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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School

Teach occupational, vocational, career, or technical subjects to students at the secondary school level.
Related: Business Teachers, Postsecondary  Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School  Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary  Secondary School Teachers  Special Education Teachers, Elementary School 
Industries: Education 

  • Summary

  • Details

    • Work Activities

    • Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress.
    • Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.
    • 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.
    • Select, order, store, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.
    • Perform administrative duties, such as school library assistance, hall and cafeteria monitoring, and bus loading and unloading.
    • Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress.
    • Guide and counsel students with adjustments, academic problems, or special academic interests.
    • Provide students with disabilities with assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.
    • Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.
    • Sponsor extracurricular activities, such as clubs, student organizations, and academic contests.
    • Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress.
    • Assign and grade class work and homework.
    • Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
    • Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives to students.
    • Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injury and damage.
    • Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injury and damage.
    • Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their resource needs.
    • Select, order, store, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.
    • Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress.
    • Place students in jobs, or make referrals to job placement services.
    • Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help.
    • Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.
    • Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulations.
    • Prepare students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
    • Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
    • Keep informed about trends in education and subject matter specialties.
    • Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.
    • Plan and supervise work-experience programs in businesses, industrial shops, and school laboratories.
    • Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of secondary school programs.
    • Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools.
    • Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
    • Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.
    • Prepare materials and classroom for class activities.
    • Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration.
    • Select, order, store, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.
    • Assign and grade class work and homework.
    • Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
    • Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students.
    • Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.
    • Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
    • Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.
    • Plan and supervise work-experience programs in businesses, industrial shops, and school laboratories.
    • Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.

    Skills

    • Active Learning
      • Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.
    • Mathematics
      • Using math to solve problems.
    • Programming
      • Writing computer programs.
    • Operations Monitoring
      • Watching gauges, dials, or display screens to make sure a machine is working.
    • Writing
      • Writing things for co-workers or customers.
    • Negotiation
      • Bringing people together to solve differences.
    • Instructing
      • Teaching people how to do something.
    • Operations Analysis
      • Figuring out what a product or service needs to be able to do.
    • Equipment Maintenance
      • Planning and doing the basic maintenance on equipment.
    • Technology Design
      • Making equipment and technology useful for customers.
    • Systems Evaluation
      • Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
    • Management of Financial Resources
      • Making spending decisions and keeping track of what is spent.
    • Management of Personnel Resources
      • Selecting and managing the best workers for a job.
    • Learning Strategies
      • Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.
    • Social Perceptiveness
      • Understanding people's reactions.
    • Coordination
      • Changing what is done based on other people's actions.
    • Critical Thinking
      • Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
    • Time Management
      • Managing your time and the time of other people.
    • Active Listening
      • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
    • Operation and Control
      • Using equipment or systems.
    • Monitoring
      • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
    • Reading Comprehension
      • Reading work-related information.
    • Science
      • Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.
    • Troubleshooting
      • Figuring out what is causing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs to not work.
    • Service Orientation
      • Looking for ways to help people.
    • Complex Problem Solving
      • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
    • Equipment Selection
      • Deciding what kind of tools and equipment are needed to do a job.
    • Repairing
      • Repairing machines or systems using the right tools.
    • Quality Control Analysis
      • Testing how well a product or service works.
    • Management of Material Resources
      • Managing equipment and materials.
    • Speaking
      • Talking to others.
    • Judgment and Decision Making
      • Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
    • Persuasion
      • Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.
    • Installation
      • Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs.
    • Systems Analysis
      • Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.

    Abilities

    • Stamina
      • Exercising for a long time without getting out of breath.
    • Originality
      • Creating new and original ideas.
    • Information Ordering
      • Ordering or arranging things.
    • Visualization
      • Imagining how something will look after it is moved around or changed.
    • Memorization
      • Remembering words, numbers, pictures, or steps.
    • Trunk Strength
      • Using your lower back and stomach.
    • Glare Sensitivity
      • Seeing something even if there is a glare or very bright light.
    • Speech Clarity
      • Speaking clearly.
    • Control Precision
      • Quickly changing the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.
    • Perceptual Speed
      • Quickly comparing groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.
    • Rate Control
      • Changing when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving.
    • Depth Perception
      • Deciding which thing is closer or farther away from you, or deciding how far away it is from you.
    • Written Expression
      • Communicating by writing.
    • Written Comprehension
      • Reading and understanding what is written.
    • Flexibility of Closure
      • Seeing hidden patterns.
    • Gross Body Coordination
      • Moving your arms, legs, and mid-section together while your whole body is moving.
    • Extent Flexibility
      • Bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching with your body, arms, and/or legs.
    • Selective Attention
      • Paying attention to something without being distracted.
    • Speed of Closure
      • Quickly knowing what you are looking at.
    • Multilimb Coordination
      • Using your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down.
    • Hearing Sensitivity
      • Telling the difference between sounds.
    • Finger Dexterity
      • Putting together small parts with your fingers.
    • Reaction Time
      • Quickly moving your hand, finger, or foot based on a sound, light, picture or other command.
    • Sound Localization
      • Noticing the direction that a sound came from.
    • Number Facility
      • Adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing.
    • Fluency of Ideas
      • Coming up with lots of ideas.
    • Problem Sensitivity
      • Noticing when problems happen.
    • Mathematical Reasoning
      • Choosing the right type of math to solve a problem.
    • Speed of Limb Movement
      • Quickly moving your arms and legs.
    • Arm-Hand Steadiness
      • Keeping your arm or hand steady.
    • Wrist-Finger Speed
      • Making fast, simple, repeated movements of your fingers, hands, and wrists.
    • Dynamic Flexibility
      • Quickly and repeatedly bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching out with your body, arms, and/or legs.
    • Far Vision
      • Seeing details that are far away.
    • Static Strength
      • Lifting, pushing, pulling, or carrying.
    • Speech Recognition
      • Recognizing spoken words.
    • Manual Dexterity
      • Holding or moving items with your hands.
    • Near Vision
      • Seeing details up close.
    • Time Sharing
      • Doing two or more things at the same time.
    • Peripheral Vision
      • Seeing something to your side when your are looking ahead.
    • Explosive Strength
      • Jumping, sprinting, or throwing something.
    • Gross Body Equilibrium
      • Keeping your balance or staying upright.
    • Oral Comprehension
      • Listening and understanding what people say.
    • Response Orientation
      • Quickly deciding if you should move your hand, foot, or other body part.
    • Spatial Orientation
      • Knowing where things are around you.
    • Night Vision
      • Seeing at night or under low light.
    • Category Flexibility
      • Grouping things in different ways.
    • Oral Expression
      • Communicating by speaking.
    • Deductive Reasoning
      • Using rules to solve problems.
    • Inductive Reasoning
      • Making general rules or coming up with answers from lots of detailed information.
    • Dynamic Strength
      • Exercising for a long time without your muscles getting tired.
    • Auditory Attention
      • Paying attention to one sound while there are other distracting sounds.
    • Visual Color Discrimination
      • Noticing the difference between colors, including shades and brightness.

    Knowledge

    • Communications and Media
      • Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
    • Foreign Language
      • Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
    • Food Production
      • Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
    • Philosophy and Theology
      • Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
    • Fine Arts
      • Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
    • Economics and Accounting
      • Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
    • Mechanical
      • Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
    • Therapy and Counseling
      • Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
    • Computers and Electronics
      • Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
    • Public Safety and Security
      • 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.
    • Telecommunications
      • Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
    • Psychology
      • 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.
    • Sociology and Anthropology
      • Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.
    • Administrative
      • Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
    • English Language
      • Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
    • Mathematics
      • Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
    • Personnel and Human Resources
      • Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
    • Physics
      • Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.
    • Medicine and Dentistry
      • Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
    • Education and Training
      • Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
    • Administration and Management
      • 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.
    • Sales and Marketing
      • 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.
    • Chemistry
      • Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
    • Biology
      • Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
    • Geography
      • 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.
    • Law and Government
      • Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
    • Transportation
      • Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
    • Building and Construction
      • Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
    • History and Archeology
      • Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
    • Engineering and Technology
      • 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
      • Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
    • Production and Processing
      • Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
    • Customer and Personal Service
      • 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.

    Education

    Education
    Bachelor's degree
    Work Experience
    Less than 5 years work experience
    Training
    No on-the-job training
    Education and Training Opportunities

    Pay

    Washington Annual Salary
    98580/yr

    Washington Employment Trends

    Currently Employed
    3,540
    Yearly Projected Openings
    280

    Personality

    Social: People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking. They do well at jobs that need:
    • Dependability
    • Integrity
    • Attention to Detail
    • Adaptability/Flexibility
    • Concern for Others
    • Leadership

    Tools

    • Adjustable widemouth pliers
    • Adjustable wrenches
    • Air compressors
    • Anvils
    • Automatic lathe or chucking machine
    • Awls
    • Belt sander
    • Binocular light compound microscopes
    • Blow torch
    • Calipers
    • Claw hammer
    • Cold chisels
    • Commercial use scales
    • Compact disk players or recorders
    • Composter
    • Desktop computers
    • Digital camcorders or video cameras
    • Digital cameras
    • Digital video disk players or recorders
    • Dissection kits or supplies
    • Domestic baking pans
    • Domestic blenders
    • Domestic convectional ovens
    • Domestic crock pot
    • Domestic dish washers
    • Domestic food processors
    • Domestic graters
    • Domestic hair dryers
    • Domestic knives
    • Domestic measuring cups
    • Domestic microwave ovens
    • Domestic mixers
    • Domestic ranges
    • Domestic strainers or colanders
    • Drafting tables
    • Drill press or radial drill
    • Ear plugs
    • Electric hair clipper
    • Epidiascopes
    • Facial shields
    • Fire blankets
    • Fluorescent lamps
    • General tool kits
    • Hacksaw
    • Hair combs or brushes
    • Heat guns
    • High capacity removable media drives
    • Incubators or brooders for poultry
    • Injection molding machines
    • Inkjet printers
    • Ironing machines or presses
    • Jacks
    • Laser fax machine
    • Laser printers
    • Laundry type washing machines
    • Levels
    • Liquid crystal display projector
    • MP3 players or recorders
    • Metal inert gas welding machine
    • Micrometers
    • Microphone stand
    • Microphones
    • Milling machines
    • Mitre box
    • Multimedia projectors
    • Multimeters
    • Notebook computers
    • Offset printing presses
    • Offset socket wrenches
    • Overhead projectors
    • Photocopiers
    • Planes
    • Plotter printers
    • Pneumatic nail drivers
    • Portable data input terminals
    • Power drills
    • Power planes
    • Power saws
    • Projection screens or displays
    • Reciprocating saw
    • Safety glasses
    • Scanners
    • Scientific calculator
    • Screwdrivers
    • Scroll saw
    • Sewing machines
    • Shears
    • Slide projectors
    • Soldering iron
    • Special purpose telephones
    • Spot welding machine
    • Swiveling barber chair
    • Tablet computers
    • Tachometers
    • Taps
    • Teleconference equipment
    • Televisions
    • Touch screen monitors
    • Tungsten inert gas welding machine
    • Vertical machining center
    • Videoconferencing systems
    • Web cameras
    • Welder gloves
    • Welder torch
    • Welding masks
    • Welding positioner and manipulator
    • pH meters

    Technology

    • Calendar and scheduling software
    • Computer aided design CAD software
    • Computer based training software
    • Desktop communications software
    • Electronic mail software
    • Information retrieval or search software
    • Internet browser software
    • Multi-media educational software
    • Office suite software
    • Optical character reader OCR or scanning software
    • Presentation software
    • Spreadsheet software
    • Word processing software

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