Teachers who Graduated with CTE Credentials

“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!”

If this young teacher had gotten a full engineering degree and studied industrial robotics or AI, she might have gotten a job at a company like Fanuc or Mitsubishi. But she found a job in teaching.

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
Carpentry
City and smart planning design
Communications
Computer-aided design and manufacturing teacher
Computer programming
Computer science
Construction Trades
Cosmetology
CTE business administration
Culinary arts and science
Cybersecurity
Digital media
Drafting
Electrical grid design
Electronics
Emergency medical response
Film and television studies
Fire and EMS studies
Fire safety
Graphic design
Health science
Horticulture
HVAC and refrigeration
Landscaping
Manufacturing
Media
Metal fabrication
Metal shop
Millwork and cabinetry manufacturing
Photography
Plumbing technology
Pre-engineering
Product design
Robotics
Sports medicine
Transport
Video broadcasting
Web design
Welding
Woodshop

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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