“I graduated with a B.S. degree in robotics last year,” a young woman tells us. “And guess what? I couldn’t get a job designing robots. However, I did get a great job teaching middle school and high school students how to build them. I’m having the time of my life!”
High Schools and Colleges Are Hiring Teachers Who Majored in CTE Subjects
Public school systems, as well as community colleges, are hiring teachers who can teach a variety of tech subjects.
What kind of subjects are CTE-savvy college grads being hired to teach? Here is a partial list:
- CTE courses (yes, it is a course category)
- Agriculture and agricultural science
- Aircraft maintenance
- Animation and video
- Architecture and pre-architecture
- Audio and video production
- Auto repair
- Broadcast journalism
- Building design
- City and smart planning design
- Computer-aided design and manufacturing teacher
- Computer programming
- Computer science
- Construction Trades
- CTE business administration
- Culinary arts and science
- Digital media
- Electrical grid design
- Emergency medical response
- Film and television studies
- Fire and EMS studies
- Fire safety
- Graphic design
- Health science
- HVAC and refrigeration
- Metal fabrication
- Metal shop
- Millwork and cabinetry manufacturing
- Plumbing technology
- Product design
- Sports medicine
- Video broadcasting
- Web design
The Lesson Is . . .
There seem to be more teaching jobs in technical subject areas than there are in business or industry. That’s something to bear in mind as you give advice to technically-oriented students – or if you are such a student yourself.
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