Compare Education & Childcare Careers

• Economics Professor vs. Economist

  $123,920 vs. $124,720 median

• Industrial-Organizational Psychologist vs. Psychology Professor

  $193,950 vs. $80,340 median

• Judicial Law Clerk vs. Law Professor

  $64,920 vs. $128,500 median

• Law Professor vs. Lawyer

  $128,500 vs. $159,670 median

• Anthropology Professor vs. Archaeologist

  $99,650 vs. $70,770 median

• Architect vs. Architecture Professor

  $99,280 vs. $96,870 median

• Astronomer vs. Physics Professor

  $128,820 vs. $100,310 median

• Geographer vs. Geography Professor

  $102,040 vs. $97,590 median

• Earth Sciences Professor vs. Geoscientist

  $103,170 vs. $101,920 median

• Historian vs. History Professor

  $76,750 vs. $83,820 median

• Archivist vs. Historian

  $64,550 vs. $76,750 median

• Math Professor vs. Mathematician

  $79,940 vs. $126,710 median

• Physicist vs. Physics Professor

  $172,250 vs. $100,310 median

• Sociologist vs. Sociology Professor

  $106,030 vs. $84,290 median

• Art, Drama and Music Professor vs. Choreographer

  $78,620 vs. $55,310 median

• Archivist vs. Curator

  $64,550 vs. $63,420 median

• Art, Drama and Music Professor vs. Fine Artist

  $78,620 vs. $55,490 median

• Adult Education Teacher vs. Interpreter

  $61,540 vs. $60,170 median

• Art, Drama and Music Professor vs. Music Director

  $78,620 vs. $73,710 median

• English Professor vs. Writer

  $78,760 vs. $76,910 median

• Adult Education Teacher vs. Tutor

  $61,540 vs. $43,350 median

• Adult Education Teacher vs. Corporate Trainer

  $61,540 vs. $69,280 median

• Adult Education Teacher vs. High School Teacher

  $61,540 vs. $72,040 median

• Agricultural Sciences Professor vs. Agricultural Technician

  $98,700 vs. $49,630 median

• Agricultural Sciences Professor vs. Farm Manager

  $98,700 vs. $89,900 median

• Anthropology Professor vs. Sociology Professor

  $99,650 vs. $84,290 median

• Anthropology Professor vs. Cultural Studies Professor

  $99,650 vs. $85,020 median

• Anthropology Professor vs. Curator

  $99,650 vs. $63,420 median

• Architecture Professor vs. Landscape Architect

  $96,870 vs. $79,870 median

• Architecture Professor vs. Interior Designer

  $96,870 vs. $67,190 median

• Architecture Professor vs. Art, Drama and Music Professor

  $96,870 vs. $78,620 median

• Archivist vs. Librarian

  $64,550 vs. $68,270 median

• Archivist vs. Library Science Professor

  $64,550 vs. $80,340 median

• Art, Drama and Music Professor vs. Graphic Designer

  $78,620 vs. $62,960 median

• Biological Technician vs. Biology Professor

  $57,510 vs. $84,620 median

• Biology Professor vs. Microbiologist

  $84,620 vs. $87,990 median

• Biology Professor vs. Medical Scientist

  $84,620 vs. $103,410 median

• Biology Professor vs. Chemistry Professor

  $84,620 vs. $93,250 median

• Business Professor vs. Management Analyst

  $99,080 vs. $101,860 median

• Business Professor vs. Economics Professor

  $99,080 vs. $123,920 median

• Business Professor vs. Financial Analyst

  $99,080 vs. $102,740 median

• Business Professor vs. Corporate Trainer

  $99,080 vs. $69,280 median

• Career and Technical Education Teacher vs. High School Teacher

  $66,270 vs. $72,040 median

• Career and Technical Education Teacher vs. Corporate Trainer

  $66,270 vs. $69,280 median

• Career and Technical Education Teacher vs. Welder

  $66,270 vs. $53,750 median

• Career and Technical Education Teacher vs. Carpenter

  $66,270 vs. $60,580 median

• Chemist vs. Chemistry Professor

  $91,240 vs. $93,250 median

• Chemical Technician vs. Chemistry Professor

  $60,390 vs. $93,250 median

• Chemistry Professor vs. Physics Professor

  $93,250 vs. $100,310 median

• Childcare Center Director vs. Preschool Teacher

  $59,300 vs. $38,140 median

• Childcare Center Director vs. Childcare Worker

  $59,300 vs. $34,980 median

• Childcare Center Director vs. Social and Community Service Manager

  $59,300 vs. $80,390 median

• Childcare Center Director vs. Office Manager

  $59,300 vs. $69,500 median

• Childcare Worker vs. Preschool Teacher

  $34,980 vs. $38,140 median

• Childcare Worker vs. Teacher Assistant

  $34,980 vs. $36,780 median

• Childcare Worker vs. Home Health Aide

  $34,980 vs. $35,800 median

• College Administrator vs. School Counselor

  $104,590 vs. $64,330 median

• College Administrator vs. Education Professor

  $104,590 vs. $75,350 median

• College Administrator vs. School Principal

  $104,590 vs. $105,870 median

• College Administrator vs. Human Resources Manager

  $104,590 vs. $149,280 median

• Communications Professor vs. Public Relations Specialist

  $78,580 vs. $74,750 median

• Communications Professor vs. Journalist

  $78,580 vs. $62,200 median

• Communications Professor vs. English Professor

  $78,580 vs. $78,760 median

• Communications Professor vs. Technical Writer

  $78,580 vs. $90,390 median

• Computer Science Professor vs. Software Developer

  $96,980 vs. $135,980 median

• Computer Science Professor vs. Data Scientist

  $96,980 vs. $120,230 median

• Computer Science Professor vs. Math Professor

  $96,980 vs. $79,940 median

• Computer Science Professor vs. Engineering Professor

  $96,980 vs. $109,270 median

• Corporate Trainer vs. Human Resources Specialist

  $69,280 vs. $75,940 median

• Corporate Trainer vs. Instructional Coordinator

  $69,280 vs. $77,440 median

• Criminal Justice Professor vs. Police Officer

  $76,590 vs. $76,210 median

• Criminal Justice Professor vs. Probation Officer

  $76,590 vs. $66,270 median

• Criminal Justice Professor vs. Detective

  $76,590 vs. $93,790 median

• Criminal Justice Professor vs. Law Professor

  $76,590 vs. $128,500 median

• Cultural Studies Professor vs. History Professor

  $85,020 vs. $83,820 median

• Cultural Studies Professor vs. Sociology Professor

  $85,020 vs. $84,290 median

• Cultural Studies Professor vs. Foreign Language Professor

  $85,020 vs. $79,350 median

• Earth Sciences Professor vs. Meteorologist

  $103,170 vs. $99,070 median

• Earth Sciences Professor vs. Geography Professor

  $103,170 vs. $97,590 median

• Earth Sciences Professor vs. Environmental Science Professor

  $103,170 vs. $94,980 median

• Economics Professor vs. Political Science Professor

  $123,920 vs. $98,070 median

• Economics Professor vs. Math Professor

  $123,920 vs. $79,940 median

• Education Professor vs. Elementary School Teacher

  $75,350 vs. $63,970 median

• Education Professor vs. Instructional Coordinator

  $75,350 vs. $77,440 median

• Education Professor vs. School Principal

  $75,350 vs. $105,870 median

• Education Professor vs. High School Teacher

  $75,350 vs. $72,040 median

• Elementary School Teacher vs. Kindergarten Teacher

  $63,970 vs. $62,680 median

• Elementary School Teacher vs. Middle School Teacher

  $63,970 vs. $64,370 median

• Elementary School Teacher vs. Special Education Teacher

  $63,970 vs. $65,120 median

• Elementary School Teacher vs. Substitute Teacher

  $63,970 vs. $41,670 median

• Engineering Professor vs. Mechanical Engineer

  $109,270 vs. $104,110 median

• Civil Engineer vs. Engineering Professor

  $100,840 vs. $109,270 median

• Electrical Engineer vs. Engineering Professor

  $120,630 vs. $109,270 median

• Editor vs. English Professor

  $77,920 vs. $78,760 median

• English Professor vs. High School Teacher

  $78,760 vs. $72,040 median

• Environmental Science Professor vs. Environmental Technician

  $94,980 vs. $55,090 median

• Environmental Health Specialist vs. Environmental Science Professor

  $82,220 vs. $94,980 median

• Biology Professor vs. Environmental Science Professor

  $84,620 vs. $94,980 median

• Dietitian vs. Family and Consumer Sciences Professor

  $76,400 vs. $75,870 median

• Family and Consumer Sciences Professor vs. Preschool Teacher

  $75,870 vs. $38,140 median

• Childcare Worker vs. Family and Consumer Sciences Professor

  $34,980 vs. $75,870 median

• Education Professor vs. Family and Consumer Sciences Professor

  $75,350 vs. $75,870 median

• Foreign Language Professor vs. Interpreter

  $79,350 vs. $60,170 median

• Foreign Language Professor vs. High School Teacher

  $79,350 vs. $72,040 median

• English Professor vs. Foreign Language Professor

  $78,760 vs. $79,350 median

• Foreign Language Professor vs. History Professor

  $79,350 vs. $83,820 median

• Agricultural Sciences Professor vs. Forestry and Conservation Professor

  $98,700 vs. $101,420 median

• Forest and Conservation Worker vs. Forestry and Conservation Professor

  $43,680 vs. $101,420 median

• Environmental Science Professor vs. Forestry and Conservation Professor

  $94,980 vs. $101,420 median

• Cartographer vs. Geography Professor

  $81,390 vs. $97,590 median

• Geography Professor vs. Urban Planner

  $97,590 vs. $89,320 median

• Graduate Teaching Assistant vs. Tutor

  $42,910 vs. $43,350 median

• Graduate Teaching Assistant vs. Psychology Professor

  $42,910 vs. $80,340 median

• English Professor vs. Graduate Teaching Assistant

  $78,760 vs. $42,910 median

• Biology Professor vs. Graduate Teaching Assistant

  $84,620 vs. $42,910 median

• Health Sciences Professor vs. Nursing Instructor

  $107,310 vs. $80,250 median

• Health Sciences Professor vs. Physician Assistant

  $107,310 vs. $135,880 median

• Health Sciences Professor vs. Pharmacist

  $107,310 vs. $140,910 median

• Health Sciences Professor vs. Physical Therapist

  $107,310 vs. $102,760 median

• High School Special Education Teacher vs. Special Education Teacher

  $74,260 vs. $65,120 median

• High School Special Education Teacher vs. High School Teacher

  $74,260 vs. $72,040 median

• High School Special Education Teacher vs. Rehabilitation Counselor

  $74,260 vs. $46,850 median

• High School Special Education Teacher vs. Middle School Special Education Teacher

  $74,260 vs. $66,810 median

• High School Teacher vs. Middle School Teacher

  $72,040 vs. $64,370 median

• High School Teacher vs. School Counselor

  $72,040 vs. $64,330 median

• High School Teacher vs. Tutor

  $72,040 vs. $43,350 median

• Archivist vs. History Professor

  $64,550 vs. $83,820 median

• High School Teacher vs. History Professor

  $72,040 vs. $83,820 median

• History Professor vs. Political Science Professor

  $83,820 vs. $98,070 median

• Elementary School Teacher vs. Instructional Coordinator

  $63,970 vs. $77,440 median

• High School Teacher vs. Instructional Coordinator

  $72,040 vs. $77,440 median

• Instructional Coordinator vs. Librarian

  $77,440 vs. $68,270 median

• Kindergarten Teacher vs. Preschool Teacher

  $62,680 vs. $38,140 median

• Kindergarten Teacher vs. Teacher Assistant

  $62,680 vs. $36,780 median

• Kindergarten Teacher vs. Special Education Teacher

  $62,680 vs. $65,120 median

• Law Professor vs. Political Science Professor

  $128,500 vs. $98,070 median

• Librarian vs. Library Technician

  $68,270 vs. $44,580 median

• High School Teacher vs. Librarian

  $72,040 vs. $68,270 median

• Librarian vs. Technical Writer

  $68,270 vs. $90,390 median

• Library Assistant vs. Library Technician

  $36,910 vs. $44,580 median

• Librarian vs. Library Assistant

  $68,270 vs. $36,910 median

• Library Assistant vs. Receptionist

  $36,910 vs. $38,010 median

• Archivist vs. Library Assistant

  $64,550 vs. $36,910 median

• Librarian vs. Library Science Professor

  $68,270 vs. $80,340 median

• Library Science Professor vs. Library Technician

  $80,340 vs. $44,580 median

• Education Professor vs. Library Science Professor

  $75,350 vs. $80,340 median

• Library Technician vs. Receptionist

  $44,580 vs. $38,010 median

• Administrative Assistant vs. Library Technician

  $47,540 vs. $44,580 median

• Library Technician vs. Teacher Assistant

  $44,580 vs. $36,780 median

• Math Professor vs. Statistician

  $79,940 vs. $105,650 median

• High School Teacher vs. Math Professor

  $72,040 vs. $79,940 median

• Math Professor vs. Physics Professor

  $79,940 vs. $100,310 median

• Career and Technical Education Teacher vs. Middle School CTE Teacher

  $66,270 vs. $65,030 median

• Middle School CTE Teacher vs. Middle School Teacher

  $65,030 vs. $64,370 median

• Family and Consumer Sciences Professor vs. Middle School CTE Teacher

  $75,870 vs. $65,030 median

• Instructional Coordinator vs. Middle School CTE Teacher

  $77,440 vs. $65,030 median

• Middle School Special Education Teacher vs. Special Education Teacher

  $66,810 vs. $65,120 median

• Middle School Special Education Teacher vs. Middle School Teacher

  $66,810 vs. $64,370 median

• Middle School Special Education Teacher vs. School Psychologist

  $66,810 vs. $95,990 median

• Middle School Teacher vs. Special Education Teacher

  $64,370 vs. $65,120 median

• Middle School Teacher vs. School Counselor

  $64,370 vs. $64,330 median

• Nursing Instructor vs. Registered Nurse

  $80,250 vs. $97,550 median

• Nurse Practitioner vs. Nursing Instructor

  $132,300 vs. $80,250 median

• Licensed Practical Nurse vs. Nursing Instructor

  $64,400 vs. $80,250 median

• Cultural Studies Professor vs. Philosophy and Religion Professor

  $85,020 vs. $80,260 median

• History Professor vs. Philosophy and Religion Professor

  $83,820 vs. $80,260 median

• Law Professor vs. Philosophy and Religion Professor

  $128,500 vs. $80,260 median

• English Professor vs. Philosophy and Religion Professor

  $78,760 vs. $80,260 median

• Engineering Professor vs. Physics Professor

  $109,270 vs. $100,310 median

• Political Science Professor vs. Sociology Professor

  $98,070 vs. $84,290 median

• Career and Technical Education Teacher vs. Postsecondary CTE Instructor

  $66,270 vs. $63,820 median

• Postsecondary CTE Instructor vs. Welder

  $63,820 vs. $53,750 median

• HVAC Technician vs. Postsecondary CTE Instructor

  $61,010 vs. $63,820 median

• Corporate Trainer vs. Postsecondary CTE Instructor

  $69,280 vs. $63,820 median

• Preschool Special Education Teacher vs. Special Education Teacher

  $64,830 vs. $65,120 median

• Preschool Special Education Teacher vs. Preschool Teacher

  $64,830 vs. $38,140 median

• Preschool Special Education Teacher vs. Speech-Language Pathologist

  $64,830 vs. $97,870 median

• Occupational Therapist vs. Preschool Special Education Teacher

  $100,330 vs. $64,830 median

• Preschool Teacher vs. Teacher Assistant

  $38,140 vs. $36,780 median

• Psychology Professor vs. School Psychologist

  $80,340 vs. $95,990 median

• Psychology Professor vs. Sociology Professor

  $80,340 vs. $84,290 median

• Psychology Professor vs. School Counselor

  $80,340 vs. $64,330 median

• Exercise Physiologist vs. Recreation and Fitness Professor

  $59,460 vs. $77,270 median

• Personal Trainer vs. Recreation and Fitness Professor

  $47,160 vs. $77,270 median

• Physical Therapist vs. Recreation and Fitness Professor

  $102,760 vs. $77,270 median

• Recreation and Fitness Professor vs. Sports Coach

  $77,270 vs. $47,320 median

• School Counselor vs. Substance Abuse Counselor

  $64,330 vs. $59,350 median

• Elementary School Teacher vs. School Principal

  $63,970 vs. $105,870 median

• Instructional Coordinator vs. School Principal

  $77,440 vs. $105,870 median

• School Counselor vs. School Principal

  $64,330 vs. $105,870 median

• School Counselor vs. School Psychologist

  $64,330 vs. $95,990 median

• School Psychologist vs. Special Education Teacher

  $95,990 vs. $65,120 median

• Marriage and Family Therapist vs. School Psychologist

  $66,940 vs. $95,990 median

• Adult Education Teacher vs. Self-Enrichment Teacher

  $61,540 vs. $46,800 median

• Self-Enrichment Teacher vs. Tutor

  $46,800 vs. $43,350 median

• Fine Artist vs. Self-Enrichment Teacher

  $55,490 vs. $46,800 median

• Personal Trainer vs. Self-Enrichment Teacher

  $47,160 vs. $46,800 median

• Social Work Professor vs. Social Worker

  $77,570 vs. $59,550 median

• Healthcare Social Worker vs. Social Work Professor

  $67,880 vs. $77,570 median

• Social Work Professor vs. Sociology Professor

  $77,570 vs. $84,290 median

• Social Work Professor vs. Substance Abuse Counselor

  $77,570 vs. $59,350 median

• Special Education Teacher vs. Teacher Assistant

  $65,120 vs. $36,780 median

• School Counselor vs. Special Education Teacher

  $64,330 vs. $65,120 median

• Rehabilitation Counselor vs. Special Education Teacher

  $46,850 vs. $65,120 median

• Substitute Teacher vs. Teacher Assistant

  $41,670 vs. $36,780 median

• High School Teacher vs. Substitute Teacher

  $72,040 vs. $41,670 median

• Substitute Teacher vs. Tutor

  $41,670 vs. $43,350 median

• Teacher Assistant vs. Tutor

  $36,780 vs. $43,350 median

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