Milwaukee Teaching Jobs
If you're considering a career in education, there are plenty of options when it comes to Milwaukee teaching jobs.
Nationwide, the education industry has continued to add jobs, despite the economic recession. Along with healthcare, it is considered one of the most stable industries and is expected to continue growing during the near future.
The Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis area's education and health services industry employed 146,600 workers during November 2009, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 145,200 workers during October and a .8 percent increase from November 2008.
When it comes to primary and secondary education, the City of Milwaukee maintains Milwaukee Public Schools, which is the largest school district in the State of Wisconsin and one of the largest in the nation. The 223-school district had 92,935 students as of 2007 and 6,100 full-time and substitute teachers in 2006.
According to Wikipedia, Milwaukee Public Schools operate as magnet schools, with individualized specialty areas for interests in academics or the arts. The school district took a hit during 2007, when it was named to a national list of "dropout factories," or schools where fewer than 60 percent of freshmen graduate on time.
There also are more than two dozen private and parochial high schools in Milwaukee, as well as many private and parochial middle and elementary schools. About 84.5 percent of those 25-years and older in Milwaukee have a high school diploma, while 27 percent have at least a bachelor's degree.
When it comes to higher education, Milwaukee has one of the highest per capita student populations in North America. A 2000 study from McGill University ranked the city sixth among United States and Canadian cities for the number of college students per 100 residents.
Some of the most prominent universities and colleges in the Milwaukee area include:
- Alverno College
- Bryant and Stratton
- Cardinal Stritch University
- Carroll University
- Concordia University Wisconsin
- Herzing University Online
- ITT Technical Institute
- Marquette University
- Medical College of Wisconsin
- Milwaukee Area Technical College
- Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
- Milwaukee School of Engineering
- Mount Mary College
- Sacred Heart School of Theology
- University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
- University of Wisconsin–Waukesha
- Wisconsin Lutheran College