CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION TEACHER PREPARATION Pathways

Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026. Maps for previous years are available on each pathway page. What is a catalog year?

Featured Careers

Find your calling. Explore high-earning careers with entry-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

All Careers in CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION TEACHER PREPARATION (13)

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryCertificate after master's, Master's degreeDeclining104,070
Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree, Doctoral degreeStable103,960
Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral degreeStable72,090
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree, Master's degreeDeclining64,580
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree, Certificate after collegeDeclining62,970
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree, Master's degreeDeclining62,340
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree, Master's degreeDeclining61,430
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareAssociate's degree, High school diploma/GEDDeclining56,270
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education- n/aStable37,120
Education Administrators, All Other- n/a- n/a
Teachers and Instructors, All Other- n/a- n/a
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education- n/aDeclining
Teaching Assistants, Special Education- n/aDeclining

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Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.

  1. Discuss teaching strategies and approaches appropriate for students of diverse needs, abilities, and backgrounds.
  2. Identify specific career goal in education that fits the student's interest, abilities, personality and aspirations.
  3. Perform skills specific to the student's CTE discipline.