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Students in the School of Education gain a wide range of skills inside and outside the classroom, equipping them to thrive in their dream careers.

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Top Industries

Where do School of Education graduates excel? Navigate through the tabs below for information on the top five industries these Virginia Tech graduates work in.

$81,717

Average Salary

23

Average Years of Experience

Common Job Titles

  • Teacher
  • Elementary School Teacher
  • Principal 
  • Professor 
  • Adjunct Mathematics Instructor
  • Adjunct Professor 
  • Education Technology Teacher

Job-Related Skills

  • Teaching
  • Curriculum Development 
  • Educational Technology
  • Public Speaking 
  • Staff Management 
  • Educational Leadership
  • Lesson Planning

Find a Future in Education

$100,442

Average Salary

26

Average Years of Experience

Common Job Titles

  • Human Resources Director
  • Customer Service Manager
  • Solutions Architect
  • Account Manager
  • Business Analyst 
  • Business Development Specialist 

Job-Related Skills

  • Management 
  • Leadership
  • Program Management
  • Project Management 
  • Strategic Planning
  • Customer Service

Find a Future in Information technology

$89,266

Average Salary

25

Average Years of Experience

Common Job Titles

  • Project Manager
  • Account Executive 
  • Ad Sales
  • Administrator 
  • Strategic Manager
  • Biostatistician 
  • Business Analyst
  •  

Job-Related Skills

  • Leadership 
  • Management
  • Project Management
  • Customer Service 
  • Public Speaking 
  • Strategic Planning
  • Coaching 

Find a Future in healthcare

$108,286

Average Salary

24

Average Years of Experience

Common Job Titles

  • Branch Manager
  • Vice President
  • Agent
  • Chief Marketing Officer
  • Customer Service Representative 
  •  

Job-Related Skills

  • Investment Management 
  • Strategic Planning
  • Banking
  • Loans
  • Asset Management 
  • Credit Analysis 

Find a Future in Finance

$81,712

Average Salary

25

Average Years of Experience

Common Job Titles

  • Realtor
  • Real Estate Agent
  • Broker
  • Sales Associate
  • Finance Manager 

Job-Related Skills

  • Sales
  • Real Estate Investing
  • Negotiation
  • Referral Marketing
  • Customer Service 

Find a Future in Real Estate

Education graduates also work in these fields

Government

  • Accountant
  • Judge
  • Clerk
  • Attorney General
  •  

Manufacturing 

  • Account Manager
  • Accounts Payable Manager
  • Customer Service Manager
  • Director of Operations
  •  

Defense & Space

  • Acquisition Manager
  • Analyst
  • Programmer
  • Director

Insurance

  • Agent
  • Claims Adjuster
  • Vice President
  • Claims Representative

Most Common Job Titles and Average Salaries

*Average salary of 24 years of experience

Top Employers

Top 10 Employers of Education Graduates and Average Salary

Employers on the Rise

Keep an eye on these employers who have been hiring more Education graduates in recent years.

Top Skills: Aircraft Management, Change Management, Earned Value Management, Education Administration, Educational Leadership, Graphic Design, Marketing, Media Relations, Recruitment, Safety Management System

Top Skills: Leadership, Acoustic Guitar, Acute Care, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Budgeting, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Clinical Research, Customer Service, Emergency Medical Responder

Top Skills: Analysis, Business Process Management, Data Analysis, Defense Industry, Financial Analysis, Government Procurement, Grant Writing, Leadership, Microsoft Excel, Program Management

Top Skills: Asset Allocation, Asset Management, Investment Management, Retirement Planning, Wealth Management, Banking, Commercial Banking, Commercial Mortgage, Corporate Services, Credit Analysis

Top Skills: Curriculum Development, Educational Leadership, Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Leadership, Online Learning, Public Speaking, Staff Management

Infographic highlighting AHRM graduate employment trends: Buzzuto offers the highest average salary, Belk is the top employer, Retail is the leading industry, and Customer Service is the most used skill.

Top States

Where do School of Education graduates get hired? Most of our graduates stay along the East Coast, with the greatest percentage (44.5%) finding employment in the state of Virginia.

Data was collected from Steppingblocks, a data and analytics engine that provides workforce and education outcome insights on over 100 million people in the U.S.