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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
- Average hourly rate is $33 per hour with an average salary of $68,700 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $24 and $37 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $50,600 and $77,600 per 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.