Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
Teach occupational, vocational, career, or technical subjects to students at the secondary school level.
At a Glance
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School earns a median of $63,910/yr with -1.8% projected growth. Typical entry: Bachelor's degree. Top skills: Dependability, Training and Teaching Others, Microsoft Word.
$63,910/yr
-1.8%
6
Bachelor's degree
Skills & Requirements
Skills (15)
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Knowledge (6)
Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
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.
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.
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.
Abilities (15)
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
Technology (7)
Work Activities (34)
Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.
Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
Performing general physical activities includes doing activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
Work Styles (3)
A tendency to be reliable, responsible, and consistent in meeting work-related obligations.
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