Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
Teach occupational, vocational, career, or technical subjects to students at the middle, intermediate, or junior high school level.
Also called: Business Education Teacher · Business Teacher · Career and Technology Education Teacher (CTE Teacher) · Computer Teacher · Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher (FACS Teacher) · Industrial Arts Teacher
Median pay (national)
$63,620
$47,090–$98,430 (10th–90th)
Employed (US)
14,200
BLS OEWS, May 2024
Outlook 2024–34
-2%
~900 openings/yr
Typical entry
Bachelor's degree
What the numbers say
Refit analysis ·Pay for career/technical education teachers, middle school shows a broad range: the top 10% earn $98,430 versus $47,090 at the bottom 10% — 2.1x. The median of $63,620 leaves roughly 55% of headroom to the 90th percentile, which is where seniority, specialization, and the skills below tend to pay off.
Refit analysis ·Employment is projected to change -2% from 2024 to 2034 — a projected decline, against +3% across all occupations. Even so, BLS projects about 900 openings a year, mostly to replace workers who retire or change careers.
Refit analysis ·Where you work moves the number a lot. Across the 38 states with released data, Washington pays the most for this role (median $101,340, +59% vs the national median), while Missouri sits lowest at $44,630 — a 127% spread for the same job title.
Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening as the highest-importance skills here — so a resume aimed at this role should lead with evidence of those, not a generic skills list.
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Top skills employers ask for
Ranked by O*NET importance for this occupation.
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Learning Strategies
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Writing
- Active Learning
- Mathematics
- Science
What they actually do
Core O*NET tasks for this role.
- Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
- Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
- Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.
- Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives to students.
- Prepare students for later educational experiences by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
- Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
- Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage.
- Assign and grade class work and homework.
- Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students.
- Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress.
Tools & technology
- Amazon DynamoDB
- Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2
- Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormation
- Amazon Web Services AWS software
- Ansible software
- Apache Cassandra
- Apache Hadoop
- Apache Kafka
- Apache Tomcat
- Atlassian Confluence
- Atlassian JIRA
- Bash
- C#
- C++
- Docker
- Eclipse IDE
Knowledge areas
- English Language
- Education and Training
- Psychology
- Computers and Electronics
- Administrative
- Administration and Management
- Customer and Personal Service
- Engineering and Technology