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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$65,030
United States, 2025
Employment
16,870
United States, 2025
Typical education
Not recorded
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Teach occupational, vocational, career, or technical subjects to students at the middle, intermediate, or junior high school level.
- O*NET code
- 25-2023.00
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Typical tasks
- Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
- Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.
- Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
- Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
- Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage.
- Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives to students.
- Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
- Assign and grade class work and homework.
Choose a location
Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$49,200
25th percentile
$58,690
75th percentile
$79,990
90th percentile
$101,890
Most important skills
- Instructing4.1
- Learning Strategies4.1
- Speaking4.1
- Critical Thinking4.0
- Monitoring4.0
- Active Listening4.0
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Social Perceptiveness4.0
- Active Learning3.9
- Writing3.8
- Judgment and Decision Making3.4
- Service Orientation3.4
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 18 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
18
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Learning Strategies | 4.1 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.0 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Speaking | 4.1 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Instructing | 4.1 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Monitoring | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Learning | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Writing | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.4 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Service Orientation | 3.4 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Coordination | 3.3 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Time Management | 3.3 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Persuasion | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle SchoolHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spokane, WA | $107,960 | 70 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | $107,620 | 40 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | $105,240 | 40 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | $103,580 | — | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $103,490 | 300 | 2025 |
| WA | $103,290 | 720 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | $100,450 | 30 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $100,030 | 180 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | $99,550 | 50 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $99,040 | 40 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $98,950 | 1,010 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | $98,430 | 30 | 2025 |
| RI | $97,240 | 50 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | $97,240 | 50 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | $96,950 | 30 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $96,880 | 140 | 2025 |
| CT | $95,680 | 120 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | $94,990 | — | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | $94,870 | 90 | 2025 |
| MA | $93,260 | — | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.