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What is a teacher-in-training and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025
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Dr. Diana Jones
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A teacher-in-training is an individual who is a teacher and offers technical teaching assistance to teachers to educate them and further their training in specific areas. For example, a teacher-in-training may train teachers in behavior management or certain instructional strategies to enhance student learning. These educational professionals collaborate with other teachers and staff to implement diverse teaching approaches to increase student learning and achievement. They often use classroom observation and other methods to evaluate teacher performance and offer feedback to teachers regarding teaching style, curriculum development, and classroom management.

Most teachers-in-training have a bachelor's degree in education, although it is possible to achieve this position with an alternative teaching license or comparable training. Most of these individuals have a teaching license and have considerable teaching experience in the subjects they specialize in.

A teacher-in-training should possess strong communication, interpersonal, instruction, and organizational skills. A teacher-in-training can make an average of $33,000, but the career field is expected to decline slightly 1% in the next ten years.

What general advice would you give to a teacher-in-training?

Dr. Diana JonesDr. Diana Jones LinkedIn profile

Chair, Department of Kinesiology, Anderson University

General advice: I would encourage graduates to find a mentor who can guide them in their careers, stay on top of the latest technology, not be too hard on themselves, be flexible, be team players, be present, and care about their students.
ScoreTeacher-In-TrainingUS Average
Salary
2.9

Avg. Salary $37,214

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 11.62%

Black or African American 7.13%

Hispanic or Latino 10.15%

Unknown 4.93%

White 65.90%

Gender

female 65.16%

male 34.84%

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

Teacher-in-training career paths

Key steps to become a teacher-in-training

  1. Explore teacher-in-training education requirements

    Most common teacher-in-training degrees

    Bachelor's

    61.3 %

    Master's

    23.9 %

    Associate

    6.0 %
  2. Start to develop specific teacher-in-training skills

    SkillsPercentages
    Classroom Management24.23%
    K-1215.00%
    PowerPoint14.81%
    Staff Development13.31%
    Student Achievement10.97%
  3. Complete relevant teacher-in-training training and internships

    Accountants spend an average of Less than 1 month on post-employment, on-the-job training. New teachers-in training 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 teacher-in-training based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real teacher-in-training resumes.
  4. Research teacher-in-training duties and responsibilities

    • Assist in achieving and maintaining DoD certification and national accreditation or equivalent.
    • Lead debates with advance students on topics including globalization, economics, and political history.
    • Report and communicate progress to head of yoga teachers training program.
    • Conduct in-service training to the teaching staff on the learning disable student.
  5. Prepare your teacher-in-training resume

    When your background is strong enough, you can start writing your teacher-in-training resume.

    You can use Zippia's AI resume builder to make the resume writing process easier while also making sure that you include key information that hiring managers expect to see on a teacher-in-training resume. You'll find resume tips and examples of skills, responsibilities, and summaries, all provided by Zippi, your career sidekick.

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  6. Apply for teacher-in-training jobs

    Now it's time to start searching for a teacher-in-training 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 teacher-in-training salary

The average teacher-in-training salary in the United States is $37,214 per year or $18 per hour. Teacher-in-training salaries range between $24,000 and $56,000 per year.

Average teacher-in-training salary
$37,214 Yearly
$17.89 hourly

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Teacher-in-training reviews

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A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2022
Pros

Kids, teaching lessons, co-teachers, hours, weekends off, salary, holidays off, summers off, paid sick and personal days

Cons

Administration, observations, being told what to teach and HOW to teach it, expecting us to participate in things we might not want to or have the time for, staff meetings with no substance


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A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2021
Pros

Making a difference in the lives of students and their families.

Cons

I do not enjoy the copious amounts of ever increasing paperwork.


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A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2020
Pros

Ability to share knowledge and guide students in learning new things.

Cons

Some students' non-challant attitude towards learning.


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Updated January 8, 2025

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