Occupations/25-1194.00

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.

Certificate or two-year

Usually a certificate, vocational program, or associate degree — not a bachelor’s.

AI automation risk

39%

Mixed exposure

Human characteristics

49%

Balanced human and task mix

Task orientation

31%

More resilient

A day in this job

Mostly human
Administer oral, written, or performance tests to measure progress and to evaluate training effectiveness.
Task
Observe and evaluate students' work to determine progress, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement.
Task
Present lectures and conduct discussions to increase students' knowledge and competence using visual aids, such as graphs, charts, videotapes, and slides.

The tasks we can read here lean on people, judgment, or hands-on work. The AI risk number is still this job’s rank against other occupations.

Core tasks

01Observe and evaluate students' work to determine progress, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement.
02Present lectures and conduct discussions to increase students' knowledge and competence using visual aids, such as graphs, charts, videotapes, and slides.
03Supervise and monitor students' use of tools and equipment.
04Administer oral, written, or performance tests to measure progress and to evaluate training effectiveness.
05Provide individualized instruction and tutorial or remedial instruction.
06Prepare reports and maintain records, such as student grades, attendance rolls, and training activity details.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

Repeating same tasks2.96
Degree of automation1.79
Time sitting2.50
Originality (ability)3.00
Conflict situations2.68
Hands-on objects/tools2.90
Outdoors / weather1.38
Disease exposure1.67
Decision freedom4.38

Top abilities

Oral Expression4.00
Oral Comprehension4.00
Written Expression3.88
Written Comprehension3.88
Speech Clarity3.75
Problem Sensitivity3.75
Speech Recognition3.62
Deductive Reasoning3.62

Essential skills

Reading Comprehension3.88
Active Listening4.00
Writing3.62
Speaking3.88
Mathematics2.25
Science1.88
Critical Thinking3.75
Active Learning3.88
Learning Strategies4.00
Monitoring3.62

CIP matches

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Schools offering related programs

12 of 84 shown

Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.

Institution	Program	Tuition	Admit	Grad 6-yr	Earnings
University of St Thomas St. Paul, MN · Private nonprofit	Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design 11.0801	$50,200	77%	82%	1 yr $98,403 2 yr — Master's · CIP 11.08
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA · Public	Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design 11.0801	$15,200	57%	86%	1 yr $94,408 2 yr — Master's · CIP 11.08
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit	Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design 11.0801	$68,200	12%	92%	1 yr $76,460 2 yr $108,649 Bachelor's · CIP 11.08
Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX · Public	Irrigation Management Technology/Technician 01.0207	$13,200	63%	83%	1 yr $63,005 2 yr $61,516 Bachelor's · CIP 01.02
Gustavus Adolphus College St. Peter, MN · Private nonprofit	Agricultural Teacher Education 13.1301	$54,200	74%	83%	1 yr $59,788 2 yr $62,012 Master's · CIP 13.13
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO · Public	Agricultural Teacher Education 13.1301	$13,600	81%	72%	1 yr $55,964 2 yr — Master's · CIP 13.13
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit	Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design 11.0801	$60,400	12%	88%	1 yr $55,512 2 yr $61,144 Master's · CIP 11.08
University of Iowa Iowa City, IA · Public	Irrigation Management Technology/Technician 01.0207	$10,700	86%	79%	1 yr $55,286 2 yr $55,693 Bachelor's · CIP 01.02
Northeastern University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit	Agricultural Teacher Education 13.1301	$63,200	7%	91%	1 yr $52,464 2 yr $53,179 Master's · CIP 13.13
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA · Public	Irrigation Management Technology/Technician 01.0207	$19,600	55%	86%	1 yr $52,107 2 yr — Bachelor's · CIP 01.02
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · Public	Irrigation Management Technology/Technician 01.0207	$10,000	53%	83%	1 yr $51,794 2 yr $48,041 Bachelor's · CIP 01.02
South Dakota State University Brookings, SD · Public	Irrigation Management Technology/Technician 01.0207	$9,600	99%	66%	1 yr $50,231 2 yr $47,520 Bachelor's · CIP 01.02