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Educational leadership majors have a hard time finding a job right out of college. Graduates with an educational leadership degree are entering a strange job market and it can be hard to find your first job in educational leadership. To make finding a job easier, Zippia scanned through 21,278 educational leadership major resumes to identify the jobs educational leadership majors most prefer.

Highest-paying jobs with a educational leadership degree

  1. Starting salary
    $53,000
    Job openings
    61,581
    Top locations:
    Houston, TX;  New York, NY;  Atlanta, GA;  
    Job description:
    Training and development specialists plan, conduct, and administer programs that train employees and improve their skills and knowledge.
  2. Starting salary
    $49,000
    Job openings
    81,817
    Top locations:
    New York, NY;  Houston, TX;  Chicago, IL;  
    Job description:
    Training and development specialists plan, conduct, and administer programs that train employees and improve their skills and knowledge.
  3. Starting salary
    $45,000
    Job openings
    26,791
    Job description:
    Career and technical education teachers instruct students in various technical and vocational subjects, such as auto repair, healthcare, and culinary arts. They teach academic and technical content to provide students with the skills and knowledge necessary to enter an occupation.
  4. Starting salary
    $41,000
    Job openings
    44,365
    Job description:
    Human resources specialists recruit, screen, interview, and place workers. They often handle other human resources work, such as those related to employee relations, compensation and benefits, and training.
  5. Starting salary
    $37,000
    Job openings
    15,462
    Top locations:
    New York, NY;  Indianapolis, IN;  Pittsburgh, PA;  
    Job description:
    School counselors help students develop academic and social skills and succeed in school. Career counselors assist people with the process of making career decisions by helping them develop skills or choose a career or educational program.
  6. Starting salary
    $37,000
    Job openings
    84,607
    Top locations:
    New York, NY;  Chicago, IL;  Houston, TX;  
    Job description:
    Kindergarten and elementary school teachers prepare younger students for future schooling by teaching them basic subjects such as math and reading.
  7. Starting salary
    $37,000
    Job openings
    38,229
    Top locations:
    New York, NY;  Chicago, IL;  Houston, TX;  
    Job description:
    Training and development specialists plan, conduct, and administer programs that train employees and improve their skills and knowledge.
  8. Starting salary
    $32,000
    Job openings
    53,322
    Job description:
    Human resources specialists recruit, screen, interview, and place workers. They often handle other human resources work, such as those related to employee relations, compensation and benefits, and training.
  9. Starting salary
    $31,000
    Job openings
    102,464
    Job description:
    Social and human service assistants provide client services, including support for families, in a wide variety of fields, such as psychology, rehabilitation, and social work. They assist other workers, such as social workers, and they help clients find benefits or community services.
  10. Starting salary
    $29,000
    Job openings
    28,019
    Job description:
    Kindergarten and elementary school teachers prepare younger students for future schooling by teaching them basic subjects such as math and reading.

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What can you do with an educational leadership degree?

Zippia created an educational leadership career map to help recent graduates find career paths. It's based on real resumes from job seekers with bachelor's degrees in educational leadership. The map shows the most common jobs educational leadership majors take throughout the first four jobs of their careers.

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Average educational leadership major salary

Educational leadership major salaries vary significantly by industry. Graduates with an educational leadership bachelor's degree who work in the education industry have an average salary of $53,383, while those graduates who work in the government industry have an average salary of $44,894. If pay is important to you, then you should look for educational leadership jobs in the education industry.

Average educational leadership major salary by industry

RankIndustryAverage educational leadership salary Educational leadership salary range
1Education
$53,383
$36k
$68k
2Professional
$50,151
$36k
$68k
3Retail
$47,660
$36k
$68k
4Government
$44,894
$36k
$68k

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