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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.
What a career/technical education teacher, postsecondary does
Become a career/technical education teacher, postsecondary
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good career/technical education teacher, postsecondary
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.
- 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
- Typical hourly rate is $56 per hour with a typical salary of $84,200 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $31 and $68 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $9,100 and $89,900 per year.
- 50% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $62 per hour with a typical salary of $29,900 per year.
- 50% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.
Career/technical Education Teacher, Postsecondary job outlook
- There are 3,795 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 627 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 1% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 35% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.