Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
Teach occupational, vocational, career, or technical subjects to students at the secondary school level.
What it pays
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School earn a median of $30.73/hr — about $64,000 a year. (Annual figure is approximate: hourly × 2,080.)
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School earn a median of $30.73/hr — about $64,000 a year. (Annual figure is approximate: hourly × 2,080.)
What you'd actually do
- Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
- Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.
- Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
- Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools.
- Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
- Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives to students.
How you get there
Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree. Overall preparation: considerable preparation (Job Zone 4 of 5).
The feel of the work
You're around people constantly. (Compared against the other 818 careers in the guide.)
Working for yourself
About 0% of career/technical education teachers, secondary school are self-employed.
Who it tends to fit
This work tends to fit people who are people-focused, creative and organized and detail-focused.
Work a simulated shift in this job — freeMake the real decisions this job involves, then see what your choices say about you.Related careers
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Quick questions
- How much does a career/technical education teachers, secondary school make?
- The median pay is $30.73 per hour — roughly $64,000 a year. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Do you need a degree to be a career/technical education teachers, secondary school?
- The typical entry-level education is: Bachelor's degree. Overall preparation level: considerable preparation (Job Zone 4 of 5).
- What does a career/technical education teachers, secondary school actually do all day?
- Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations. Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students. Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
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Trailhead is operated by FLEXVermont LLC. It is intended for high-school students age 13 and older, and the educators and families who support them, and is not directed to children under 13. Trailhead is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It does not offer professional, financial, or career advice, and its wage figures and pathways are estimates that may not fit your situation — they should not be relied on as the sole basis for any decision.