Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach or instruct vocational or occupational subjects at the postsecondary level (but at less than the baccalaureate) to students who have graduated or left high school. Includes correspondence school, industrial, and commercial instructors; and adult education teachers and instructors who prepare persons to operate industrial machinery and equipment and transportation and communications equipment. Teaching may take place in public or private schools whose primary business is education or in a school associated with an organization whose primary business is other than education.

$62,910
Median Annual Pay
Jobs growth:
-1% projected 2024–2034
Bachelor's degree
Typical Entry-Level Education

What They Do

Career and technical education teachers instruct students in various technical and vocational subjects, such as auto repair, healthcare, and culinary arts.

Programs That Prepare You

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Computer Software and Media Applications(masters)CUNY Graduate School and University Center, NY
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Computer Software and Media Applications(masters)North Carolina State University at Raleigh, NC
$115,689
Computer Software and Media Applications(masters)DePaul University, IL
$115,112
Computer Software and Media Applications(masters)University of Virginia-Main Campus, VA
$112,959
Computer Software and Media Applications(masters)Marist University, NY
$112,680
Computer Software and Media Applications(masters)Regis University, CO
$111,117
Computer Software and Media Applications(masters)University of St Thomas, MN
$106,930
Computer Software and Media Applications(masters)George Washington University, DC
$106,364
Computer Software and Media Applications(grad-cert)University of St Thomas, MN
$105,475
Fire Protection(bachelors)Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, IL
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Computer Software and Media Applications(bachelors)University of Southern California, CA
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Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas(grad-cert)CUNY Lehman College, NY
$101,369
Computer Software and Media Applications(masters)Western Governors University, UT
$101,328
Computer Software and Media Applications(masters)Boston University, MA
$98,965
Computer Software and Media Applications(masters)Florida Polytechnic University, FL
$98,177
Computer Software and Media Applications(masters)Appalachian State University, NC
$98,177
Computer Software and Media Applications(masters)Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, GA
$98,177
Computer Software and Media Applications(masters)Full Sail University, FL
$98,177
Computer Software and Media Applications(masters)Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro, PR
$98,177
Computer Software and Media Applications(masters)Lindenwood University, MO
$98,177
Computer Software and Media Applications(masters)Auburn University, AL
$98,177
Computer Software and Media Applications(masters)California Institute of the Arts, CA
$98,177
Computer Software and Media Applications(masters)Drexel University, PA
$98,177

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