# Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School

> Teach occupational, vocational, career, or technical subjects to students at the middle, intermediate, or junior high school level.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/career-technical-education-teachers-middle-school
- SOC code: 25-2023.00
- Career family: Education
- Median annual pay: $65,030 (10th percentile $49,200, 90th percentile $101,890)
- Projected growth: Little or no change, -0.5%
- Openings a year: 1,000
- Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code SCA)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 38 |
| Investigative (I) | 39 |
| Artistic (A) | 40 |
| Social (S) | 100 |
| Enterprising (E) | 21 |
| Conventional (C) | 47 |

## What you'd do

- Training and Teaching Others (importance 86/100)
- Coaching and Developing Others (importance 75/100)
- Thinking Creatively (importance 74/100)
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 73/100)
- Getting Information (importance 73/100)
- Working with Computers (importance 72/100)
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (importance 71/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 71/100)
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings (importance 70/100)
- Providing Consultation and Advice to Others (importance 69/100)

## Skills

Instructing, Learning Strategies, Speaking, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness, Active Learning, Writing

## Knowledge

Education and Training, English Language, Computers and Electronics, Administrative, Customer and Personal Service, Psychology, Administration and Management, Mathematics, Communications and Media, Sociology and Anthropology

## Also called

Agriculture Teacher, Agriscience Technology Instructor (Agriculture Science Technology Instructor), Automotive Education Teacher, Business Education Teacher, Career and Technology Education Teacher (CTE Teacher), Career Discovery Teacher, Career Education Teacher, Career Technical Education Instructor, Carpentry Teacher, Computer Discovery Teacher

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1313) (CIP 1313, 1,257 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [California State University-Sacramento](https://www.collegesref.com/college/california-state-university-sacramento-375) | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $69,280 | $82,062 | $23,000 |
| [CUNY Brooklyn College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/cuny-brooklyn-college-735) | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $54,793 | $80,207 | $12,875 |
| [St. John's University-New York](https://www.collegesref.com/college/st-john-s-university-new-york-2579) | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | not reported | $78,215 | $25,500 |
| [CUNY Queens College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/cuny-queens-college-746) | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $58,736 | $76,925 | $12,500 |
| [College of Staten Island CUNY](https://www.collegesref.com/college/college-of-staten-island-cuny-621) | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $65,767 | $75,272 | not reported |
| [University of Louisville](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-louisville-2936) | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $57,958 | $74,873 | $19,250 |
| [Hofstra University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/hofstra-university-1214) | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $61,408 | $74,525 | $23,250 |
| [CUNY Hunter College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/cuny-hunter-college-739) | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $67,434 | $72,919 | not reported |

## Related careers

- [Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/career-technical-education-teachers-secondary-school): $66,270 median pay
- [Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/career-technical-education-teachers-postsecondary): $63,820 median pay
- [Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/secondary-school-teachers-except-special-and-career-technical-education): $72,040 median pay
- [Special Education Teachers, Secondary School](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/special-education-teachers-secondary-school): $74,260 median pay
- [Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/middle-school-teachers-except-special-and-career-technical-education): $64,370 median pay
- [Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/elementary-school-teachers-except-special-education): $63,970 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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