Learn about the types of people who become music teachers. This page goes into detail about the employment, gender, and ethnic ratios of the workplace.
Employment Type Mix, 2025
39% of music teachers work in full-time roles while 61% work part-time.
Gender Mix By Career Interest, 2025
This graph shows the distribution of females and males that are interested in becoming a music teacher. Four or five star ratings on CareerExplorer indicate interest.
More men than women are interested in becoming music teachers at a ratio of 1.16 to 1.
Actual Gender Mix, 2025
65% of music teachers are female and 35% are male.
Gender Bias, 2025
This is one of the most compelling statistics we collect. Gender bias shows the difference between gender interest in being a music teacher and the actual gender mix of people in the career.
If there is a significant difference, then it means there is a gender imbalance between those interested in becoming a music teacher and those who end up becoming one.
In this case there are more men interested in becoming a music teacher than those actually working as one. It is hard to pinpoint the exact reasons why, but there are likely various forces at play, from changing interests over time to societal norms and biases.
Ethnic Mix, 2019
The largest ethnic group of music teachers are White, making up 66% of the population. The next highest segments are East Asian and Other, making up 9% and 6% respectively.