Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
Teach occupational, vocational, career, or technical subjects to students at the middle, intermediate, or junior high school level.
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Salary Information
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School: $63,620 (median) per year.
Starting salary (10th percentile).
Required expreience: Varies by Company
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Daily Tasks & Responsibilities
| Task Description | Category |
|---|---|
| Establish rules or policies governing student behavior. | General |
| Teach others to use technology or equipment. | General |
| Apply multiple teaching methods. | General |
| Set up classroom materials or equipment. | General |
| Plan educational activities. | General |
| Modify teaching methods or materials to accommodate student needs. | General |
| Prepare tests. | General |
| Enforce rules or policies governing student behavior. | General |
| Assign class work to students. | General |
| Encourage students. | General |
| Advise students on academic or career matters. | General |
| Document lesson plans. | General |
| Assist students with special educational needs. | General |
| Prepare reports detailing student activities or performance. | General |
| Plan experiential learning activities. | General |
| Serve on institutional or departmental committees. | General |
| Distribute instructional or library materials. | General |
| Order instructional or library materials or equipment. | General |
| Monitor student performance. | Maintenance |
| Maintain student records. | Maintenance |
| Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products. | Maintenance |
| Develop instructional objectives. | Development |
| Monitor student behavior, social development, or health. | Development |
| Create technology-based learning materials. | Development |
| Develop strategies or programs for students with special needs. | Development |
| Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge. | Development |
| Collaborate with other teaching professionals to develop educational programs. | Development |
| Administer tests to assess educational needs or progress. | Analysis |
| Evaluate student work. | Analysis |
| Discuss problems or issues with supervisors. | Communication |
| Discuss student progress with parents or guardians. | Communication |
| Supervise school or student activities. | Management |
| Coordinate student extracurricular activities. | Management |
Technology Requirements
| Technology | Description |
|---|---|
| Amazon DynamoDB | Data base management system software |
| Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2 | Data base user interface and query software |
| Amazon Web Services AWS software | Data base user interface and query software |
| Apache Cassandra | Data base management system software |
| Apache Hadoop | Data base management system software |
| Atlassian Confluence | Cloud-based data access and sharing software |
| Elasticsearch | Data base management system software |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software |
| Microsoft SQL Server | Data base user interface and query software |
| MongoDB | Data base management system software |
| MySQL | Data base user interface and query software |
| NoSQL | Data base management system software |
| Oracle Database | Data base user interface and query software |
| PostgreSQL | Object oriented data base management software |
| Structured query language SQL | Data base user interface and query software |
| Tableau | Business intelligence and data analysis software |
| Amazon Simple Storage Service S3 | Storage networking software |
| Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormation | Cloud-based management software |
| Ansible software | Expert system software |
| Apache Kafka | Development environment software |
| Apache Tomcat | Web platform development software |
| Atlassian JIRA | Project management software |
| Bash | Operating system software |
| C# | Object or component oriented development software |
| C++ | Object or component oriented development software |
| Docker | Application server software |
| Eclipse IDE | Development environment software |
| Extensible markup language XML | Enterprise application integration software |
| Git | File versioning software |
| GitHub | Application server software |
| Go | Development environment software |
| Google Angular | Web platform development software |
| Google Docs | Word processing software |
| Hypertext markup language HTML | Web platform development software |
| JUnit | Program testing software |
| JavaScript | Web platform development software |
| JavaScript Object Notation JSON | Web platform development software |
| Jenkins CI | Enterprise application integration software |
| Linux | Operating system software |
| Microsoft .NET Framework | Development environment software |
| Microsoft Azure software | Development environment software |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software |
| Microsoft PowerShell | Development environment software |
| Microsoft Visio | Process mapping and design software |
| Microsoft Visual Studio | Development environment software |
| Microsoft Windows | Operating system software |
| Microsoft Windows Server | Operating system software |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software |
| Node.js | Web platform development software |
| Oracle Java | Object or component oriented development software |
| Oracle PeopleSoft | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Perl | Object or component oriented development software |
| Puppet | Configuration management software |
| Python | Object or component oriented development software |
| React | Web platform development software |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux | Operating system software |
| Ruby | Development environment software |
| SAP software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| SAS | Analytical or scientific software |
| Salesforce software | Customer relationship management CRM software |
| Scala | Object or component oriented development software |
| Selenium | Program testing software |
| Shell script | Operating system software |
| Splunk Enterprise | Cloud-based management software |
| Spring Boot | Application server software |
| UNIX | Operating system software |
| jQuery | Object or component oriented development software |
| Apache Ant | Development environment software |
| Apache Groovy | Object or component oriented development software |
| Apache HTTP Server | Application server software |
| Apache JMeter | Object or component oriented development software |
| Atlassian Bamboo | Enterprise application integration software |
| Blackboard Learn | Computer based training software |
| Calendar and scheduling software | Calendar and scheduling software |
| Collaborative editing software | Word processing software |
| Course management system software | Computer based training software |
| DOC Cop | Information retrieval or search software |
| Data visualization software | Analytical or scientific software |
| Debugging software | Program testing software |
| Desire2Learn LMS software | Computer based training software |
| Email software | Electronic mail software |
| Hypertext preprocessor PHP | Web platform development software |
| Image scanning software | Optical character reader OCR or scanning software |
| Learning management system LMS | Computer based training software |
| Microsoft operating system | Operating system software |
| Object oriented development environment software | Object or component oriented development software |
| Objective C | Object or component oriented development software |
| Sakai CLE | Computer based training software |
| Salesforce Visualforce | Graphical user interface development software |
| TestNG | Program testing software |
| VMware | Clustering software |
| Web browser software | Internet browser software |
| iParadigms Turnitin | Information retrieval or search software |
Relevant Certifications
Industry certifications that may be valuable for this career role:
| Certification | Issuing Organization | Practice Test |
|---|---|---|
| National Board Certification - Career & Technical Education -Early Adolescence to Young Adulthood | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | Not Available |