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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School Career, Salary and Skills

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $66,270 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 111,420. Wage data is published for 297 locations.

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Occupation description

Teach occupational, vocational, career, or technical subjects to students at the secondary school level.

O*NET code

25-2032.00

Job zone

4

Typical education

Bachelor's Degree

Experience

Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years

National salary and employment

Median annual

$66,270

Hourly median

Not published

Employment

111,420

Data year

2025

National salary distribution

$50,040
10th
$60,590
25th
$66,270
Median
$80,060
75th
$101,340
90th

Top skills

SkillImportanceLevel
Instructing4.504.25
Reading Comprehension4.124.12
Speaking4.124.12
Active Listening4.124.00
Learning Strategies4.124.12
Critical Thinking4.004.00
Social Perceptiveness4.003.75
Monitoring4.004.00
Writing4.003.88
Active Learning3.884.00
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Typical tasks

  • Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.
  • Prepare materials and classroom for class activities.
  • Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
  • Instruct students in the knowledge and skills required in a specific occupation or occupational field, using a systematic plan of lectures, discussions, audio-visual presentations, and laboratory, shop, and field studies.
  • Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injury and damage.
  • Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives to students.
  • Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
  • Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
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Technology

  • Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
  • Blackboard Learn
  • Collaborative editing software
  • Course management system software
  • Desire2Learn LMS software
  • DOC Cop
  • Edmodo
  • Edpuzzle
  • Email software
  • Google Docs
  • Image scanning software
  • iParadigms Turnitin
  • Kahoot!
  • Learning management system LMS
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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary by location

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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.