Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education
Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education: demand is thinning in the US and giving mixed signals in Canada. The evidence, updated weekly.
United States: Thinning
Basis: weekly + outlook agree. Education & Instruction job postings -8.8% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). BLS projected employment growth 2025–35: -0.2%. Median pay: US$72,040.
Canada: Signals disagree
Basis: weekly thinning, outlook rising. Education & Instruction job postings -7.4% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). Job Bank outlook score: +0.56 on a scale of −2 to +2.
US SOC 25-2031. Canada NOC 41220. Issue 1 (data to Oct 30, 2026). Sources: Indeed Hiring Lab job postings tracker (CC BY 4.0), BLS Employment Projections and OEWS, ESDC Job Bank, public company job boards. How ratings are built: method. Data files: /data.