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Numbers of Educational Instruction and Library Occupations in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Occupation group

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
Year Number
2005 71,210
2006 66,710
2007 77,040
2008 76,800
2009 79,430
2010 84,200
2011 85,280
2012 89,520
2013 91,000
2014 93,310
2015 92,370
2016 94,650
2017 95,750
2018 97,460
2019 93,730

Individual occupations

Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2005 620
2006 600
2007 610
2008 610
2009 700
2010 720
2011 850
2012 720
2013 780
2014 690
2015 760
2016 670
2017 680
2018 620
2019 0

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2005 400
2006 320
2007 280
2008 300
2009 280
2010 260
2011 250
2012 230
2013 280
2014 290
2015 350
2016 380
2017 350
2018 350
2019 350

Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2005 380
2006 380
2007 360
2008 370
2009 390
2010 390
2011 400
2012 390
2013 420
2014 450
2015 480
2016 530
2017 530
2018 520
2019 440

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2010 360
2011 410
2012 430
2013 510
2014 470
2015 480
2016 530
2017 550
2018 540
2019 380

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2007 580
2008 600
2009 610
2010 590
2011 600
2012 620
2013 640
2014 670
2015 700
2016 690
2017 680
2018 630
2019 470

Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2010 210
2011 210
2012 200
2013 0
2014 240
2015 260
2016 250
2017 240
2018 230
2019 0

Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2005 210
2006 200
2007 210
2008 210
2009 220
2010 230
2011 240
2012 240
2013 240
2014 250
2015 270
2016 300
2017 310
2018 280
2019 0

Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2012 50
2013 60
2014 70
2015 70
2016 80
2017 80
2018 70
2019 60

Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2005 0
2007 190
2008 190
2009 200
2010 210
2011 200
2012 200
2013 230
2014 250
2015 260
2016 280
2017 290
2018 270
2019 0

Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2005 0
2006 90
2007 100
2008 100
2009 100
2010 100
2011 100
2012 90
2013 90
2014 120
2015 140
2016 130
2017 130
2018 110
2019 0

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2010 90
2011 100
2012 100
2013 130
2014 130
2015 140
2016 110
2017 110
2018 100
2019 80

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2005 100
2006 90
2007 100
2008 100
2009 120
2010 120
2011 120
2012 90
2013 100
2014 110
2015 130
2016 120
2017 120
2018 110
2019 0

Geography Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2007 40
2008 40
2009 40
2010 50
2011 50
2012 50
2013 60
2014 50
2015 50
2016 40
2017 40
2018 30

Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2007 240
2008 0
2009 240
2010 230
2011 250
2012 250
2013 280
2014 290
2015 310
2016 300
2017 320
2018 280
2019 200

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2005 320
2006 0
2007 320
2008 360
2009 390
2010 400
2011 470
2012 420
2013 430
2014 440
2015 520
2016 480
2017 600
2018 500
2019 610

Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2005 160
2006 150
2007 140
2008 130
2009 150
2010 140
2011 160
2012 140
2013 150
2014 150
2015 160
2016 160
2017 170
2018 160
2019 0

Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 60
2010 50
2011 50
2012 60
2013 60
2014 80
2015 120
2016 140
2017 130
2018 70
2019 40

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2010 2,480
2011 2,540
2012 2,850
2013 3,110
2014 3,130
2015 3,010
2016 3,300
2017 3,330
2018 3,320
2019 2,380

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2005 600
2006 0
2007 530
2008 560
2009 590
2010 640
2011 640
2012 660
2013 650
2014 700
2015 690
2016 670
2017 700
2018 680
2019 690

Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 450
2008 490
2009 710
2010 780
2011 790
2012 610
2013 700
2014 590
2015 530
2016 450
2017 520
2018 480
2019 480

Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2007 70
2010 80
2011 80
2012 70
2013 60
2014 70
2015 70
2016 80
2017 80
2018 70
2019 60

Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2006 0
2011 40
2013 40
2014 70
2015 90
2016 80
2017 40
2018 0
2019 30

Law Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2010 120
2011 150
2012 160
2013 160
2014 140
2015 140
2016 150
2017 150
2018 140
2019 80

Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2010 160
2011 170
2013 150
2014 160
2015 170
2016 150
2017 150
2018 140
2019 110

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2005 1,070
2006 0
2007 1,210
2008 1,230
2009 1,020
2010 830
2011 810
2012 900
2013 910
2014 950
2015 1,190
2016 1,220
2017 1,260
2018 790
2019 0

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2005 240
2006 250
2007 240
2008 270
2009 250
2010 260
2011 270
2012 270
2013 250
2014 250
2015 260
2016 260
2017 260
2018 250
2019 0

English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2005 680
2006 660
2007 660
2008 680
2009 730
2010 730
2011 720
2012 620
2013 680
2014 770
2015 810
2016 740
2017 670
2018 640
2019 570

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2005 340
2006 360
2007 390
2008 500
2009 420
2010 450
2011 410
2012 380
2013 330
2014 350
2015 390
2016 380
2017 380
2018 330
2019 0

History Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 180
2008 180
2009 200
2010 200
2011 200
2012 200
2013 190
2014 200
2015 230
2016 230
2017 220
2018 200
2019 0

Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 230
2008 210
2009 340
2010 380
2011 380
2012 360
2013 290
2014 240
2015 260
2016 250
2017 250
2018 210
2019 0

Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2005 0
2009 30
2010 40
2011 40
2012 40
2013 40
2018 30
2019 30

Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 160
2008 160
2009 210
2010 210
2011 200
2012 150
2013 140
2014 170
2015 190
2016 190
2017 180
2018 170
2019 0

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Year Number
2005 3,440
2006 3,080
2007 3,050
2008 3,210
2009 3,510
2010 3,490
2011 3,370
2012 3,140
2013 2,910
2014 2,740
2015 3,090
2016 2,790
2017 2,910
2018 2,570
2019 2,710

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Year Number
2007 410
2009 380
2010 530
2011 620
2012 620
2013 670
2014 660
2015 640
2016 450
2017 420
2018 420
2019 0

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Year Number
2005 3,130
2006 2,090
2007 2,890
2008 3,500
2009 4,100
2010 3,540
2011 3,700
2012 4,020
2013 4,460
2014 4,820
2015 4,770
2016 5,090
2017 5,210
2018 6,800
2019 7,210

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
Year Number
2005 1,350
2006 1,370
2007 1,450
2008 1,150
2009 1,180
2010 1,140
2011 1,570
2012 1,770
2013 1,820
2014 1,930
2015 2,110
2016 3,260
2017 3,310
2018 3,290
2019 2,460

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Year Number
2005 11,850
2006 11,930
2007 12,000
2008 12,190
2009 12,560
2010 13,470
2011 12,750
2012 12,740
2013 12,650
2014 13,090
2015 13,200
2016 12,730
2017 13,330
2018 13,450
2019 15,030

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Year Number
2005 6,260
2006 5,860
2007 5,440
2008 5,570
2009 5,510
2010 5,260
2011 5,050
2012 4,830
2013 4,890
2014 4,800
2015 4,580
2016 4,830
2017 4,200
2018 4,650
2019 4,850

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
Year Number
2005 80
2006 50
2007 50
2008 40
2009 60
2010 50
2011 60
2012 60
2013 80
2014 100
2015 130
2016 180
2017 180
2018 190
2019 210

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Year Number
2005 5,890
2006 6,310
2007 7,040
2008 7,260
2009 6,990
2010 6,760
2011 6,690
2012 6,630
2013 5,830
2014 5,800
2015 5,820
2016 6,660
2017 6,890
2018 7,020
2019 6,940

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
Year Number
2005 960
2006 1,130
2007 1,170
2008 1,130
2009 1,090
2010 950
2011 970
2012 970
2013 920
2014 930
2015 950
2016 1,120
2017 1,160
2018 1,160
2019 1,200

Special Education Teachers, Preschool
Year Number
2012 230
2013 230
2014 230
2015 280
2016 280
2017 300
2018 320
2019 420

Special Education Teachers, Elementary School
Year Number
2005 1,520
2006 1,440
2007 1,510
2008 1,470
2009 1,360
2010 1,410
2012 1,410
2013 1,460
2014 1,430
2015 1,450
2016 1,480
2017 2,270
2018 2,340

Special Education Teachers, Middle School
Year Number
2005 650
2006 670
2007 740
2008 690
2009 620
2010 520
2011 580
2012 600
2013 590
2014 570
2015 550
2016 570
2017 580
2018 590
2019 640

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
Year Number
2005 760
2006 780
2007 910
2008 900
2009 1,080
2010 880
2011 970
2012 910
2013 880
2014 890
2015 900
2016 970
2017 980
2018 1,040
2019 1,090

Special Education Teachers, All Other
Year Number
2012 90
2013 80
2014 40
2015 40
2016 60
2017 60
2018 60
2019 0

Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
Year Number
2005 1,550
2006 1,690
2007 1,770
2008 1,950
2009 2,140
2010 1,990
2011 1,910
2012 1,660
2013 3,680
2014 3,670
2015 3,420
2016 1,530
2017 1,450
2018 1,420
2019 1,230

Self-Enrichment Teachers
Year Number
2005 2,200
2006 2,230
2007 2,570
2008 2,620
2009 2,570
2010 2,670
2011 3,260
2012 3,400
2013 3,820
2014 4,550
2015 4,620
2016 4,090
2017 4,440
2018 4,550
2019 4,680

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term
Year Number
2019 7,460

Teachers and Instructors, All Other
Year Number
2005 8,560
2006 8,320
2007 8,070
2008 7,970
2009 8,500
2012 1,990
2013 2,340

Archivists
Year Number
2005 70
2006 150
2007 80
2008 100
2009 110
2010 100
2011 100
2012 170
2013 240
2014 260
2015 150
2016 90
2017 90
2018 70
2019 90

Curators
Year Number
2005 160
2006 120
2007 160
2008 160
2009 160
2010 120
2011 140
2012 140
2013 140
2014 140
2015 150
2016 160
2017 170
2018 140
2019 160

Museum Technicians and Conservators
Year Number
2005 240
2006 180
2007 200
2008 170
2009 220
2010 210
2011 240
2012 170
2013 140
2014 260
2015 220
2016 200
2017 140
2018 130
2019 160

Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
Year Number
2005 1,790
2006 1,940
2007 2,000
2008 1,970
2009 2,230
2010 2,280
2011 2,160
2012 1,950
2013 1,780
2014 1,840
2015 1,870
2016 1,870
2017 1,870
2018 1,760
2019 1,690

Library Technicians
Year Number
2005 1,300
2006 0
2007 1,470
2008 1,260
2009 910
2010 830
2011 910
2012 1,630
2013 1,330
2014 1,370
2015 1,510
2016 1,500
2017 1,290
2018 1,260
2019 1,220

Farm and Home Management Educators
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 650
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2016 40
2017 30

Instructional Coordinators
Year Number
2005 1,030
2006 1,240
2007 1,520
2008 1,500
2009 1,300
2010 1,290
2011 1,330
2012 1,190
2013 1,340
2014 1,200
2015 1,150
2016 1,180
2017 1,240
2018 1,240
2019 1,260

Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education
Year Number
2005 13,300
2006 13,030
2007 13,010
2008 13,030
2009 13,220
2010 13,470
2011 13,980
2012 15,530
2013 15,470
2014 16,090
2015 15,540
2016 16,890
2017 16,790
2018 17,530

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
Year Number
2010 590
2016 640
2017 650
2018 610
2019 570

Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2007 1,590
2008 1,610
2009 1,690
2010 2,290
2011 2,520
2012 2,640
2013 2,300
2014 1,980
2015 2,360
2016 1,540
2017 1,530
2018 1,700
2019 1,220