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25-2032.00 - Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School


Teach occupational, vocational, career, or technical subjects to students at the secondary school level.


Key Facts
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Bright Outlook
Career Details
Green Job
Career Details
Current Employment
79,600
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Forecasted Employment
79,900
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Change in Employment
300.0
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Change in Employment %
+0.4%
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Tasks
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Tasks
The tasks listed below can be performed to prepare you for a career in this field.
Core
  • Prepare materials and classroom for class activities.
  • Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulations.
  • Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
  • Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.
  • Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
  • Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injury and damage.
  • Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
  • Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress.
  • Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students.
  • Assign and grade class work and homework.
  • Instruct students in the knowledge and skills required in a specific occupation or occupational field, using a systematic plan of lectures, discussions, audio-visual presentations, and laboratory, shop, and field studies.
  • Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.
  • Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
  • Plan and supervise work-experience programs in businesses, industrial shops, and school laboratories.
  • Prepare students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
  • Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.
  • Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools.
  • Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems, or special academic interests.
  • Select, order, store, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.
  • Keep informed about trends in education and subject matter specialties.
  • Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress.
  • Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help.
  • Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration.
  • Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their resource needs.
  • Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.
  • Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.
  • Sponsor extracurricular activities, such as clubs, student organizations, and academic contests.
  • Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of secondary school programs.
  • Place students in jobs or make referrals to job placement services.
  • Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.
  • Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.
  • Perform administrative duties, such as assisting in school libraries, hall and cafeteria monitoring, and bus loading and unloading.
  • Provide disabled students with assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Knowledge
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Knowledge

The items listed below are organized into sections that contain knowledge useful for pursuing a career in this field. Each section also contains a "Percentage of Importance" statistic that shows how relevant an item is to the occupation.
 Education and Training
  • 91%
    Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
 Customer and Personal Service
  • 91%
    Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
 English Language
  • 82%
    Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
 Computers and Electronics
  • 75%
    Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
 Clerical
  • 70%
    Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
 Administration and Management
  • 70%
    Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
 Psychology
  • 68%
    Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
 Communications and Media
  • 67%
    Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
 Personnel and Human Resources
  • 66%
    Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
 Public Safety and Security
  • 65%
    Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
 Mathematics
  • 63%
    Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
 Law and Government
  • 62%
    Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
 Therapy and Counseling
  • 58%
    Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
 Production and Processing
  • 57%
    Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
 Engineering and Technology
  • 57%
    Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
 Design
  • 57%
    Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
 Sociology and Anthropology
  • 57%
    Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
 Economics and Accounting
  • 56%
    Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
 Sales and Marketing
  • 55%
    Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
 Telecommunications
  • 54%
    Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
 Geography
  • 52%
    Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Tools
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Tools
The tools listed below include machines, equipment, tools, and software that is useful for individuals who are interested in this career.
 Holding and clamping tools
  • Adjustable widemouth pliers
 Wrenches and drivers
  • Adjustable wrench sets
  • Offset socket wrenches
  • Straight screwdrivers
 Forming tools
  • Anvils
  • Claw hammers
 Power tools
  • Band saws
  • Belt sanders
  • Circular saws
  • Cordless drills
  • Electric drills
  • Heat gun blowers
  • Power planes
  • Radial arm saws
  • Sabre saws
  • Scroll saws
  • Table saws
 Rough and finishing tools
  • Block planes
  • Cold chisels
 Domestic bath appliances
  • Blowdryers
  • Stationary hairdryers
 Domestic kitchen appliances
  • Built-in ovens
  • Commercial dishwashers
  • Electric ranges
  • Hand mixers
  • Kitchen blenders
  • Kitchen crock pots
  • Kitchen food processors
  • Microwave ovens
 Projectors and supplies
  • Carousel slide projectors
  • Computer projectors
  • Liquid crystal display LCD projectors
  • Multimedia projection equipment
  • Opaque projectors
  • Overhead data projectors
  • Projector screens
 Ironing equipment
  • Clothes irons
 Cameras
  • Compact digital cameras
  • Digital video cameras
  • Webcams
 Audio and visual equipment
  • Compact disk CD players
  • Digital video disk DVD players
  • Handheld microphones
  • Liquid crystal display LCD televisions
  • MP3 digital voice recorders
  • Television monitors
  • Wireless microphones
 Computer data input devices
  • Computer data input scanners
  • Interactive whiteboard controllers
  • Student response systems
 Computer printers
  • Computer laser printers
  • Plotting printers
  • Poster printers
 Tool kits
  • Computer repair tool kits
 Cutting and crimping and punching tools
  • Cutting shears
  • Hacksaws
  • Sewing shears
 Computers
  • Desktop computers
  • Laptop computers
  • Tablet computers
 Office furniture
  • Drafting boards
 Welding machinery
  • Electric spot welders
  • Metal inert gas MIG welders
  • Tungsten inert gas TIG welders
 Measuring and layout tools
  • Electronic levels
  • Laser levels
 Face and head protection
  • Face shields
  • Welding goggles
  • Welding helmets
 Fire fighting equipment
  • Fire suppression blankets
 Domestic kitchen tools and utensils
  • Food graters
  • Kitchen strainers
  • Measuring cup sets
 Food preparation equipment
  • Food measuring scales
 Bath and body
  • Hairbrushes
  • Power hair clippers
 Computer displays
  • Interactive whiteboards
 Domestic bakeware
  • Kitchen bakeware
 Duplicating machines
  • Laser facsimile machines
  • Photocopying equipment
 Welding and soldering and brazing accessories
  • Magnetic torch guides
  • Propane torches
 Personal communication devices
  • Multi-line telephone systems
 Pneumatic tools
  • Pneumatic nailers
 Compressors
  • Portable air compressors
 Hearing protectors
  • Protective ear plugs
 Vision protection and accessories
  • Protective safety glasses
 Soldering machines
  • Soldering guns
 Metal cutting tools
  • Tap and die sets
 Media storage devices
  • Universal serial bus USB flash drives
 Safety apparel
  • Welding gloves
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Technology
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Technology
The technologies listed below include machines, equipment, tools, and software that is useful for individuals who are interested in this career.
 Industry specific software
  • Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3DHOT
 Educational or reference software
  • Blackboard Learn
  • Course management system software
  • Desire2Learn
  • Edpuzzle
  • Kahoot
  • Learning management system LMS
  • Padlet
  • Sakai CLE
 Content authoring and editing software
  • Calendar and scheduling software
  • Collaborative editing software
  • Google DocsHOT
  • Image scanning software
  • Microsoft ExcelHOT
  • Microsoft PowerPointHOT
  • Microsoft WordHOT
 Data management and query software
  • Data entry softwareHOT
  • DOC Cop
  • iParadigms Turnitin
 Network applications software
  • Edmodo
  • Web browser software
 Information exchange software
  • Email software
  • Microsoft OutlookHOT
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Certifications
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Certifications
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The certifications listed below are useful to pursue if you are interested in a career in this field.
 Specialty
 Advanced
 Unknown
 Product/Equipment
 Core
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Licensing
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Licensing
The licensing information below is organized into sections and is useful for pursuing if you are interested in a career in this field.
No specific licensing information is listed for this occupation in the area you have selected.
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Related Programs
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Programs related to this career, offered by participating institution(s), are listed below.

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Bluefield University
Bridgewater College
Emory & Henry University
Old Dominion University
Randolph-Macon College