Total |
259,400 |
|
100.0 |
|
Working for a school or school district in a position in the field of K-12 education, but not as a regular K-12 classroom teacher |
76,000 |
|
29.3 |
|
Working in the field of K-12 education but not in a school/district |
2,900 |
|
1.1 |
! |
Working in the field of pre-K or postsecondary education |
5,800 |
|
2.2 |
! |
Working in an occupation outside the field of education, including military service |
20,000 |
|
7.7 |
|
Student at a college or university |
4,900 |
|
1.9 |
|
Caring for family members |
24,300 |
|
9.4 |
|
Retired |
99,200 |
|
38.3 |
|
Disabled |
‡ |
|
‡ |
|
Unemployed |
15,000 |
|
5.8 |
|
Other |
‡ |
|
‡ |
|
Industry status of leavers whose main occupational status was working in a position in the field of pre-K or postsecondary education,
working in the field of K-12 education but not in a school/district, or working outside the field of education, including military service |
|
|
|
|
Total |
28,600 |
|
100.0 |
|
Employee of a private company, non-profit, business, or individual for wages, salary, or commission |
21,800 |
|
76.1 |
|
State, federal, or local government employee |
3,800 |
|
13.4 |
|
Self-employed in own business, professional practice, or farm |
3,000 |
! |
10.5 |
! |
Working without pay in a family business, farm, or volunteer job |
# |
|
# |
|
# Rounds to zero. |
! 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). |
‡ Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater (i.e., the standard error is 50 percent or more of the estimate). |
NOTE: "Leavers" are teachers who left the teaching profession after the base year (2011-12). Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and because some data are not shown. |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS), "Former Teacher Data File," 2012-13. |