Jobs / Education and social services / 25-2032.00
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
Teach occupational, vocational, career, or technical subjects to students at the secondary school level.
- US jobs
- 111,420
- Median wage
- $66,270 a year
- Job family
- Education and social services
Can agents do the work of career/technical education teachers, secondary school?
We read the evidence at the level of the job family, Education and social services:
- Task levelUnexploredNo task-level benchmark in our collection tests teaching, counseling, or casework.
- Project levelPartialThin, adjacent evidence only. GDPval, which spans 44 occupations, is the one benchmark in our collection mapped here. OpenAI reports that GPT-5.5's deliverables won or tied against professionals' work in 84.9% of comparisons across all GDPval occupations. No benchmark tests work with students or clients.
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in education and social services, not always this occupation's tasks.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- 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.
- Prepare materials and classroom for class activities.
- Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
- 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.
- Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injury and damage.
- 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.
- Guide and counsel students with adjustments, academic problems, or special academic interests.
- Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulations.
- 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.
Other job titles for this occupation (80)
Agricultural Education Teacher · Auto Technology Instructor (Automotive Technology Instructor) · Career and Technical Education Teacher (CTE Teacher) · Cosmetology Teacher · Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher (FACS Teacher) · Instructor · Teacher · Technology Education Teacher · Vocational Teacher · Welding Instructor · Agricultural Education Instructor · Agriculture Education Instructor · Agriculture Teacher · Agriscience Instructor · Allied Health Teacher · Auto Body Repair Teacher (Automotive Body Repair Teacher) · Auto Mechanics Instructor (Automotive Mechanics Instructor) · Auto Mechanics Teacher (Automotive Mechanics Teacher) · Auto Teacher (Automotive Teacher) · Automotive Instructor · Bookkeeping Teacher · Building Trades Teacher · Business Education Teacher · Business Machines Teacher · Business Teacher · Business Technology Teacher · Career Education Teacher · Career Technology Teacher · Carpentry Instructor · Carpentry Teacher · CDL Driving Instructor (Commercial Driver's License Driving Instructor) · Certified Flight Instructor · Computer Instructor · Computer Science Teacher · Computer Teacher · Construction Technology Instructor · Consumer Science Teacher · Cooking Teacher · Cosmetology Instructor · Culinary Arts Instructor · Culinary Arts Teacher · Drafting Instructor · Drafting Teacher · Driver Education Instructor · Driving Instructor · Dry Cleaning Teacher · Education Technology Teacher · Educator · Electronics Teacher · FACS Teacher (Family and Consumer Science Teacher) · Floral Design Teacher · Health Science Instructor · Health Science Technology Education Teacher (HSTE Teacher) · High School Auto Repair Teacher (High School Automotive Repair Teacher) · High School Business Teacher · High School Vocational Education Teacher · Industrial Arts Teacher · Industrial Technology Teacher · Key Punch Teacher · Link Trainer Teacher · Machine Shorthand Teacher · Marketing Education Teacher · Marketing Instructor · Marketing Teacher · Masonry Teacher · Meat Cutting Teacher · Radio Repair Teacher · Secretarial Teacher · Shop Teacher · Shorthand Teacher · Skilled Trades Teacher · Tailoring Teacher · Technical Education Teacher · Technology Instructor · Television Repair Teacher · Vocational Auto Body Instructor (Vocational Automotive Body Instructor) · Vocational Childcare Teacher · Vocational Education Teacher · Vocational Trainer · Weaving Teacher