How much does a education administrators, all other make?

The median pay is $45.77 per hour — roughly $95,000 a year, with the real range running from about $24.96/hr (10th percentile) to $77.41/hr (90th percentile). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Do you need a degree to be a education administrators, all other?

The typical entry-level education is: Bachelor's degree. Overall preparation level: extensive preparation (Job Zone 5 of 5).

What does a education administrators, all other actually do all day?

Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities and policies and students' behavioral or learning problems. Monitor students' progress and provide students and teachers with assistance in resolving any problems. Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff and recommend personnel actions for programs and services.

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Education Administrators, All Other

All education administrators not listed separately.

What it pays
Education Administrators, All Other earn a median of $45.77/hr — about $95,000 a year. The lowest-paid 10% earn $24.96/hr; the top 10% earn $77.41/hr. (Annual figures are approximate: hourly × 2,080.)

What you'd actually do

Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities and policies and students' behavioral or learning problems.
Monitor students' progress and provide students and teachers with assistance in resolving any problems.
Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff and recommend personnel actions for programs and services.
Teach classes or courses or provide direct care to children.
Set educational standards and goals and help establish policies, procedures, and programs to carry them out.
Determine the scope of educational program offerings and prepare drafts of program schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements.

How you get there

Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree. Overall preparation: extensive preparation (Job Zone 5 of 5).

The feel of the work

Much of the work happens outdoors; you're around people constantly; it rewards working independently. (Compared against the other 818 careers in the guide.)

Working for yourself

About 3.5% of education administrators, all other are self-employed.

Who it tends to fit

This work tends to fit people who are people-focused, take-charge and organized and detail-focused.

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How much does a education administrators, all other make?: The median pay is $45.77 per hour — roughly $95,000 a year, with the real range running from about $24.96/hr (10th percentile) to $77.41/hr (90th percentile). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Do you need a degree to be a education administrators, all other?: The typical entry-level education is: Bachelor's degree. Overall preparation level: extensive preparation (Job Zone 5 of 5).
What does a education administrators, all other actually do all day?: Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities and policies and students' behavioral or learning problems. Monitor students' progress and provide students and teachers with assistance in resolving any problems. Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff and recommend personnel actions for programs and services.

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