Education
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach vocational courses intended to provide occupational training below the baccalaureate level in subjects such as construction, mechanics/repair, manufacturing, transportation, or cosmetology, primarily to students who have graduated from or left high school. Teaching takes place in public or private schools whose primary business is academic or vocational education.
Median salary
$61,490
Typical range
$39k – $107k
Job outlook
+1% (about average)
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Education
Typical entry: Associate degree
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Junior Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Entry / Junior
$38,680
~2 yrs to advance
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Established
$61,490
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Senior
$84,035
Key skills
A typical day
- •Observe and evaluate students' work to determine progress, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement.
- •Present lectures and conduct discussions to increase students' knowledge and competence using visual aids, such as graphs, charts, videotapes, and slides.
- •Supervise and monitor students' use of tools and equipment.
- •Administer oral, written, or performance tests to measure progress and to evaluate training effectiveness.
- •Provide individualized instruction and tutorial or remedial instruction.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Education
Explore all- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
- University of Wisconsin–Madison49% admit · $72,000 grad pay
- Vanderbilt University7% admit · $88,000 grad pay
- University of Virginia19% admit · $85,000 grad pay
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