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Language teacher

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Key facts

+0.2%jobs, 2025 to 2035
United States

Employment in this job is holding up or growing in the United States, but it is highly exposed to AI. AI exposure: low according to the ILO, very high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +0.2% (BLS). Working well with AI is becoming an asset.

The job

Other language teachers (ISCO 2353). Other language teachers teach non-native languages to adults and children who are learning a language for reasons of migration, to fulfil employment requirements or opportunities, to facilitate participation in educational programmes delivered in a foreign language, or for personal enrichment.

Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.

20 job titles linked to this page

Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.

  • assistant sign language teacher
  • british sign language teacher
  • british sign language trainer
  • british sign language tutor
  • English for speakers of other languages teacher
  • ESOL teacher
  • instructor in language school
  • language school educator
  • language school instructor
  • language school lecturer
  • language school teacher
  • sign language educator
  • sign language teacher
  • sign language teaching assistant
  • sign language trainer
  • sign language tutor
  • teacher in a language school
  • teacher of english to speakers of other languages
  • TESOL practitioner
  • TESOL teacher

Training

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Gauges

Risk 5/5 · Very high
AI exposureVery highBLS AI exposure category "very high" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (low)
Employment outlookDeclineBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary; English language and literature teachers, postsecondary)
Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job
PayHighBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $79,114
EntryLong and selectiveBLS, typical education needed for entry

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Sources

Checked on 27 October 2026.