Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School

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

What a career/technical education teacher, secondary school does

Become a career/technical education teacher, secondary school

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good career/technical education teacher, secondary school

  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
  • Reading work related information.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
  • Teaching people how to do something.
  • Understanding people's reactions.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Average hourly rate is $76 per hour with an average salary of $88,600 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $57 and $89 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $59,800 and $117,700 per year.
  • 69% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.

Part-time

  • The average hourly rate for part-time workers is $79 per hour with an average salary of $102,700 per year.

Career/technical Education Teacher, Secondary School job outlook

  • There are 3,225 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 350 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Multiple Jobs

  • 1% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
  • 15% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

Programs to get you there

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