Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School

Also called: Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher (FACS Teacher), Instructor, Teacher, Technology Education Teacher

In the Air Force: AFROTC Training Instructor; Aerospace Physiology Craftsman; Aerospace Physiology Superintendent; Education And Training Helper; Enlisted Professional Military Education Instructional System Designer; Professional Military Education Instructor; Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape (SERE) Specialist Journeyman; Trainer Combat Systems Officer, General; Trainer Combat Systems Officer, SUNT, WSO; Trainer Pilot, SUPT-H; Trainer Pilot, T-6

In the Army: Special Forces Communications Sergeant; Special Forces Engineer Sergeant; Special Forces Weapons Sergeant; USMA, Professor of Army War College; USMA, Professor of Military Art and Science

In the Coast Guard: Aviation Maintenance Technician

In the Marine Corps: AV-8B Air Combat Tactics Instructor (ACTI) Qualification; Field Artillery Operations Man; Fixed-Wing Aircraft Mechanic, AV-8/TAV-8; Fixed-Wing Aircraft Power Plants Mechanic, T-56; Formal School Instructor; Helicopter Crew Chief, CH-53; Infantry Squad Leader; Martial Arts Instructor-Trainer; Tiltrotor Airframe Mechanic, MV-22; Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Intelligence Officer; Winter Mountain Leader

In the Navy: 2M Instructor; Antiterrorism (AT) Training Supervisor; Basic Swimming and Water Survival Instructor; Flight Instructor, Training Planes; Harbor Security Boat Training Supervisor (HSB TRASUP); Instructor, General; LCS-1 (Freedom Variant) Gunner's Mate; Naval Security Forces Trainer/Planner; Physical Training Officer; Small Arms Marksmanship Instructor

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Being a teacher doesn’t always mean working in a classroom… career and technical education teachers can also instruct students in workshops, fields and kitchens. Career and technical education teachers teach students practical subjects to prepare them for a future career in fields such as auto repair, agriculture, healthcare fields, or culinary arts. Like all teachers, career and technical education teachers develop lesson plans and assignments, grade student work, enforce classroom rules, and discuss student progress with students and parents. These teachers focus especially on hands-on skills. They provide academic instruction as well as developing activities for students to practice actual work tasks. Students might replace brakes on cars, take blood pressure, or write a simple computer program. Teachers typically oversee these tasks in school workshops and laboratories, where safety is an important consideration. Some develop relationships with local organizations to create work experiences for advanced students. Most career and technical teachers work typical school hours in public middle- or high schools, following the traditional 10-month school year with a 2-month break during the summer. They may attend meetings before and after classes. Career and technical education teachers must have a bachelor’s degree and work experience in the field they teach. Public school teachers generally need a state certification or license.

Knowledge

Skills

Abilities

Personality

Technology

Education

bachelor's degree or
certificate after high school
usually needed

Job Outlook

New job opportunities are likely in the future.

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