Curriculum Specialist Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

Nationally, there are 129,000 working as curriculum specialists. This occupation has a very low ranking for joblessness. The jobless rate for employees was about 1% in 2008.

Area Job Conditions

Curriculum specialists per capita is greatest in Wichita Falls (Texas), Tallahassee (Florida), and State College (Pennsylvania). Wichita (Kansas), Fayetteville (Arkansas), and Las Vegas (Nevada) have the fewest per capita.

The highest salaries for workers are found in Poughkeepsie (New York), Visalia (California), and Nassau (New York), and the lowest-paying areas are in Salt Lake City (Utah), Champaign (Illinois), and Springfield (Illinois).

Training and Education

A master's degree is generally expected for employees. Recent data shows that 79% of curriculum specialists have a degree. Workers with some schooling beyond high school, but not a four college degree, represent about 17% of the total. A high school diploma or GED, without further education, is held by 4% of employees. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Curriculum specialists working less than full time, whether by design or chance, were 20% of the total. Approximately 3% of people who work as workers are self-employed.

Curriculum Specialists Around the Country

In the list below, each metro area is rated for the relative popularity of curriculum specialists compared to other locations (that is, jobs per population). Single or double up or down arrows indicate the relative popularity in that location. Within each state listing, metro areas are sorted by the actual number of jobs for curriculum specialists.

Alabama

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Montgomery	$67,000	260
Birmingham	$55,000	160
Mobile	$41,000	110
Huntsville	$63,000	80
Decatur	$61,000	40

Alaska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Anchorage	$53,000	260
Fairbanks	$60,000	40

Arizona

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Phoenix	$46,000	2,090
Tucson	$45,000	510
Prescott	$42,000	110
Yuma	$46,000	60
Kingman	$47,000	50

Arkansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Little Rock	$58,000	170
Fort Smith	$58,000	70
Fayetteville	$54,000	30

California

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Sacramento	$79,000	2,420
San Diego	$74,000	2,100
Riverside	$72,000	1,410
Oakland	$71,000	1,280
San Francisco	$72,000	1,220
San Jose	$69,000	1,030
Santa Ana	$86,000	1,000
Fresno	$76,000	750
Bakersfield	$56,000	350
Modesto	$70,000	290
Stockton	$63,000	240
Santa Barbara	$66,000	240
Salinas	$74,000	170
Santa Cruz	$70,000	170
Oxnard	$61,000	160
Santa Rosa	$64,000	150
Visalia	$79,000	130
San Luis Obispo	$54,000	120
Vallejo	$69,000	90
El Centro	$62,000	50
Merced	$70,000	50
Napa	$78,000	40
Yuba City	$74,000	30

Colorado

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Denver	$65,000	1,030
Colorado Springs	$60,000	410
Boulder	$61,000	160
Fort Collins	$60,000	80

Connecticut

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Hartford	$83,000	520
Bridgeport	$72,000	280
New Haven	$63,000	240
Norwich	$58,000	90
Danbury	$76,000	50

Delaware

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wilmington	$59,000	340
Dover	$63,000	70

District of Columbia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Washington	$70,000	3,820

Florida

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Miami	$49,000	1,010
Tampa	$48,000	870
Orlando	$59,000	830
Tallahassee	$46,000	620
Jacksonville	$49,000	520
Fort Lauderdale	$65,000	490
West Palm Beach	$53,000	410
Gainesville	$45,000	200
Pensacola		190
Lakeland	$58,000	140
Sarasota	$57,000	130
Palm Bay	$53,000	120
Cape Coral	$58,000	90
Deltona	$56,000	80
Port St Lucie	$58,000	80
Naples	$61,000	80
Ocala	$50,000	80
Panama City	$47,000	70
Fort Walton Beach	$50,000	30

Georgia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Atlanta	$55,000	3,560
Savannah	$50,000	250
Augusta	$62,000	230
Macon	$51,000	220
Gainesville	$46,000	120
Columbus	$55,000	120
Valdosta	$52,000	90
Athens	$59,000	90
Warner Robins	$65,000	70
Brunswick	$54,000	60
Albany	$62,000	50
Rome	$55,000	40
Dalton	$66,000	40

Hawaii

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Honolulu	$54,000	620

Idaho

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boise	$43,000	250

Illinois

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Chicago	$57,000	3,390
Springfield	$37,000	80
Champaign	$40,000	80
Peoria	$50,000	60
Rockford	$52,000	60
Bloomington	$45,000	40
Kankakee	$56,000	40

Indiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Indianapolis	$68,000	350
Gary	$64,000	140
South Bend	$50,000	90
Evansville	$51,000	60
Fort Wayne	$55,000	50
Muncie	$58,000	40
Terre Haute	$56,000	40

Iowa

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Des Moines	$65,000	350
Iowa City	$55,000	190
Davenport	$54,000	110
Cedar Rapids	$55,000	80

Kansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Topeka		150
Wichita	$54,000	60
Lawrence	$46,000	40

Kentucky

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Louisville	$55,000	550
Lexington	$65,000	250
Bowling Green	$46,000	60
Owensboro	$56,000	60
Elizabethtown	$71,000	50

Louisiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
New Orleans	$48,000	500
Baton Rouge	$45,000	340
Lafayette	$43,000	210
Lake Charles		190
Shreveport	$47,000	180
Houma	$47,000	100
Monroe	$46,000	90

Maine

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$45,000	140
Bangor	$46,000	30

Maryland

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Baltimore	$53,000	2,200
Bethesda	$68,000	580
Salisbury	$52,000	40

Massachusetts

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boston	$67,000	1,920
Worcester	$61,000	220
Springfield	$62,000	210
Framingham	$58,000	170
Lowell	$77,000	80
Brockton	$64,000	60
New Bedford	$61,000	40
Haverhill	$55,000	40
Barnstable Town	$73,000	40
Leominster	$57,000	30

Michigan

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Detroit	$57,000	1,020
Warren	$73,000	610
Lansing	$80,000	350
Grand Rapids	$62,000	240
Flint	$65,000	110
Kalamazoo	$58,000	90
Holland	$51,000	70
Saginaw	$61,000	50
Battle Creek	$43,000	40
Muskegon	$61,000	40

Minnesota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Minneapolis	$60,000	1,220
Rochester	$64,000	110
Duluth	$57,000	70
St Cloud	$53,000	40

Mississippi

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Jackson	$47,000	280
Gulfport	$72,000	160

Missouri

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Kansas City	$59,000	620
St Louis	$60,000	470
Springfield	$49,000	70
St Joseph	$49,000	40
Columbia	$43,000	30

Montana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Great Falls	$42,000	60
Missoula	$44,000	30
Billings	$42,000	30

Nebraska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Omaha	$53,000	410
Lincoln	$50,000	90

Nevada

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Reno	$72,000	80
Las Vegas	$49,000	70

New Hampshire

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Manchester	$49,000	60
Rochester	$61,000	50
Nashua	$66,000	40
Portsmouth		40

New Jersey

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Trenton	$73,000	650
Newark	$63,000	640
Camden	$64,000	480
Edison	$68,000	470
Atlantic City	$78,000	40
Vineland	$81,000	30

New Mexico

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Albuquerque	$48,000	210
Santa Fe	$44,000	60
Las Cruces	$70,000	60

New York

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
New York	$64,000	3,940
Nassau	$90,000	1,080
Albany	$56,000	770
Rochester	$62,000	510
Buffalo	$66,000	480
Syracuse	$57,000	410
Poughkeepsie	$84,000	230
Binghamton	$66,000	150
Utica	$47,000	120
Kingston	$55,000	70
Ithaca	$52,000	40
Glens Falls	$41,000	40
Elmira	$46,000	30

North Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Raleigh	$55,000	960
Charlotte	$51,000	580
Greensboro	$55,000	350
Durham	$61,000	260
Greenville	$55,000	170
Winston Salem	$48,000	160
Fayetteville	$54,000	140
Hickory	$57,000	140
Wilmington	$50,000	80
Rocky Mount	$56,000	80
Burlington	$48,000	40

North Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Fargo	$46,000	100
Grand Forks	$56,000	40

Ohio

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Columbus	$65,000	1,240
Cleveland	$68,000	1,160
Cincinnati	$61,000	940
Dayton	$63,000	600
Akron	$53,000	350
Toledo	$50,000	270
Youngstown	$55,000	200
Canton	$51,000	150
Mansfield	$64,000	40

Oklahoma

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Oklahoma City	$43,000	510
Tulsa	$46,000	300
Lawton	$53,000	70

Oregon

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$64,000	640
Salem	$67,000	160
Eugene	$64,000	110
Bend	$54,000	70
Medford	$61,000	50

Pennsylvania

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Philadelphia	$57,000	1,890
Pittsburgh	$57,000	790
Harrisburg	$54,000	410
Allentown	$52,000	300
State College	$49,000	180
Reading	$61,000	100
Scranton	$56,000	70
York	$57,000	70
Erie	$57,000	60
Johnstown	$63,000	50

Rhode Island

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Providence	$59,000	380

South Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Columbia	$63,000	440
Greenville	$62,000	420
Charleston	$52,000	270
Florence	$42,000	220
Sumter	$57,000	90
Myrtle Beach	$69,000	80
Spartanburg	$65,000	50
Anderson	$46,000	40

South Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Sioux Falls	$41,000	50
Rapid City	$52,000	40

Tennessee

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Nashville	$53,000	340
Memphis	$49,000	320
Knoxville	$56,000	310
Chattanooga	$52,000	160
Jackson		130
Kingsport	$53,000	40
Clarksville	$57,000	40

Texas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Dallas	$59,000	2,500
Houston	$61,000	1,560
San Antonio	$56,000	1,310
Austin	$56,000	1,070
Fort Worth	$62,000	760
Mcallen	$58,000	460
El Paso	$62,000	340
Amarillo	$50,000	320
Laredo	$45,000	230
Wichita Falls	$63,000	210
Waco	$55,000	180
Corpus Christi	$52,000	180
Longview	$54,000	150
Brownsville	$70,000	150
Lubbock	$42,000	140
Killeen	$53,000	130
Abilene	$42,000	120
Victoria	$47,000	120
College Station	$49,000	120
Beaumont	$61,000	100
Tyler	$54,000	80
Midland	$62,000	40

Utah

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Salt Lake City	$44,000	730
Ogden	$48,000	130
Provo	$52,000	110
St George	$57,000	40

Vermont

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Burlington	$54,000	60

Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Virginia Beach	$62,000	800
Richmond	$61,000	760
Roanoke	$71,000	130
Charlottesville	$63,000	120
Lynchburg	$41,000	90
Winchester	$54,000	30

Washington

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Seattle	$64,000	1,190
Tacoma	$70,000	310
Spokane	$66,000	160
Mount Vernon	$64,000	100
Yakima	$67,000	80
Olympia	$58,000	80
Bremerton	$57,000	60
Bellingham	$50,000	60
Kennewick	$77,000	50
Wenatchee	$65,000	40

West Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Huntington	$52,000	100
Charleston	$47,000	60
Parkersburg	$62,000	60
Morgantown	$46,000	30

Wisconsin

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Milwaukee	$63,000	400
Madison	$57,000	140
Green Bay	$64,000	60
La Crosse	$57,000	30

Wyoming

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Cheyenne	$52,000	110

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