Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach vocational courses intended to provide occupational training below the baccalaureate level in subjects such as construction, mechanics/repair, manufacturing, transportation, or cosmetology, primarily to students who have graduated from or left high school. Teaching takes place in public or private schools whose primary business is academic or vocational education.

Also Known As:

Automotive Instructor Automotive Technology Instructor Cosmetology Instructor Flight Instructor HVAC-R Instructor (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, And Refrigeration Instructor) Instructor Professor Teacher Welding Instructor

Wages

Hourly

Annual wages for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary in United States

Job Outlook Below Average

New job opportunities are less likely in the future

United States 2033 Projected Employment

121,900

0% Change From 2023

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Tasks you might complete in a day.

Observe and evaluate students' work to determine progress, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement.
Provide individualized instruction and tutorial or remedial instruction.
Prepare reports and maintain records, such as student grades, attendance rolls, and training activity details.
Prepare reports and maintain records, such as student grades, attendance rolls, and training activity details.
Develop teaching aids, such as instructional software, multimedia visual aids, or study materials.
Observe and evaluate students' work to determine progress, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement.
Review enrollment applications and correspond with applicants to obtain additional information.
Integrate academic and vocational curricula so that students can obtain a variety of skills.
Participate in conferences, seminars, and training sessions to keep abreast of developments in the field, and integrate relevant information into training programs.
Determine training needs of students or workers.
Supervise independent or group projects, field placements, laboratory work, or other training.
Acquire, maintain, and repair laboratory equipment and tools.
Arrange for lectures by experts in designated fields.
Serve on faculty and school committees concerned with budgeting, curriculum revision, and course and diploma requirements.
Select and assemble books, materials, supplies, and equipment for training, courses, or projects.
Develop curricula and plan course content and methods of instruction.
Conduct on-the-job training classes or training sessions to teach and demonstrate principles, techniques, procedures, or methods of designated subjects.
Prepare outlines of instructional programs and training schedules and establish course goals.
Advise students on course selection, career decisions, and other academic and vocational concerns.
Administer oral, written, or performance tests to measure progress and to evaluate training effectiveness.
Supervise independent or group projects, field placements, laboratory work, or other training.
Present lectures and conduct discussions to increase students' knowledge and competence using visual aids, such as graphs, charts, videotapes, and slides.
Select and assemble books, materials, supplies, and equipment for training, courses, or projects.
Supervise and monitor students' use of tools and equipment.

Subject areas you may need to master.

Building and Construction - Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
Sociology and Anthropology - Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.
Sales and Marketing - Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
Design - Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
Psychology - Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
Economics and Accounting - Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
Medicine and Dentistry - Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
Administrative - Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
Telecommunications - Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
History and Archeology - Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
Law and Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
Communications and Media - Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
Therapy and Counseling - Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
Foreign Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
Fine Arts - Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
Geography - Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Food Production - Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
Physics - Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.
Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
Transportation - Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
Engineering and Technology - Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
Biology - Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
Chemistry - Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Philosophy and Theology - Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

Strengths you may need in this role.

Speaking - Talking to others.
Service Orientation - Looking for ways to help people.
Systems Analysis - Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
Installation - Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs.
Management of Personnel Resources - Selecting and managing the best workers for a job.
Programming - Writing computer programs.
Mathematics - Using math to solve problems.
Troubleshooting - Figuring out what is causing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs to not work.
Operations Analysis - Figuring out what a product or service needs to be able to do.
Monitoring - Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
Operation and Control - Using equipment or systems.
Reading Comprehension - Reading work-related information.
Technology Design - Making equipment and technology useful for customers.
Management of Financial Resources - Making spending decisions and keeping track of what is spent.
Science - Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.
Learning Strategies - Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.
Active Learning - Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.
Social Perceptiveness - Understanding people's reactions.
Equipment Maintenance - Planning and doing the basic maintenance on equipment.
Active Listening - Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
Coordination - Changing what is done based on other people's actions.
Writing - Writing things for co-workers or customers.
Operations Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or display screens to make sure a machine is working.
Complex Problem Solving - Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Systems Evaluation - Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
Critical Thinking - Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
Negotiation - Bringing people together to solve differences.
Quality Control Analysis - Testing how well a product or service works.
Instructing - Teaching people how to do something.
Judgment and Decision Making - Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
Time Management - Managing your time and the time of other people.
Persuasion - Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.
Equipment Selection - Deciding what kind of tools and equipment are needed to do a job.
Repairing - Repairing machines or systems using the right tools.
Management of Material Resources - Managing equipment and materials.
Night Vision - Seeing at night or under low light.
Peripheral Vision - Seeing something to your side when your are looking ahead.
Trunk Strength - Using your lower back and stomach.
Stamina - Exercising for a long time without getting out of breath.
Fluency of Ideas - Coming up with lots of ideas.
Originality - Creating new and original ideas.
Problem Sensitivity - Noticing when problems happen.
Speech Recognition - Recognizing spoken words.
Glare Sensitivity - Seeing something even if there is a glare or very bright light.
Speech Clarity - Speaking clearly.
Manual Dexterity - Holding or moving items with your hands.
Extent Flexibility - Bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching with your body, arms, and/or legs.
Number Facility - Adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing.
Spatial Orientation - Knowing where things are around you.
Control Precision - Quickly changing the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.
Gross Body Coordination - Moving your arms, legs, and mid-section together while your whole body is moving.
Mathematical Reasoning - Choosing the right type of math to solve a problem.
Selective Attention - Paying attention to something without being distracted.
Response Orientation - Quickly deciding if you should move your hand, foot, or other body part.
Dynamic Strength - Exercising for a long time without your muscles getting tired.
Visualization - Imagining how something will look after it is moved around or changed.
Multilimb Coordination - Using your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down.
Gross Body Equilibrium - Keeping your balance or staying upright.
Time Sharing - Doing two or more things at the same time.
Rate Control - Changing when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving.
Speed of Closure - Quickly knowing what you are looking at.
Written Comprehension - Reading and understanding what is written.
Auditory Attention - Paying attention to one sound while there are other distracting sounds.
Hearing Sensitivity - Telling the difference between sounds.
Sound Localization - Noticing the direction that a sound came from.
Inductive Reasoning - Making general rules or coming up with answers from lots of detailed information.
Static Strength - Lifting, pushing, pulling, or carrying.
Finger Dexterity - Putting together small parts with your fingers.
Speed of Limb Movement - Quickly moving your arms and legs.
Dynamic Flexibility - Quickly and repeatedly bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching out with your body, arms, and/or legs.
Written Expression - Communicating by writing.
Deductive Reasoning - Using rules to solve problems.
Far Vision - Seeing details that are far away.
Visual Color Discrimination - Noticing the difference between colors, including shades and brightness.
Depth Perception - Deciding which thing is closer or farther away from you, or deciding how far away it is from you.
Category Flexibility - Grouping things in different ways.
Information Ordering - Ordering or arranging things.
Perceptual Speed - Quickly comparing groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.
Near Vision - Seeing details up close.
Flexibility of Closure - Seeing hidden patterns.
Wrist-Finger Speed - Making fast, simple, repeated movements of your fingers, hands, and wrists.
Explosive Strength - Jumping, sprinting, or throwing something.
Oral Comprehension - Listening and understanding what people say.
Oral Expression - Communicating by speaking.
Memorization - Remembering words, numbers, pictures, or steps.
Arm-Hand Steadiness - Keeping your arm or hand steady.
Reaction Time - Quickly moving your hand, finger, or foot based on a sound, light, picture or other command.