Chart: K–12 education support staff are a quarter of the education workforce: Number of K–12 education workers by occupation group | Economic Policy Institute

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K–12 education support staff are a quarter of the education workforce: Number of K–12 education workers by occupation group

Occupation group	Number of workers
All other K–12 education workers	7,222,400
Para-professionals	1,195,200
Janitors and custodians	368,800
Office and administration	337,900
Food service workers	281,300
Bus drivers	194,800

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Source: EPI analysis of 2022 American Community Survey data.

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