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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach vocational courses intended to provide occupational training below the baccalaureate level in subjects such as construction, mechanics/repair, manufacturing, transportation, or cosmetology, primarily to students who have graduated from or left high school. Teaching takes place in public or private schools whose primary business is academic or vocational education.

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Job Zone 3 — Medium Preparation NeededHolland code SIR35 skills on file

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Job Zone

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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed

Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.

Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.

Occupational interest profile

SIRSocial · Investigative · Realistic — the three strongest interests, in order

  • S Social6.61
  • I Investigative4.15
  • R Realistic3.75
  • C Conventional3.29
  • A Artistic3.15
  • E Enterprising2.11

RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.

Education and experience

The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.

  • High School Diploma or the equivalent2%
  • Post-Secondary Certificate16%
  • Some College Courses7%
  • Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree42%
  • Bachelor's Degree20%
  • Master's Degree8%
  • Doctoral Degree5%
Related work experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (33%)
On-site or in-plant training
Up to and including 1 month (42%)
On-the-job training
Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month (33%)

Typically associated skills

All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.

  • Active Listeningbasic4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
  • Instructing4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
  • Learning Strategiesbasic4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
  • Active Learningbasic3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
  • Speakingbasic3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
  • Reading Comprehensionbasic3.93.9Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
  • Critical Thinkingbasic3.83.8Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
  • Monitoringbasic3.64.0Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
  • Writingbasic3.64.0Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
  • Social Perceptiveness3.33.3Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
  • Complex Problem Solving3.33.1Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.33.0Level 2 looks like: Decide how scheduling a break will affect work flow
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  • Coordination3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Schedule appointments for a medical clinic
  • Negotiation3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
  • Persuasion3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Solicit donations for a charity
  • Service Orientation3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Ask customers if they would like a cup of coffee
  • Time Management3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Keep a monthly calendar of appointments
  • Management of Personnel Resources2.92.9Level 2 looks like: Encourage a coworker who is having difficulty finishing a project
  • Systems Evaluation2.82.9Level 2 looks like: Determine why estimates for the time to complete a task are overly optimistic
  • Systems Analysis2.82.6Level 2 looks like: Determine how loss of a team member will affect the completion of a job
  • Operations Analysis2.52.6Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
  • Operations Monitoring2.42.5Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
  • Quality Control Analysis2.32.4Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
  • Mathematicsbasic2.32.3Level 2 looks like: Count the amount of change to be given to a customer
  • Equipment Selection2.32.1Level 2 looks like: Select a tool to adjust a loose part on a bicycle
  • Operation and Control2.31.9Level 2 looks like: Navigate the settings on an office printer to print on both sides of the paper
  • Troubleshooting2.31.9Level 2 looks like: Identify the source of a leak by looking under a machine
  • Management of Material Resources2.01.9Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
  • Management of Financial Resources2.01.5Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
  • Equipment Maintenance1.91.4Level 2 looks like: Add oil to an engine as indicated by a warning light
  • Technology Design1.91.1Level 2 looks like: Adjust exercise equipment for use by a customer
  • Sciencebasic1.91.0Level 2 looks like: Conduct standard tests to determine soil quality
  • Repairing1.81.3Level 2 looks like: Tighten a screw to get a door to close properly
  • Programming1.50.6
  • Installation1.1—

Tasks

19 core · 1 supplemental

What people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).

  1. Supervise and monitor students' use of tools and equipment.4.5
  2. Observe and evaluate students' work to determine progress, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement.4.5
  3. Present lectures and conduct discussions to increase students' knowledge and competence using visual aids, such as graphs, charts, videotapes, and slides.4.5
  4. Administer oral, written, or performance tests to measure progress and to evaluate training effectiveness.4.3
  5. Prepare reports and maintain records, such as student grades, attendance rolls, and training activity details.4.3
  6. Provide individualized instruction and tutorial or remedial instruction.4.3
  7. Develop curricula and plan course content and methods of instruction.4.3
  8. Supervise independent or group projects, field placements, laboratory work, or other training.4.2
  9. Determine training needs of students or workers.4.2
  10. Conduct on-the-job training classes or training sessions to teach and demonstrate principles, techniques, procedures, or methods of designated subjects.4.1
  11. Integrate academic and vocational curricula so that students can obtain a variety of skills.4.1
  12. Select and assemble books, materials, supplies, and equipment for training, courses, or projects.4.1
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  1. Prepare outlines of instructional programs and training schedules and establish course goals.4.0
  2. Acquire, maintain, and repair laboratory equipment and tools.4.0
  3. Develop teaching aids, such as instructional software, multimedia visual aids, or study materials.3.9
  4. Advise students on course selection, career decisions, and other academic and vocational concerns.3.9
  5. Participate in conferences, seminars, and training sessions to keep abreast of developments in the field, and integrate relevant information into training programs.3.9
  6. Serve on faculty and school committees concerned with budgeting, curriculum revision, and course and diploma requirements.3.5
  7. Arrange for lectures by experts in designated fields.3.0
  8. Review enrollment applications and correspond with applicants to obtain additional information.3.6

Knowledge

Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.

  • Education and Training4.55.4Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
  • English Language3.84.3Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
  • Customer and Personal Service3.74.5Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
  • Mathematics3.74.4Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
  • Mechanical3.74.4Level 4 looks like: Replace a valve on a steam pipe
  • Administrative3.64.2Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
  • Engineering and Technology3.54.0Level 4 looks like: Design a custom office chair
  • Administration and Management3.43.8Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
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  • Computers and Electronics3.44.2Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
  • Public Safety and Security3.33.6Level 4 looks like: Inspect a building site for safety violations
  • Design3.24.0Level 4 looks like: Design plans for remodeling a kitchen
  • Chemistry3.13.6Level 4 looks like: Use the proper concentration of chlorine to purify a water source
  • Personnel and Human Resources3.03.6Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants for an administrative position
  • Physics3.03.4Level 4 looks like: Calculate the speed of a falling object
  • Economics and Accounting2.92.6
  • Production and Processing2.83.2Level 4 looks like: Supervise an appliance assembly line
  • Sales and Marketing2.83.2Level 4 looks like: Introduce clients to a new line of products
  • Building and Construction2.63.2Level 4 looks like: Fix a plumbing leak in the ceiling
  • Law and Government2.62.8
  • Psychology2.62.9
  • Transportation2.52.4Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
  • Communications and Media2.42.5Level 1 looks like: Write a thank you note
  • Biology2.11.8Level 1 looks like: Feed domestic animals
  • Medicine and Dentistry2.11.7Level 1 looks like: Use a band-aid
  • Sociology and Anthropology2.12.2Level 1 looks like: Identify two cultures in a story as being different
  • Therapy and Counseling2.12.3Level 1 looks like: Put ice on a sprained ankle
  • Telecommunications2.01.7Level 1 looks like: Send an email
  • Foreign Language1.81.3Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
  • Geography1.81.6Level 1 looks like: Know the capital of the United States
  • History and Archeology1.81.7Level 1 looks like: Take a class in US history
  • Philosophy and Theology1.81.9Level 1 looks like: Watch a TV show on family values
  • Food Production1.60.9Level 1 looks like: Grow herbs in the kitchen
  • Fine Arts1.51.2Level 1 looks like: Attend a popular music concert

Abilities

Enduring capacities the work calls for.

  • Oral Comprehension4.04.1Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
  • Oral Expression4.04.9Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
  • Written Comprehension3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
  • Written Expression3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
  • Problem Sensitivity3.83.3Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
  • Speech Clarity3.84.0Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
  • Deductive Reasoning3.63.8
  • Speech Recognition3.63.3Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
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  • Inductive Reasoning3.33.3Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
  • Information Ordering3.33.3Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
  • Near Vision3.33.3Level 2 looks like: Read indicators on the dashboard of a car
  • Originality3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Use a credit card to open a locked door
  • Selective Attention3.02.9Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
  • Category Flexibility2.93.1Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
  • Far Vision2.93.0Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
  • Finger Dexterity2.92.5Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
  • Fluency of Ideas2.93.0Level 2 looks like: Name four different uses for a screwdriver
  • Memorization2.92.9
  • Time Sharing2.92.4Level 2 looks like: Listen to music while entering numbers into a spreadsheet
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness2.82.5Level 2 looks like: Light a candle
  • Flexibility of Closure2.82.1Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
  • Control Precision2.62.5Level 2 looks like: Adjust a room light with a dimmer switch
  • Visualization2.62.6Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
  • Manual Dexterity2.52.3Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
  • Auditory Attention2.32.1Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
  • Hearing Sensitivity2.31.5Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
  • Trunk Strength2.32.1Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
  • Mathematical Reasoning2.12.1Level 1 looks like: Determine how much 20 oranges will cost when they are priced at 5 for 4 dollars
  • Multilimb Coordination2.12.0Level 2 looks like: Row a boat
  • Number Facility2.12.3Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
  • Perceptual Speed2.12.3Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
  • Visual Color Discrimination2.12.0Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
  • Depth Perception2.01.9Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
  • Dynamic Strength2.01.1Level 2 looks like: Use pruning shears to trim a bush
  • Extent Flexibility2.01.4Level 2 looks like: Reach to adjust the radio in a car
  • Gross Body Coordination2.01.0Level 2 looks like: Get in and out of a truck
  • Gross Body Equilibrium2.01.0Level 2 looks like: Stand on a ladder
  • Rate Control2.01.5Level 1 looks like: Ride a bicycle alongside a jogger
  • Reaction Time2.01.5Level 2 looks like: Start to slow down the car when a traffic light turns yellow
  • Response Orientation2.01.4Level 2 looks like: When a doorbell and phone ring at the same time, quickly select which to answer first
  • Speed of Closure2.02.0Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
  • Stamina2.01.3Level 1 looks like: Walk 1/4 mile
  • Static Strength2.01.9Level 1 looks like: Push an empty shopping cart
  • Wrist-Finger Speed2.01.1Level 2 looks like: Use a screwdriver to twist in a screw
  • Peripheral Vision1.60.6
  • Sound Localization1.60.8
  • Glare Sensitivity1.50.6
  • Night Vision1.50.6
  • Spatial Orientation1.50.6
  • Explosive Strength1.40.6
  • Speed of Limb Movement1.40.4
  • Dynamic Flexibility1.0—

Work activities

Kinds of activity the work is made of.

  • Training and Teaching Others4.75.4Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
  • Getting Information4.44.4Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge4.35.5Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
  • Coaching and Developing Others4.25.0Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work4.25.2Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates4.04.4Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships4.04.9Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards3.93.9Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
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  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems3.94.4Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others3.83.5Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
  • Communicating with People Outside the Organization3.74.3Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events3.74.2Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
  • Providing Consultation and Advice to Others3.74.7Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
  • Scheduling Work and Activities3.74.6Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
  • Documenting/Recording Information3.63.8Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
  • Working with Computers3.63.4Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials3.53.5Level 4 looks like: Inspect equipment in a chemical processing plant
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the Public3.54.1Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
  • Analyzing Data or Information3.43.7Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
  • Assisting and Caring for Others3.43.5Level 4 looks like: Help a medical patient find in-home assistance or healthcare
  • Developing Objectives and Strategies3.43.9Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
  • Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates3.44.0Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
  • Handling and Moving Objects3.44.3Level 4 looks like: Arrange books in a library
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings3.44.0Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
  • Controlling Machines and Processes3.34.1Level 4 looks like: Operate a drilling rig
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others3.34.0Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
  • Developing and Building Teams3.33.4Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
  • Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People3.33.9Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
  • Processing Information3.33.6Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
  • Thinking Creatively3.33.9Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
  • Performing Administrative Activities3.23.2Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
  • Performing General Physical Activities3.23.9Level 4 looks like: Paint the outside of a house
  • Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment3.13.4Level 4 looks like: Specify the furniture and equipment for a new school
  • Monitoring and Controlling Resources3.13.5Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
  • Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment3.13.5Level 4 looks like: Change the oil on a tractor
  • Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment3.03.1Level 4 looks like: Make repairs by removing and replacing circuit boards
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others3.03.6Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
  • Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information2.72.8
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment2.72.5Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
  • Selling or Influencing Others2.72.6
  • Staffing Organizational Units2.62.8

Work context

The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.

  • Contact With Others4.7
  • E-Mail4.5
  • Public Speaking4.5
  • Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.4
  • Freedom to Make Decisions4.4
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.4
  • Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.3
  • Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities4.1
  • Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.1
  • Physical Proximity4.0

Technology

26 tools

Software used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.

In demand (1)

  • Microsoft Office softwarehot

Hot (5; 1 more marked hot above)

  • Google Docs
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
Other tools (20)
  • Blackboard Learn
  • Blackboard software
  • Career management systems CMS
  • Collaborative editing software
  • Common Curriculum
  • Course management system software
  • Desire2Learn LMS software
  • DOC Cop
  • Edmodo
  • Email software
  • Google Classroom
  • GroupMe
  • Image scanning software
  • iParadigms Turnitin
  • Learning management system LMS
  • Medical condition coding software
  • Medical procedure coding software
  • Moodle
  • Sakai CLE
  • Web browser software

Related occupations

O*NET's own list of the occupations most related to this one, closest first.

  1. Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
  2. Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
  3. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
  4. Instructional Coordinators
  5. Training and Development Specialists
  6. Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
  7. Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
  8. Tutors
  9. Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
  10. Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary

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