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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School

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

Also called: 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

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Median pay in Greater Boston
$101,250
Jobs in Greater Boston
1,730
Massachusetts 2024–2034
+1.7%
180 openings a year
Typical U.S. entry requirement
Bachelor's degree
Less than 5 years of related work experience

Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.

Pay range in Greater Boston

Yearly pay in Greater Boston by percentile
10th25thMedian75th90th
$77,580$81,640$101,250$103,710$121,300

10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.

What you’d do

  • 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.

AI and this job

AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.

Moderate exposure55 of 100

The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:

  • AIOE 55
  • Language-model AIOE 57
  • GPTs-are-GPTs 54

Observed AI use today: Little or none (Anthropic Economic Index)

AI exposure for this job is moderate, and observed AI use is little or none so far. AI tools could help with preparing materials and lesson plans. Hands-on shop and lab teaching, watching how students perform, and keeping order are done by people.

Likely to change

  • Preparing materials and lesson plans
  • Organizing lectures and presentations

Still relies on people

  • Coaching students in shop and lab settings
  • Observing student behavior and keeping order

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