Becoming a Business Instructor via Online Education?

At the very least, online education can help you lay a foundation and/or open up alternate career paths. Ashford University, one of the highest ranking online schools, is a US school (accredited) offering business administration courses to train individuals to become top-notch business administration professors, business leaders, business executives, business administrators, chief executive officers, executive vice presidents, etc. Currently, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 73,790 people employed as business teachers alone in America, and their average annual salary is $83,840. Vocational education teachers make on average $52,030 per year and there are about 114,420 of them employed today. Colleges and universities like Ashford University that provide online education are successfully launching workers into this field.

Business Instructor Salary Information

Category: Business teachers, postsecondary

Total # Employed in the US 73,790
Average Yearly Salary $83,840
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$34,960 $49,380 $73,320 $105,470 $147,050
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
0.2% 0.7% 2.7% 2.3% 15.3% 34.6% 44.2%
Business teachers, postsecondary — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Alabama - $82,340
Alaska - $66,800
Arkansas - $104,340
California - $65,920
Colorado - $92,650
Connecticut - $83,560
Delaware - $127,210
District of Columbia - $96,470
Florida - $76,700
Hawaii - $82,840
Idaho - $85,290
Indiana - $93,490
Iowa - $71,790
Kansas - $67,920
Kentucky - $70,460
Louisiana - $80,440
Maine - $62,390
Maryland - $83,540
Massachusetts - $57,790
Michigan - $78,020
Mississippi - $80,650
Missouri - $115,100
Montana - $95,000
Nebraska - $69,810
Nevada - $65,370
New Hampshire - $71,220
New Jersey - $56,060
New Mexico - $70,910
New York - $79,600
North Carolina - $90,720
North Dakota - $88,240
Ohio - $66,900
Oklahoma - $97,170
Oregon - $78,430
Pennsylvania - $69,610
South Carolina - $66,770
South Dakota - $56,790
Tennessee - $91,400
Utah - $81,440
Virginia - $92,720
Washington - $74,970
West Virginia - $64,340
Wisconsin - $75,060
Wyoming - $97,670
Guam - $79,920
Puerto Rico - $65,660


Category: Vocational education teachers, postsecondary

Total # Employed in the US 114,420
Average Hourly Wage: $25.01/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$13.47 $17.19 $23.05 $30.75 $39.93
Average Yearly Salary $52,030
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$28,010 $35,750 $47,950 $63,960 $83,060
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
0.2% 0.7% 2.7% 2.3% 15.3% 34.6% 44.2%
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Alaska $34.11/hr $70,940
Colorado $30.89/hr $64,260
Oklahoma $29.8/hr $61,990
Arkansas $29.23/hr $60,800
Massachusetts $28.69/hr $59,680
Nebraska $27.89/hr $58,010
Tennessee $27.74/hr $57,710
Indiana $27.4/hr $56,980
North Dakota $27.19/hr $56,550
Delaware $27.02/hr $56,190
Florida $26.67/hr $55,480
Mississippi $26.58/hr $55,290
Kansas $25/hr $52,000
Kentucky $24.55/hr $51,070
Wyoming $24.42/hr $50,790
Michigan $24.33/hr $50,610
Utah $24.26/hr $50,450
Louisiana $24.11/hr $50,140
Montana $24/hr $49,920
South Dakota $23.92/hr $49,760
Hawaii $23.39/hr $48,660
Maryland $23.37/hr $48,610
North Carolina $23.22/hr $48,300
Oregon $23.1/hr $48,060
South Carolina $23.06/hr $47,960
Pennsylvania $22.64/hr $47,090
New Mexico $22.64/hr $47,080
West Virginia $22.31/hr $46,410
Idaho $22.23/hr $46,250
Alabama $22.09/hr $45,940
Nevada $22.07/hr $45,910
Iowa $21.86/hr $45,470
Missouri $21.83/hr $45,410
Washington $21.4/hr $44,510
District of Columbia $21.39/hr $44,500
Guam $21.28/hr $44,260
New Hampshire $21.04/hr $43,770
Wisconsin $20.76/hr $43,180
Puerto Rico $20.64/hr $42,940
Maine $20.59/hr $42,840
New Jersey $20.17/hr $41,960
Connecticut $20.01/hr $41,610
New York $19.95/hr $41,500
Virginia $19.57/hr $40,700
Ohio $18.63/hr $38,750
California $16.89/hr $35,140


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