Education, Science & Public Service

Teaching, science, media, protective services, and public work.

27 occupations · 9,702 local jobs · 1,193 estimated annual openings · supplemental group beyond the six named sectors

Occupation	Local jobs	Openings per year	Median pay	Growth
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,778	142	$58,750	+9.9%
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,687	231	$30,646	+22.2%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,143	94	$61,246	+11.3%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	947	135	$36,311	+31.4%
Self-Enrichment Teachers	801	116	$38,676	+52.3%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	705	56	$58,957	-4.7%
Coaches and Scouts	550	87	$36,694	+10.9%
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	337	49	$40,322	-35.0%
Tutors	230	44	$51,855	-2.8%
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	228	62	$30,281	+48.1%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	218	19	$58,873	+14.4%
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	178	39	$35,970	+130.8%
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	168	24	$37,137	+37.9%
Producers and Directors	147	20	$51,254	+117.4%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	130	17	$58,818	+0.2%
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Behavioral health	126	11	$80,140	-39.6%
Psychologists, All Other	74	8	$91,626	+23.4%
Floral Designers	61	10	$31,851	+33.4%
Special Education Teachers, All Other	37	6	$65,940	n/a
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	35	4	$59,656	+43.3%
Urban and Regional Planners	30	3	$68,762	+33.7%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	30	4	$65,612	+17.4%
Commercial and Industrial Designers	20	3	$102,694	-13.8%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	16	3	$57,650	+12077.3%
Agricultural Technicians	15	3	$62,517	-20.1%
Athletes and Sports Competitors	11	3	$55,291	+5.7%
Log Graders and Scalers	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Sources: Lightcast Q1 2026 occupation snapshot, Hamilton County, IN (jobs, openings, median pay, growth to 2026). Wage figures are ranges from public data, never promises.