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Aspects of movers' current and previous teaching positions by school type: Percentage distribution of public and private teacher movers' ratings of various aspects of their teaching position in current school compared to previous year's school by school type: School year 2021–22

All school teacher movers   All public school teacher movers   All private school teacher movers
Aspects of teaching position Better in previous teaching position   Better in current teaching position   Not better or worse   Better in previous teaching position   Better in current teaching position   Not better or worse   Better in previous teaching position   Better in current teaching position   Not better or worse
Salary 15.734.649.716.131.652.312.364.223.5
Benefits 13.218.568.413.514.971.69.8!54.435.7
Opportunities for professional advancement or promotion 10.129.160.810.126.263.79.758.032.3
Opportunities for professional development 11.535.153.411.733.055.39.955.934.3
Opportunities for learning from colleagues 15.542.841.715.342.242.517.348.634.1
Social relationships with colleagues 24.039.336.723.840.236.126.530.343.2
Recognition and support from administrators/managers 18.842.838.419.242.238.615.048.436.5
Safety of environment 17.232.650.117.432.849.815.131.453.5
Influence over workplace policies and practices 15.229.155.714.928.456.718.335.546.2
Autonomy or control over own work 16.441.841.816.242.241.618.038.044.0
Professional prestige 12.033.554.411.833.055.214.139.146.8
Procedures for performance evaluation 11.428.460.311.626.661.89.1!45.845.1
Manageability of workload 26.236.837.025.936.737.428.238.333.5
Ability to balance personal life and work 22.139.938.022.039.638.422.842.934.2
Availability of resources and materials/equipment for
doing your job
21.935.942.222.534.343.216.051.632.4
General work conditions 18.242.938.918.242.239.618.649.831.6
Job security 11.826.162.112.024.863.210.139.350.6
Intellectual challenge 11.539.748.811.638.849.610.548.640.9
Sense of personal accomplishment 15.542.542.015.342.642.117.141.941.0
Opportunities to make a difference in the lives of others 11.638.150.311.738.050.411.039.749.3
! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 percent and 50 percent (i.e., the standard error is at least 30 percent and less than 50 percent of the estimate).
NOTE: “Movers” are teachers who were still teachers in the 2021–22 Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS) school year but had moved to a different school from their 2020–21 National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) school. "Public school teacher movers" are "movers" who taught in public schools during the 2020-21 school year. "Private school teacher movers" are "movers" who taught in private schools during the 2020-21 school year. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2020–21 National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) and 2021–22 Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS), "Current Teacher Data File," 2021–22.