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What is a career and technology education teacher and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025
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The average career and technology education teacher salary is $45,411. The most common degree is a bachelor's degree degree with an business major. It usually takes 2-4 years of experience to become a career and technology education teacher. Career and technology education teachers with a Certified Secondary Culinary Educator (CSCE) certification earn more money. Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 2% and produce 5,400 job opportunities across the U.S.
ScoreCareer And Technology Education TeacherUS Average
Salary
3.5

Avg. Salary $45,411

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level
6.9

Growth rate 2%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity
5.2
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.28%

Asian 11.23%

Black or African American 7.26%

Hispanic or Latino 10.32%

Unknown 4.95%

White 65.96%

Gender

female 62.54%

male 37.46%

Age - 46
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 46
Stress level
6.9

Stress level is high

7.1 - high

Complexity level
6.1

Complexity level is intermediate

7 - challenging

Work life balance
10.0

Work life balance is excellent

6.4 - fair

Career and technology education teacher career paths

Key steps to become a career and technology education teacher

  1. Explore career and technology education teacher education requirements

    Most common career and technology education teacher degrees

    Bachelor's

    59.4 %

    Master's

    28.7 %

    Associate

    6.5 %
  2. Start to develop specific career and technology education teacher skills

    SkillsPercentages
    CTE14.52%
    Classroom Environment7.14%
    Instructional Strategies6.80%
    Classroom Management6.80%
    Instructional Materials6.77%
  3. Complete relevant career and technology education teacher training and internships

    Accountants spend an average of Less than 1 month on post-employment, on-the-job training. New career and technology education teachers learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a career and technology education teacher based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real career and technology education teacher resumes.
  4. Research career and technology education teacher duties and responsibilities

    • Lead debates with advance students on topics including globalization, economics, and political history.
    • Increase parent satisfaction through superior IEP meetings and family conferences to improve parent-child bonding skills.
    • Used teaching and leading goals such as incorporating technology and multimedia in the classroom, and reading in the content area.
    • Service special education students according to identify needs and accommodations as recommended on IEP.
  5. Apply for career and technology education teacher jobs

    Now it's time to start searching for a career and technology education teacher job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

    1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
    2. Consult your professional network
    3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
    4. Watch out for job scams

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Average career and technology education teacher salary

The average career and technology education teacher salary in the United States is $45,411 per year or $22 per hour. Career and technology education teacher salaries range between $32,000 and $62,000 per year.

Average career and technology education teacher salary
$45,411 Yearly
$21.83 hourly

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A zippia user wrote a review on Feb 2020
Pros

The pedagogical autonomy. Teaching is an art and every year is (and should be) different. I recreate goals, programs and targets according to the needs of the students each year. Maine is an incredible place to teach as it doesn't require 3 page (or more lesson plans for each day. The admins are supportive and teachers are encouraged to improve and change their craft as needed.


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Updated January 8, 2025

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