearest pocket of demand, with 393 local K–12 openings, a charter science opening, and active contract demand for special education in San Jose.
• Early-childhood and preschool networks (high): Preschool and infant-care roles keep appearing, and CPR/First Aid plus early-childhood units are explicitly called out in local hiring.
• Higher education and program-based teaching support (moderate): This lane is smaller, but local program updates and leadership training suggest ongoing needs around course delivery, program coordination, and faculty-adjacent work.
• Corporate L&D inside tech and large employers (limited): This lane still exists, but local tech layoffs and the broader AI reset in L&D make it less dependable than school-based hiring right now.

Where to focus: If you need traction in the next 30-90 days, prioritize credentialed, on-site school-based openings first, then use higher-ed or program-operations roles as a secondary lane rather than leading with corporate L&D.

Roles worth searching next

• Academic program coordinator / student services manager: Local program updates and educational leadership pipeline signals suggest continuing needs around curriculum operations, scheduling, and faculty support even when pure teaching slots are tight.
• Instructional technology / ed-tech implementation specialist: Local preparation is emphasizing high-tech learning environments, and AI deployment is now common enough in higher education that schools need people who can help faculty adopt tools responsibly.
• School operations / compliance coordinator: Local signals emphasize CPR/First Aid, law, policy, ethics, and heavy on-site work, which maps well to operational and compliance roles in schools and colleges.
• Youth program / enrichment operations manager: About 10% of the local posting mix sits in sports & recreation, which makes youth-program operations a plausible bridge for instructors moving toward broader program ownership.

What postings ask for

• Classroom management (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most common hard skill in the local posting sample at about 30%, which makes it the clearest screening skill for school-based roles. Who: Entry-level candidates, substitutes, and career switchers who need to prove they can run a room from day one.
• Curriculum development (differentiator | immediate): It appears in about 15% of local postings, which means employers want candidates who can shape instruction, not just deliver it. Who: Mid-career teachers, trainers, and instructional candidates who want to move beyond basic delivery roles.
• Lesson planning and curriculum implementation (table_stakes | immediate): About 15% of local postings mention lesson planning and about 10% mention curriculum implementation, so employers are screening for practical readiness. Who: Entry-level applicants and switchers whose resumes currently read as advisory rather than classroom-ready.
• Bilingual communication / bilingual education (premium | near-term): Local educator preparation is explicitly emphasizing bilingual teacher identity and work in linguistically diverse communities, making bilingual competence a real edge in the South Bay. Who: K-12 teachers, family-facing educators, and anyone targeting diverse district populations.
• CPR and First Aid certification (differentiator | immediate): It is the most common explicitly named certification in the local posting sample at about 5%, and it is directly requested in local early-childhood hiring. Who: Early-childhood candidates, aides, camp or enrichment staff, and career switchers trying to become employable quickly.
• Education technology and AI fluency (premium | near-term): High-tech teaching is being emphasized locally, 74% of U.S. higher-education institutions had at least one production AI deployment affecting students by May 2026, and 66% of leaders say AI fluency is non-negotiable for hiring. Who: Higher-ed candidates, instructional designers, and any educator who wants to stay relevant as admin-heavy tasks get automated.

Questions about this market

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

Observed local wage data is solid but lagged: BLS put the metro's educational instruction and library group at a $94,000 mean annual wage and $45.16 mean hourly wage in May 2025, with the 25th percentile at $32.47 per hour. Current proxy pay signals are broader and role-mixed: local posted salaried roles center on about $95k to $122k, hourly postings center on about $26 to $32 / hour, California's mean offered salary on new openings was ~$82,544 in August 2026, and one San Jose special education contract listing paid roughly $58–$68 per hour. This is good nominal pay, but it does not automatically translate into comfort in San Jose: the local cost-of-living index is 145, or roughly 45% above the national baseline.

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

Most real opportunity is in school-based hiring rather than a broad white-collar training boom. In the local posting sample, about 75% of Education & Training openings come from the education industry, with about 10% in sports & recreation and about 5% each in colleges & universities and higher education. Local districts and school networks still show visible demand: the San Jose area had 393 open K–12 teaching, support, and leadership roles in late August, Alpha Public Schools posted a 2026–27 chemistry teacher role, and EdTheory was advertising special education contracts in San Jose. Early-childhood hiring is also real, with Merryhill School advertising an infant preschool teacher role at $26–$30 per hour and explicitly seeking early-childhood units plus infant CPR/First Aid skills. Higher education remains a smaller but real lane, helped by continuing program refresh at San José State University and a local hiring mix that also includes institutions such as Stanford Medicine among the most active employers in the sample. By contrast, corporate-side training demand looks more fragile because local tech employers including ServiceNow, PayPal, Synopsys, Amazon, and Intel all posted layoffs or restructurings during or around August 2026.

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

Recent postings show the most activity from Los Altos Group (50 postings), Stanford Medicine (50 postings), Spring Education Group (40 postings), KinderCare Learning Companies (30 postings), East Side Union High School District (20 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.

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