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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School

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

Wages

Median annual wage, U.S.$66,270
Employment, U.S.111,420
Median hourly wageNot available
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$50,040$60,590$66,270$80,060$101,340
By state (49)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama$59,470
Alaska170$78,1300.71
Arizona660$62,9800.29
Arkansas1,000$61,7801.08
California3,260$80,6200.25
Colorado1,250$72,7500.61
Connecticut1,910$100,8101.57
Delaware560$79,2301.61
Florida6,820$62,1400.96
Georgia1,680$78,7600.48
Idaho1,140$60,5101.85
Illinois2,780$77,9500.64
Indiana1,310$56,3900.57
Iowa640$57,6600.57
Kansas1,050$58,3001.02
Kentucky330$61,1300.23
Louisiana1,530$61,3001.10
Maine170$78,0500.37
Maryland690$78,3200.35
Massachusetts3,130$98,0201.20
Michigan1,800$77,4000.57
Minnesota880$71,6500.42
Mississippi1,770$57,9102.12
Missouri2,000$59,3000.95
Montana260$55,1900.72
Nebraska1,310$63,1801.78
Nevada150$64,5100.13
New Hampshire450$76,3200.92
New Jersey2,320$83,7700.76
New Mexico100$66,7500.17
New York7,610$79,8201.10
North Carolina2,650$58,6000.75
North Dakota640$61,5002.08
Ohio5,130$79,2301.29
Oklahoma1,170$58,8000.96
Oregon750$78,3800.53
Pennsylvania4,840$75,7601.11
Rhode Island90$81,8200.25
South Carolina1,150$72,1200.70
South Dakota360$56,0701.10
Tennessee2,940$61,7001.25
Texas32,250$64,6103.20
Utah730$72,3800.59
Vermont220$79,2201.01
Virginia3,500$75,5801.19
Washington3,460$101,1801.36
West Virginia1,000$57,7601.99
Wisconsin1,420$74,3100.67
Wyoming210$62,5701.02

Similar occupations

Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.

#OccupationJob ZoneSimilarity
1Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School40.977
2Special Education Teachers, Preschool40.973
3Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education40.971
4Instructional Coordinators50.970
5Special Education Teachers, Secondary School40.970
6Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education40.968
7Special Education Teachers, Elementary School40.968
8Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education30.968
9Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education40.966
10Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling40.965

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.

OccupationSkill to buildLevel gapSimilarity
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingManagement of Financial Resources2.000.965
Fitness and Wellness CoordinatorsManagement of Personnel Resources0.760.956
Exercise PhysiologistsJudgment and Decision Making0.880.955
Recreation WorkersManagement of Personnel Resources0.760.955
Directors, Religious Activities and EducationManagement of Personnel Resources0.880.943
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services WorkersManagement of Personnel Resources0.880.943

Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School, excluding software Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
Schoology9 of 2021.9x
Google Classroom9 of 2018.9x
Seesaw8 of 2026.4x
Flipgrid9 of 2018.1x
Children's educational software7 of 2035.9x
Common Curriculum7 of 2023.1x
Video editing software6 of 2021.3x
Blackboard software9 of 207.3x
Google Meet8 of 208.4x
EasyCBM5 of 2028.8x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
InstructingTransferable skill 4.50 4.25
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 4.12 4.12
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 4.12 4.12
SpeakingEssential skill 4.12 4.12
Active ListeningEssential skill 4.12 4.00
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 4.00 4.00
MonitoringEssential skill 4.00 4.00
WritingEssential skill 4.00 3.88
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 4.00 3.75
Active LearningEssential skill 3.88 4.00
CoordinationTransferable skill 3.88 3.50
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 3.75 3.50
Service OrientationTransferable skill 3.75 3.38
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 3.75 3.12
Time ManagementTransferable skill 3.62 3.50
PersuasionTransferable skill 3.12 3.50
NegotiationTransferable skill 3.12 3.00
MathematicsEssential skill 3.00 3.12
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 3.00 3.00
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 2.88 3.00
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 2.75 2.62
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 2.38 2.00
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 2.25 1.75
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 2.12 2.00
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 2.12 1.50
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 2.00 2.00
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 2.00 1.12
RepairingTransferable skill 1.88 1.12
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 1.88 1.00
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 1.88 1.00
Technology DesignTransferable skill 1.88 0.88
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 1.75 0.88
ScienceEssential skill 1.75 0.88
ProgrammingTransferable skill 1.62 0.75
InstallationTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
Education and Training 4.51 5.37
English Language 4.05 4.58
Computers and Electronics 3.78 4.36
Customer and Personal Service 3.53 4.14
Public Safety and Security 3.27 3.14
Administration and Management 3.26 3.27
Mathematics 3.12 3.29
Psychology 3.10 3.84
Communications and Media 2.85 2.89
Design 2.83 2.85
Administrative 2.78 3.12
Personnel and Human Resources 2.77 2.94
Therapy and Counseling 2.71 3.00
Law and Government 2.67 2.42
Sociology and Anthropology 2.61 3.29
Telecommunications 2.46 1.82
Production and Processing 2.44 2.17
Philosophy and Theology 2.42 2.76
Sales and Marketing 2.40 2.46
Transportation 2.36 2.12
Engineering and Technology 2.35 2.21
Fine Arts 2.28 2.16
Geography 2.25 2.60
Economics and Accounting 2.22 1.55
Mechanical 2.12 1.60
Foreign Language 2.11 1.63
History and Archeology 2.10 2.28
Chemistry 2.09 2.38
Biology 2.03 1.87
Medicine and Dentistry 1.92 1.76
Food Production 1.87 1.20
Physics 1.81 1.49
Building and Construction 1.52not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Oral Expression 4.25 4.38
Oral Comprehension 4.12 4.38
Speech Clarity 4.12 4.12
Written Comprehension 4.12 4.12
Problem Sensitivity 4.00 4.00
Written Expression 4.00 4.00
Inductive Reasoning 4.00 3.88
Speech Recognition 4.00 3.50
Deductive Reasoning 3.88 4.25
Near Vision 3.88 3.75
Information Ordering 3.75 3.88
Fluency of Ideas 3.75 3.50
Category Flexibility 3.50 3.75
Originality 3.38 3.88
Far Vision 3.38 3.50
Selective Attention 3.12 3.12
Speed of Closure 3.00 3.12
Flexibility of Closure 3.00 3.00
Memorization 3.00 3.00
Time Sharing 3.00 3.00
Mathematical Reasoning 3.00 2.88
Number Facility 2.88 2.88
Perceptual Speed 2.88 2.75
Visualization 2.75 2.88
Arm-Hand Steadiness 2.75 2.75
Auditory Attention 2.75 2.75
Visual Color Discrimination 2.62 2.50
Manual Dexterity 2.62 2.38
Finger Dexterity 2.50 2.50
Trunk Strength 2.50 2.38
Control Precision 2.38 2.25
Hearing Sensitivity 2.38 2.00
Static Strength 2.12 1.88
Wrist-Finger Speed 2.12 1.62
Depth Perception 2.00 2.00
Multilimb Coordination 2.00 1.88
Extent Flexibility 2.00 1.75
Response Orientation 2.00 1.25
Stamina 2.00 1.25
Reaction Time 1.88 1.62
Rate Control 1.88 1.00
Gross Body Coordination 1.75 1.25
Dynamic Strength 1.75 1.00
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.75 0.88
Spatial Orientation 1.75 0.88
Explosive Strength 1.62 0.62
Sound Localization 1.50 0.62
Glare Sensitivity 1.50 0.50
Peripheral Vision 1.50 0.50
Speed of Limb Movement 1.50 0.50
Night Vision 1.38 0.38
Dynamic Flexibility 1.00not rated

Software used

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Where it concentrates

Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.

Metro areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Sherman-Denison, TX2306.14$62,110
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX1,3006.11$62,830
Wichita Falls, TX2406.01$58,180
Texarkana, TX-AR2105.12$61,210
Killeen-Temple, TX5505.07$63,970
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX5705.03$62,260
Longview, TX4205.01$60,890
Elmira, NY1204.99$62,770
Waco, TX4304.62$61,150
Laredo, TX3604.55$64,580

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