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Numbers of Educational Instruction and Library Occupations in Minnesota

Occupation group

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
Year Number
2004 145,840
2005 140,690
2006 144,380
2007 146,810
2008 153,370
2009 152,420
2010 149,220
2011 143,730
2012 152,770
2013 154,200
2014 155,890
2015 161,720
2016 163,860
2017 163,140
2018 165,930
2019 163,700

Individual occupations

Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,410
2005 1,620
2006 1,670
2007 1,690
2008 1,470
2009 1,410
2010 1,300
2011 1,480
2012 1,490
2013 1,600
2014 1,680
2015 1,650
2016 1,510
2017 1,410
2018 1,360
2019 1,250

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 630
2005 610
2006 610
2007 520
2008 530
2009 560
2010 590
2011 510
2012 380
2013 420
2014 550
2015 570
2016 490
2017 400
2018 390
2019 390

Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 700
2005 830
2006 930
2007 870
2008 870
2009 850
2010 820
2011 800
2012 670
2013 610
2014 620
2015 660
2016 690
2017 670
2018 730
2019 760

Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2013 110
2014 110
2015 150
2016 110
2017 110

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2007 360
2008 320
2009 320
2010 300
2011 380
2012 730
2013 720
2014 600
2015 330
2016 370
2017 0
2018 530
2019 570

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2007 70
2008 50
2012 320
2013 550
2014 540
2015 0
2016 210
2017 210

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 680
2005 850
2006 890
2007 870
2008 840
2009 860
2010 810
2011 760
2012 680
2013 750
2014 780
2015 750
2016 730
2017 650
2018 760
2019 780

Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2010 30
2011 50
2012 30
2015 60

Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2006 140
2007 140
2008 130
2009 120
2010 110
2011 110
2012 80
2013 60
2014 70
2015 80
2016 80
2017 80
2018 90
2019 100

Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 320
2005 380
2006 390
2007 390
2008 370
2009 400
2010 380
2011 370
2012 310
2013 290
2014 320
2015 340
2016 390
2017 370
2018 380
2019 390

Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 70
2005 90
2006 70
2007 90
2008 90
2009 120
2010 100
2011 70
2012 40
2013 40
2014 40
2015 50
2016 70
2017 80
2018 100
2019 80

Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 200
2005 250
2006 250
2007 260
2008 240
2009 240
2010 220
2011 220
2012 170
2013 140
2014 170
2015 230
2016 270
2017 260
2018 260
2019 250

Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 170
2005 170
2006 80
2007 100
2008 100
2009 120
2010 100
2011 100
2012 100
2013 100
2014 120
2015 110
2016 120
2017 90
2018 100
2019 80

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 310
2005 360
2006 270
2007 300
2008 270
2009 280
2010 250
2011 180
2012 170
2013 180
2014 220
2015 220
2016 250
2017 240
2018 260
2019 260

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 250
2005 300
2006 310
2007 310
2008 270
2009 280
2010 280
2011 310
2012 280
2013 230
2014 240
2015 270
2016 310
2017 280
2018 300
2019 300

Geography Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 120
2005 150
2006 160
2007 140
2008 130
2009 120
2010 100
2011 100
2012 90
2013 80
2014 70
2015 90
2016 100
2017 100
2018 100
2019 100

Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 240
2005 280
2006 280
2007 290
2008 270
2009 270
2010 260
2011 280
2012 250
2013 250
2014 250
2015 270
2016 260
2017 240
2018 220
2019 230

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 430
2005 490
2006 510
2007 490
2008 500
2009 510
2010 470
2011 530
2012 540
2013 570
2014 590
2015 530
2016 580
2017 610
2018 710
2019 700

Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 260
2005 280
2006 310
2007 310
2008 290
2009 290
2010 300
2011 370
2012 380
2013 360
2014 280
2015 260
2016 290
2017 270
2018 270
2019 280

Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other
Year Number
2009 30
2011 0
2012 70
2013 60
2014 70
2015 40
2016 50
2017 70
2018 80
2019 90

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2006 1,420
2007 1,670
2008 1,560
2009 2,220
2010 2,050
2011 2,050
2012 2,730
2013 3,300
2014 3,330
2015 3,590
2016 3,260
2017 3,750
2018 3,920
2019 3,920

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 820
2005 790
2006 760
2007 1,010
2008 1,380
2009 1,570
2010 1,410
2011 1,160
2012 920
2013 1,110
2014 1,210
2015 1,340
2016 1,400
2017 1,410
2018 1,330
2019 1,250

Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,360
2005 1,510
2006 1,640
2007 1,650
2008 2,040
2009 1,800
2010 1,330
2011 1,140
2012 1,150
2013 1,170
2014 1,220
2015 1,140
2016 1,120
2017 1,050
2018 1,120
2019 1,020

Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 50
2005 30
2008 40
2009 30
2010 40
2011 50
2012 60
2013 60
2014 160
2015 210
2016 0
2017 0
2018 150
2019 110

Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 180
2005 130
2006 140
2007 140
2008 210
2009 240
2010 220
2011 150
2012 120
2013 160
2014 220
2015 250
2016 270
2017 260
2018 210
2019 160

Law Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 170
2005 220
2006 210
2007 180
2008 190
2009 190
2010 270
2011 440
2012 420
2013 500
2014 480
2015 550
2016 330
2017 180
2018 100
2019 0

Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 120
2005 160
2006 160
2007 160
2008 110
2009 120
2010 130
2011 150
2012 210
2013 250
2014 350
2015 360
2016 0
2017 490
2018 500
2019 490

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,800
2005 2,420
2006 2,070
2007 2,050
2008 2,030
2009 2,120
2010 1,940
2011 1,700
2012 1,790
2013 1,830
2014 1,980
2015 1,510
2016 1,720
2017 1,740
2018 2,030
2019 1,610

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 590
2005 740
2006 840
2007 850
2008 760
2009 640
2010 570
2011 460
2012 460
2013 450
2014 550
2015 540
2016 560
2017 600
2018 560
2019 560

English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 1,030
2005 1,270
2006 1,260
2007 1,300
2008 1,160
2009 1,190
2010 1,050
2011 1,130
2012 1,120
2013 1,100
2014 1,100
2015 1,080
2016 1,150
2017 1,020
2018 1,050
2019 1,040

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 570
2005 600
2006 640
2007 630
2008 620
2009 580
2010 620
2011 630
2012 530
2013 480
2014 500
2015 480
2016 660
2017 650
2018 650
2019 460

History Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 360
2005 390
2006 360
2007 360
2008 330
2009 350
2010 320
2011 350
2012 370
2013 350
2014 350
2015 340
2016 390
2017 360
2018 340
2019 330

Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 570
2005 720
2006 730
2007 630
2008 560
2009 570
2010 630
2011 770
2012 830
2013 710
2014 530
2015 480
2016 500
2017 490
2018 540
2019 600

Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 50
2005 60
2007 100
2008 80
2009 60
2010 60

Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 520
2005 580
2006 620
2007 590
2008 580
2009 510
2010 450
2011 330
2012 310
2013 290
2014 420
2015 470
2016 480
2017 440
2018 410
2019 340

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2004 3,900
2005 3,120
2006 3,330
2007 3,400
2008 3,370
2009 2,100
2010 2,000
2011 2,220
2012 2,180
2013 2,040
2014 2,290
2015 2,040
2016 2,400
2017 2,510
2018 2,650
2019 2,570

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Year Number
2004 990
2005 530
2006 520
2007 270
2008 920
2009 1,390
2010 0
2011 3,390
2012 3,360
2013 2,720
2014 1,600
2015 1,090
2016 670
2017 580
2018 630
2019 560

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 6,120
2005 6,490
2006 6,920
2007 7,070
2008 7,410
2009 7,200
2010 7,230
2011 6,890
2012 6,260
2013 6,190
2014 5,400
2015 6,470
2016 6,580
2017 7,610
2018 8,180
2019 9,180

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 2,280
2005 1,980
2006 2,140
2007 2,720
2008 3,140
2009 3,300
2010 3,390
2011 3,140
2012 2,960
2013 2,730
2014 3,040
2015 3,060
2016 3,230
2017 3,070
2018 3,440
2019 3,590

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 23,350
2005 22,990
2006 23,150
2007 27,200
2008 27,010
2009 27,220
2010 26,740
2011 25,200
2012 25,780
2013 24,730
2014 27,040
2015 27,370
2016 28,360
2017 24,670
2018 22,940
2019 22,420

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Year Number
2004 13,360
2005 13,020
2006 11,400
2007 12,350
2008 13,090
2009 12,820
2010 12,280
2011 10,520
2012 8,850
2013 8,900
2014 9,600
2015 10,700
2016 10,630
2017 11,480
2018 11,510
2019 9,730

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
Year Number
2004 350
2005 300
2006 220
2007 150
2008 60
2009 30
2010 50
2011 0
2012 0
2013 370
2014 0
2015 0
2016 110
2017 200
2018 260
2019 220

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Year Number
2004 24,910
2005 23,500
2006 21,660
2007 17,790
2008 18,740
2009 19,350
2010 18,420
2011 16,290
2012 15,070
2013 16,470
2014 19,190
2015 20,100
2016 20,820
2017 20,720
2018 20,940
2019 20,130

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
Year Number
2004 1,950
2005 1,520
2006 1,440
2007 820
2008 860
2009 720
2010 800
2011 740
2012 690
2013 490
2014 400
2015 400
2016 630
2017 930
2018 990
2019 1,080

Special Education Teachers, Preschool
Year Number
2012 650
2013 630
2014 700
2015 670
2016 1,210
2017 1,240
2018 1,490
2019 1,020

Special Education Teachers, Elementary School
Year Number
2004 5,950
2005 6,070
2006 5,400
2007 5,490
2008 5,470
2009 5,580
2010 5,530
2012 5,080
2013 5,470
2014 5,020
2015 4,510
2016 4,860
2017 3,860
2018 4,600

Special Education Teachers, Middle School
Year Number
2004 2,070
2005 2,320
2006 2,240
2007 2,820
2008 2,940
2009 2,770
2010 2,460
2011 2,430
2012 2,110
2013 1,730
2014 1,200
2015 1,330
2016 1,460
2017 1,620
2018 1,690
2019 1,610

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
Year Number
2004 3,370
2005 3,450
2006 3,920
2007 3,960
2008 3,930
2009 3,880
2010 3,320
2011 3,060
2012 3,270
2013 3,500
2014 3,830
2015 3,200
2016 3,410
2017 3,450
2018 4,910
2019 5,000

Special Education Teachers, All Other
Year Number
2012 170
2013 280
2014 280
2015 520
2016 660
2017 1,130
2018 880
2019 730

Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
Year Number
2004 1,530
2005 890
2006 950
2007 840
2008 850
2009 1,110
2010 910
2011 850
2012 1,060
2013 1,550
2014 1,430
2015 1,330
2016 1,270
2017 1,250
2018 910
2019 800

Self-Enrichment Teachers
Year Number
2004 2,460
2005 2,320
2006 2,740
2007 3,470
2008 3,890
2009 4,680
2010 4,210
2011 4,730
2012 4,580
2013 4,590
2014 4,310
2015 5,500
2016 5,980
2017 6,720
2018 7,580
2019 8,060

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term
Year Number
2019 5,850

Teachers and Instructors, All Other
Year Number
2004 5,030
2005 0
2006 3,890
2007 2,750
2008 3,010
2009 2,230
2012 3,200
2013 3,460

Archivists
Year Number
2004 70
2005 90
2006 70
2007 90
2008 120
2009 150
2010 140
2011 120
2012 110
2013 80
2014 100
2015 70
2016 80
2017 60
2018 70
2019 0

Curators
Year Number
2004 70
2005 100
2006 120
2007 140
2008 130
2009 140
2010 230
2011 260
2012 210
2013 140
2014 180
2015 190
2016 200
2017 210
2018 200
2019 280

Museum Technicians and Conservators
Year Number
2004 120
2005 110
2006 120
2007 150
2008 160
2009 140
2010 90
2011 90
2012 120
2013 140
2014 120
2015 160
2016 160
2017 230
2018 200
2019 220

Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Year Number
2004 2,850
2005 2,930
2006 3,080
2007 3,050
2008 2,990
2009 2,710
2010 2,560
2011 2,350
2012 2,430
2013 2,330
2014 2,280
2015 2,170
2016 2,160
2017 2,150
2018 2,240
2019 2,320

Library Technicians
Year Number
2004 1,780
2005 1,850
2006 2,060
2007 2,220
2008 2,280
2009 2,380
2010 2,120
2011 1,940
2012 1,860
2013 1,880
2014 1,690
2015 1,380
2016 1,340
2017 1,180
2018 1,280
2019 1,210

Farm and Home Management Educators
Year Number
2004 70
2005 70
2006 80
2007 70
2008 80
2009 70
2010 70
2011 80
2012 110
2013 150
2014 150
2015 120
2016 80
2017 70
2018 40
2019 180

Instructional Coordinators
Year Number
2004 1,760
2005 1,740
2006 1,670
2007 1,720
2008 1,730
2009 1,840
2010 1,730
2011 1,640
2012 1,900
2013 2,210
2014 2,660
2015 2,820
2016 2,970
2017 3,140
2018 3,600
2019 3,860

Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education
Year Number
2004 27,220
2005 28,680
2006 28,750
2007 28,830
2008 31,810
2009 30,840
2010 31,430
2011 30,520
2012 32,850
2013 32,380
2014 30,830
2015 31,880
2016 32,050
2017 33,080
2018 34,800

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
Year Number
2011 3,560
2012 1,260
2013 1,010
2014 440
2015 2,860
2016 2,820
2017 2,920
2018 300
2019 0

Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 300
2005 340
2006 790
2007 920
2008 990
2009 800
2010 850
2011 840
2012 660
2013 630
2014 1,410
2015 2,400
2016 2,890
2017 2,100
2018 1,260
2019 1,170