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Education technician resume examples from 2026

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write an education technician resume

Craft a resume summary statement

A resume summary is your opening statement that highlights your strongest skills and top accomplishments. It is your chance to quickly let recruiters know who you are professionally - and why they should hire you for the education technician role.

Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.

Step 2: Include your years of experience in education technician-related roles. Consider adding relevant company and industry experience as relevant to the job listing.

Step 3: Highlight your greatest accomplishments. Here is your chance to make sure your biggest wins aren't buried in your resume.

Step 4: Again, keep it short. Your goal is to summarize your experience and highlight your accomplishments, not write a paragraph.

Hiring managers spend under a minute reviewing resumes on average. This means your summary needs to demonstrate your value quickly and show why you are the perfect fit for the education technician position.

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List the right project manager skills

Use your Skills section to show you have the knowledge and technical ability to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:

  1. Look to the job listing. You often need to include the exact keywords from the job description. Take note of the skills listed for the job.
  2. Put all relevant hard and soft skills in your skills section.
  3. Be specific. If you are too broad, you may not be giving the best picture of your skills and leave the hiring manager uncertain of your abilities.
  4. Be up to date. Software names change and companies merge. Don't look out of touch by being careless.
  5. Be accurate. Spelling and even upper or lowercase can dramatically change meanings. Make sure you are correctly listing your skills.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some education technician interviews.

Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on an education technician resume:

  • Classroom Management
  • III
  • Behavior Management
  • Data Collection
  • Child Guidance
  • Math
  • Education Programs
  • CPR
  • Professional Development
  • Mathematics
  • IEP
  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • LMS
  • Child Development
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Developmental Disabilities
  • DOD
  • K-12
  • ELearning
  • Kindergarten
  • Social Development
  • Education Plan
  • Administrative Tasks
  • Bulletin Boards
  • Resuscitation
  • PowerPoint
  • Social Studies
  • Windows
  • ABA
  • Technical Guidance

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How to structure your work experience

Your work experience should be structured:

  1. With your most recent roles first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
  2. Job title, along with company name and location on the left.
  3. Put the corresponding dates of employment on the left side.
  4. Keep only relevant jobs on your work experience.

How to write education technician experience bullet points

Remember, your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. This is your chance to show why you're good at your job and what you accomplished.

Use the XYZ formula for your work experience bullet points. Here's how it works:

  • Use strong action verbs like Led, Built, or Optimized.
  • Follow up with numbers when possible to support your results. How much did performance improve? How much revenue did you drive?
  • Wrap it up by explaining the actions you took to achieve the result and how you made an impact.

This creates bullet points that read Achieved X, measured by Y, by doing Z.

Here are effective examples from education technician resumes:

Work history example #1

Education Technician

OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

  • Collaborated with teachers and administrators to modify the general elementary education curriculum for special-needs students.
  • Managed all aspects of curriculum and implementation.
  • Cleaned, Dusted, Mopped, and made sure that patients rooms was in a clean and safe environment.
  • Contributed to achieving and maintaining DoD certification and national accreditation.
  • Administered clients medications daily Provided first aid and cpr when needed

Work history example #2

Fourth Grade Teacher

Liberty Elementary District

  • Worked with 45 Ell students grades k-5 in Literacy instruction.
  • Implemented and helped students achieve Individual Education Program (IEP) goals.
  • Assisted in having students with an IEP meet their IEP goals, and creating new goals that would further challenge them.
  • Provided ongoing staff training in the areas of ELL Intervention Strategies.
  • Provided individual instruction for special education students K-5, worked one-on-one with children living with developmental disabilities and mental health issues.

Work history example #3

Education Technician

San Diego Unified School District

  • Assisted with Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapies.
  • Acted as liaison between the Reading Specialist and classroom teachers to keep lines of communication open.
  • Provided academic advising to all Act 101 students regarding their fall, spring, and summer courses.
  • Conferred and planned with teachers related to IEP objectives and/or modifications, and providing documentation.
  • Assisted the head teacher with the class, accomplishing IEP Goals and Objectives specific to each students' needs.

Work history example #4

Education Technician

Glendale Junior/Senior High School

  • Assisted physically and mentally challenged students in a self-contained classroom in accordance with his/her Individualized Education Plan (IEP).
  • Worked with children K-12 with learning disabilities.
  • Adapted classroom activities and assignments under the direction of teachers based on each students' IEP goals.
  • Teamed with school and district instructional staff providing in-depth feedback and advice regarding each student's progress toward meeting IEP goals.
  • Helped increase communication between peers and adults by teaching student to make eye contact and teaching student to ask questions.

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Add an education section to your resume

The education section should display your highest degree first.

Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.

If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education. If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.

Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:

Some College Courses in business

Central State University, Wilberforce, OH

2015 - 2015

Bachelor's Degree in mechanical engineering

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

2010 - 2013

Highlight your education technician certifications on your resume

If you have any additional certifications, add them to the certification section.

Include the full name of the certification, along with the name of the issuing organization and date of obtainment.

If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your education technician resume:

  1. Microsoft Certified Educator (MCE)
  2. First Aid, CPR and AED Instructor
  3. Educational Certificate: K-12 (Ed:)
  4. Medical Assistant
  5. Certified Professional - Human Resource (IPMA-CP)
  6. Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)
  7. Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
  8. Child Development Associate (CDA)
  9. Certified Security Supervision & Management (CSS)

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