In 2016, approximately 1,353,020 elementary teachers are supposed to be employed across the United States. It is expected that their mean yearly wage will be 56,830 dollars. Most of these teachers – 1,342,450 – will be employed in the various elementary and secondary schools across the country. Employment services will be hiring 4730 teachers and religious organizations are supposed to take in 2420 teachers. Local government bodies with OES designation are estimating to hire 730 teachers in 2016. 560 teachers will be added to other educational institutions and schools with an annual mean wage of 39,370 dollars.

In fact, the elementary and secondary schools, and educational institutions are the leading employers of the elementary and secondary school teachers. Texas is expected to provide 144,200 such jobs in 2016 with an employment rate of 12.84 jobs per thousand people and a local quotient of 1.28. The annual mean wage here for these teachers will be of 51,100 dollars. In California 135,230 such teachers are expected to be employed in 2016. The employment rate in this case is 8.94 per thousand jobs and the local quotient is 0.89. The annual mean wage here is 69,990 dollars.

New York will be recruiting and hiring approximately 73,280 elementary school teachers in 2016. The employment rate per thousand jobs is 8.32 and the local quotient is 0.83. The annual mean wage for these teachers in New York is 74,830 dollars. In Florida, 70,910 such teachers are expected to be hired in 2016. The employment rate per thousand jobs is going to be 9.25 and the local quotient has been estimated at 0.92. The annual mean wage here is 47,730 dollars.

In Illinois 61,130 elementary school teachers will be hired in 2016. The employment rate per thousand jobs is going to be 10.60 and the local quotient is 1.06. Their annual mean salary is 57,950 dollars. In Mississippi, 14,420 elementary school teachers will be hired in 2016 and the employment rate per thousand jobs is estimated at 13.18. This makes it a local quotient of 1.32. They will earn a mean annual salary of 41,010. In Utah, 15,600 elementary school teachers will be employed in 2016. It will amount to an employment rate of 12.23 per thousand jobs and a local quotient of 1.22. The teachers will earn an annual mean wage of 54,200 dollars.

In Maine in 2016 7120 elementary school teachers will be hired. This will mean an employment rate of 12.15 per thousand jobs and a local quotient of 1.21. They will earn an annual mean wage of 48,770 dollars. In Alabama, 22,210 such jobs will be created in 2016 and this will lead to an employment rate of 11.95 per thousand jobs. The local quotient will thus stand at 1.19 and the annual mean wage will be 49,410 dollars. Alaska is going to have 3230 elementary teachers in 2016 with an employment rate of 9.94 per thousand jobs.