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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

Plan, direct, or coordinate the academic, administrative, or auxiliary activities of kindergarten, elementary, or secondary schools.

Median salary (BLS)

$105,870

10th–90th percentile (BLS)

$76k – $168k

Job outlook

No separate BLS projection for this specific role

AI exposure

Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $85,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.

Plan a path to Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

Education

Typical entry: Master's degree

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Typical progression

  1. Junior Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

    Entry / Junior

    $76,280

    ~2 yrs to advance

  2. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

    Established

    $105,870

    ~3 yrs to advance

  3. Senior Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

    Senior

    $136,820

Key skills

A typical day

  • Counsel and provide guidance to students regarding personal, academic, vocational, or behavioral issues.
  • Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities, policies, and student behavior or learning problems.
  • Determine the scope of educational program offerings, and prepare drafts of course schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements.
  • Observe teaching methods and examine learning materials to evaluate and standardize curricula and teaching techniques and to determine areas for improvement.
  • Collaborate with teachers to develop and maintain curriculum standards, develop mission statements, and set performance goals and objectives.

Fields of study

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