Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
25-2032 Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
Teach occupational, vocational, career, or technical subjects to students at the secondary school level. Excludes “Special Education Teachers” (25-2050), and “Substitute Teachers, Short-Term” (25-3031).
National estimates for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
Industry profile for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
Geographic profile for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
National estimates for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Mean wage
RSE (3) |
| 90,070 |
1.6 % |
(4) |
$ 70,810 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 49,420 |
$ 57,530 |
$ 65,130 |
$ 81,000 |
$ 100,380 |
(4)
Industry profile for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School:
Top paying industries for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
(8) |
(8) |
(4) |
$ 77,480 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
86,460 |
1.01 |
(4) |
$ 71,110 |
| State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
2,240 |
0.11 |
(4) |
$ 63,750 |
| Technical and Trade Schools |
580 |
0.40 |
(4) |
$ 60,090 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities |
40 |
0.01 |
(4) |
$ 51,680 |
Geographic profile for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
17,140 |
1.26 |
2.13 |
(4) |
$ 64,630 |
| Florida |
11,300 |
1.18 |
1.99 |
(4) |
$ 65,460 |
| New York |
6,070 |
0.65 |
1.09 |
(4) |
$ 86,740 |
| Pennsylvania |
4,390 |
0.74 |
1.24 |
(4) |
$ 77,470 |
| North Carolina |
4,050 |
0.84 |
1.42 |
(4) |
$ 56,130 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School:
Top paying states for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
4,050 |
1.02 |
1.72 |
(4) |
$ 67,050 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
3,950 |
0.42 |
0.70 |
(4) |
$ 94,970 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
3,590 |
1.13 |
1.90 |
(4) |
$ 69,550 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
2,080 |
0.75 |
1.27 |
(4) |
$ 91,430 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,940 |
0.68 |
1.15 |
(4) |
$ 83,420 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
1,900 |
1.35 |
2.27 |
(4) |
$ 70,810 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
1,780 |
0.65 |
1.10 |
(4) |
$ 66,630 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,410 |
0.46 |
0.77 |
(4) |
$ 85,450 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
1,340 |
0.64 |
1.09 |
(4) |
$ 99,090 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
1,170 |
0.89 |
1.50 |
(4) |
$ 58,100 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Elmira, NY |
130 |
3.97 |
6.69 |
(4) |
$ 69,160 |
| Laredo, TX |
270 |
2.58 |
4.36 |
(4) |
$ 61,170 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX |
700 |
2.45 |
4.13 |
(4) |
$ 61,710 |
| Leominster-Gardner, MA |
120 |
2.36 |
3.97 |
(4) |
$ 92,220 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY |
90 |
2.30 |
3.88 |
(4) |
$ 66,350 |
| Yakima, WA |
210 |
2.12 |
3.58 |
(4) |
$ 86,990 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX |
310 |
1.99 |
3.35 |
(4) |
$ 59,640 |
| Beckley, WV |
80 |
1.90 |
3.21 |
(4) |
$ 51,400 |
| Longview, TX |
180 |
1.83 |
3.08 |
(4) |
$ 58,580 |
| Grand Island, NE |
80 |
1.81 |
3.05 |
(4) |
$ 62,080 |
United States Department of Labor
