Education
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
Teach occupational, vocational, career, or technical subjects to students at the middle, intermediate, or junior high school level.
Median salary (BLS)
$65,030
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$49k – $102k
Job outlook
No separate BLS projection for this specific role
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $85,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
Entry / Junior
$49,200
~2 yrs to advance
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
Established
$65,030
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
Senior
$83,460
Key skills
A typical day
- •Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
- •Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
- •Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
- •Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.
- •Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives to students.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Education
Explore all- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
- University of Wisconsin–Madison49% admit · $72,000 grad pay
- Vanderbilt University7% admit · $88,000 grad pay
- University of Virginia19% admit · $85,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.