Education Jobs in Seattle, WA

Government pay data is the anchor: BLS put the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue annual median for the broader education, training, and library occupation family at $72,190 in 2025, with a 25th percentile of $52,230 and a 75th percentile of $102,670. The same local data put the occupation-family mean at $82,050, while training and development specialists averaged $95,580 a year. Recent posting data runs hotter: salary-listed roles center on about $89k to $130k, and hourly roles center on about $21 to $25 per hour.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 243 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $47,798 at the 25th percentile, $62,400 at the median and $109,200 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

This is a workable but selective market for Education & Training in Seattle right now. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue Education and Health Services employment reached 315.7 thousand in August 2026 and was up 3.2037% year over year, while Washington education-and-training employment was up 0.6% year over year statewide. But statewide active postings for the occupation were down 10.6% year over year in September, and local hiring remains overwhelmingly on-site. That combination means openings exist across schools, childcare, community programs, healthcare, and selected training roles, but applicants who need remote work or who lack setting-specific credentials will feel the market as competitive.

Best positioned: The best odds right now go to candidates with classroom or facilitation experience plus setting-specific strengths in classroom management, curriculum implementation, child development, safety credentials such as CPR and first aid, special-education support, or hands-on career-tech instruction.

Main caution: Do not mistake the higher posted salary bands for typical educator pay: the local BLS median for the broader occupation family was $72,190 in 2025, while recent posting ranges center much higher because the sample mixes faculty, training, leadership, and hourly roles.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 293 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. University of Washington: 39 open roles
2. Seattle YMCA: 12 open roles
3. Guidepost Montessori: 11 open roles
4. Gold's Gym: 9 open roles
5. Bright Horizons Family Solutions, LLC.: 8 open roles
6. Chess Wizards, Inc.: 8 open roles
7. Lake Washington School District: 8 open roles
8. Music & Arts: 8 open roles
9. Alignerr Corp.: 7 open roles
10. Circuit Stream: 7 open roles

Where the openings are

• Seattle: 123
• Redmond: 22
• Bellevue: 16
• Kirkland: 14
• Kent: 11
• Bothell: 11
• Lynnwood: 9
• Issaquah: 7

Work arrangement

on-site 267 (96%), remote 10 (4%), hybrid 2 (1%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated in a few settings rather than one universal education market. In the local posting mix, about 55% of roles sit in education, about 15% in healthcare, about 10% in education administration programs, and about 5% each in primary and secondary education and sports and recreation. The employer base is broad rather than winner-take-all: the Callings.ai sample captured more than 700 postings across more than 175 companies, and employer concentration is fragmented. A practical way to read that mix is to separate the market into three lanes. Lane one is school, college, and university-affiliated work; lane two is early-childhood, youth, and community education, where KinderCare Learning Companies and Seattle YMCA are consistently active; lane three is specialized instruction, especially special-education support and career-and-technical training. Seattle Public Schools' September agreement added a special-education initiative with behavior-support hiring, and Tacoma's Maritime 253 opened with more than 1,000 training hours plus industry credentials and dual credits, both of which point to stronger odds for applicants with concrete student-support or applied-instruction experience. Corporate training is real but not the area's standout lane: training and development specialists had a local location quotient of 0.83 in 2025, so Seattle's brand as a business hub does not automatically translate into an easy L&D market.

• K-12 and student-support roles (high): Best for candidates with behavior support, classroom routines, parent communication, and special-needs experience.
• Early childhood and youth programs (high): Good lane for candidates who can handle on-site care, activity planning, supervision, and safety-heavy environments.
• Higher education and campus-linked programs (moderate): Viable, but more credential-sensitive and slower-moving than childcare or support roles.
• Corporate training and instructional design (limited): Worth targeting if you already have subject-matter expertise, but not the easiest entry point for general educators.

Where to focus: Pick one lane—K-12 support, early childhood and youth programs, higher ed, or applied training—and rewrite your resume around that setting's compliance, curriculum, and student-support language instead of sending one generic educator resume everywhere.

Roles worth searching next

• Student success advisor: It keeps you in the education ecosystem while shifting from direct instruction to coaching, retention, and student problem-solving.
• Program coordinator: It uses scheduling, communication, curriculum support, and stakeholder management without requiring full classroom ownership.
• Behavior technician or youth services specialist: It overlaps with child development, supervision, and behavior support that many education employers already value.
• Customer success specialist for education or learning products: It converts training, facilitation, and adoption skills into a client-facing role outside direct classroom work.

What postings ask for

• Classroom management (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most frequently requested skill cluster in local postings, showing up in about 30% of the sample. Who: Anyone targeting schools, childcare, or youth programs.
• Curriculum implementation (table_stakes | immediate): It appears in about 20% of local postings, which makes it a core signal that you can deliver an existing program rather than just improvise in the room. Who: Entry-level and mid-career candidates applying to structured school or program settings.
• Child development (differentiator | immediate): Child development and child care both appear repeatedly in local skill signals, and the market skews heavily toward entry-level hiring where hands-on supervision matters. Who: Early-childhood, after-school, camp, YMCA, and childcare applicants.
• CPR and first aid certification (differentiator | immediate): This is the most commonly cited certification in the local sample, appearing in about 10% of postings, and it travels well across childcare, youth, recreation, and support roles. Who: Entry-level candidates, switchers, and anyone targeting youth-facing settings.
• Special education and behavior support (premium | near-term): Seattle Public Schools' latest agreement includes a special-education initiative and behavior-support hiring, which makes this a timely advantage rather than a generic add-on. Who: Teachers, paraeducators, counselors, aides, and mid-career educators looking for faster traction.
• Applied career-tech instruction (premium | near-term): Tacoma's Maritime 253 launch signals demand for instructors who can teach practical manufacturing, logistics, and marine-technology content using industry-grade equipment. Who: Career switchers and trainers with real operational experience they can translate into instruction.

Questions about this market

What do Education & Training roles pay in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

Government pay data is the anchor: BLS put the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue annual median for the broader education, training, and library occupation family at $72,190 in 2025, with a 25th percentile of $52,230 and a 75th percentile of $102,670. The same local data put the occupation-family mean at $82,050, while training and development specialists averaged $95,580 a year. Recent posting data runs hotter: salary-listed roles center on about $89k to $130k, and hourly roles center on about $21 to $25 per hour. Seattle can pay better than many markets, but the money goes less far here because the metro cost of living is roughly 38 percent above the national average.

Where is demand for Education & Training roles in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated in a few settings rather than one universal education market. In the local posting mix, about 55% of roles sit in education, about 15% in healthcare, about 10% in education administration programs, and about 5% each in primary and secondary education and sports and recreation. The employer base is broad rather than winner-take-all: the Callings.ai sample captured more than 700 postings across more than 175 companies, and employer concentration is fragmented. A practical way to read that mix is to separate the market into three lanes. Lane one is school, college, and university-affiliated work; lane two is early-childhood, youth, and community education, where KinderCare Learning Companies and Seattle YMCA are consistently active; lane three is specialized instruction, especially special-education support and career-and-technical training. Seattle Public Schools' September agreement added a special-education initiative with behavior-support hiring, and Tacoma's Maritime 253 opened with more than 1,000 training hours plus industry credentials and dual credits, both of which point to stronger odds for applicants with concrete student-support or applied-instruction experience. Corporate training is real but not the area's standout lane: training and development specialists had a local location quotient of 0.83 in 2025, so Seattle's brand as a business hub does not automatically translate into an easy L&D market.

Which employers are hiring the most Education & Training talent in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

Recent postings show the most activity from Go Huskies (None postings), KinderCare Learning Companies (None postings), Seattle YMCA (None postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Education & Training roles in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 0% 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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