What parts of the country is employment for teachers the best?

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What parts of the country is employment for teachers the best?
Depends in what you mean by best.





If you mean best as in pays the most:





The states with the highest teachers’ wages over the last 10 years have consistently been





Connecticut; California; Illinois; Rhode Island





With





New Jersey; New York; Michigan





Making the top end of the list a number of the years as well.





Source: American Federation of Teachers


http://www.aft.org


This info is a generalization I made from the 10 past salary surveys like the following for 2000 and 2005:


http://www.aft.org/salary/2000/download/... ,p.17


http://www.aft.org/salary/2005/download/... ,p.32





For cities, from highest pay (as of 2005):





1. NYC/ Northern N.J.


2. San Francisco, CA


3. Philadelphia, Pa


4. Los Angeles, CA


5. Hartford, CA


6. Grand Rapids, MI


7. Pittsburg, PA


8. Buffalo, NY


9. Cleveland, OH


10. Boston, MA


11. Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN


12. San Diego, CA





For cities, adjusted for the local cost of living (as of 2005):





1. Philadelphia, Pa


2. Grand Rapids, MI


3. Buffalo, NY


4. Cleveland, OH


5. Memphis, TN


6. El Paso, TX


7. Columbus, OH


8. Louisville, KY


9. Cincinnati, OH


10. Atlanta, GA


11. Houston, TX


12. Ft. Worth, TX





Source: National Center For Policy Analysis


http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba/ba535/ba535.p...





If you mean geographical area of the country (like the states) where the number of teaching jobs is expected to grow the most:





"Through 2016, overall student enrollments in elementary, middle, and secondary schools—a key factor in the demand for teachers—are expected to rise more slowly than in the past as children of the baby boom generation leave the school system. This will cause employment of teachers from kindergarten through the secondary grades to grow as fast as the average. Projected enrollments will vary by region. Fast-growing States in the South and West—led by Nevada, Arizona, Texas, and Georgia—will experience the largest enrollment increases. Enrollments in the Midwest are expected to hold relatively steady, while those in the Northeast are expected to decline. Teachers who are geographically mobile and who obtain licensure in more than one subject should have a distinct advantage in finding a job."





Source: U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook


http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos069.htm





If you mean type of setting or environment in the country and not geographic section of the country:





"Job prospects should be better in inner cities and rural areas than in suburban districts. Many inner cities—often characterized by overcrowded, ill-equipped schools and higher-than-average poverty rates—and rural areas—characterized by their remote location and relatively low salaries—have difficulty attracting and retaining enough teachers."





Source: U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook


http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos069.htm





As for subject areas:





"Currently, many school districts have difficulty hiring qualified teachers in some subject areas—most often mathematics, science (especially chemistry and physics), bilingual education, and foreign languages. Increasing enrollments of minorities, coupled with a shortage of minority teachers, should cause efforts to recruit minority teachers to intensify. Also, the number of non-English-speaking students will continue to grow, creating demand for bilingual teachers and for those who teach English as a second language. Qualified vocational teachers also are currently in demand in a variety of fields at both the middle school and secondary school levels. Specialties that have an adequate number of qualified teachers include general elementary education, physical education, and social studies."





Source: U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook


http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos069.htm





Hope this info and these websites will help.
Reply:I am not sure if you mean in this country (meaning state to state) or if you mean country to country (USA to Italy)


If you mean with in the states this website has a few salaries but not all.


http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=...


This one is also pretty good for state comparison.


http://www.nea.org/student-program/about...

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