Industry report
Education Jobs: Salary, Trends & Opportunities
17 open positions · $107K median salary · 33% ghost risk
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17open
$107K median posted pay
3 companies · 47% remote-friendly
67%
Not flagged
Where the openings are
Data Scientist18%
Fullstack Engineer18%
Software Engineer18%
Backend Engineer6%
Posted pay
Middle half of salaries$107K–$111K
Pay disclosed53%
Education signals
- Remote-friendly
- 47%
- Pay disclosed
- 53%9 of 17 postings
- Flagged JDs
- 50%overloaded or unrealistic, of 14 rated
- High ghost signals
- 33%21% across all sectors
- 90-day volume
- Growing+1400% newer vs older half
Based on 17 open education postings, updated . The pool refreshes every 2 hours from 4 job boards.
The sector
What education hiring looks like right now
17 open education postings from 3 companies are in the pool today. Data Scientist is the biggest group at 3 postings, ahead of Fullstack Engineer (3). SynergisticIT leads on volume with 12.
Of the 17 postings, 9 list pay (53%). The middle half runs $107K to $111K, with a median of $107K. 47% are flagged remote-friendly.
A company lands in this sector from its enrichment record, which tags the industry the employer operates in. Postings come from 4 job boards, refreshed every 2 hours, and the ghost, skill, and job-description figures below use the 40 education postings the scoring engine has already read.
Roles and pay
Top education roles by openings and salary
The bar shows the middle half of posted pay for each role, drawn on one shared scale. Roles with fewer than 3 postings that list pay show no bar.
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Based on 17 open education postings, updated . The pool refreshes every 2 hours from 4 job boards.
Who is hiring
Companies hiring in education
Sorted by open roles. Each card opens the company profile, and its count matches what that profile lists. The ghost badge shows once a company has 2 or more scored postings.
Posting quality
Ghost job rate in education
33% of scored education postings land at a 50% ghost probability or higher, against 21% across every sector. Average probability here is 31%.
The score rolls up posting age, missing pay, vague descriptions, reposting, and applicant volume. It marks a pattern and does not confirm any single listing is fake.
Lowest average ghost signals among education employers with 3+ scored postings: SynergisticIT (12%), University of Southern California (23%).
Skills in demand
Skills education employers ask for
From 40 scored education postings. Dots show the average depth level (L0 to L5) the scoring engine assigned. The pay change compares postings that list the skill with those that do not, once each side has 5 salaries.
- SQL-$3K7 postings
- Java Development5 postings
- Python5 postings
- Data Science4 postings
- Project Management4 postings
- Software Engineering4 postings
- Data Analysis3 postings
- Java3 postings
Market health
How the education market is holding up
Posting volume, last 90 days
Growing: 15 postings in the newer half against 1 in the older half. Counts scored postings by posted date, closed ones included.
The pool has no pay history for this sector yet, so no salary trend is shown.
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Education jobs: questions
How many education jobs are open right now?
17 active education postings from 3 companies are tracked today. 47% are flagged remote-friendly. The pool refreshes every 2 hours from 4 job boards.
What do education jobs pay?
Among 9 education postings that list pay, the median is $107K and the middle half runs $107K to $111K. 53% of education postings disclose a salary, so treat the figures as the visible slice.
Which roles hire most in education?
Data Scientist (3), Fullstack Engineer (3), Software Engineer (3), and Backend Engineer (1) lead the open postings. Data Scientist accounts for 18% of the sector's listings.
What skills do education employers ask for most?
Across 40 scored education postings, SQL, Java Development, Python, Data Science, and Project Management come up most. SQL appears in 7 of them.
How common are ghost jobs in education?
33% of the 30 scored education postings carry a ghost probability of 50% or higher. Across all sectors the share is 21%. A high score marks listing patterns such as age, missing pay, and reposting. It does not prove the role is fake.
Is the education job market growing?
Posting volume looks growing over the last 90 days: 15 postings in the newer half of the window against 1 in the older half (+1400%). This counts postings ShouldApply has scored, not every listing on the web.