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Jobs for Former Career/Technical Education Teachers (Postsecondary)

Also called: Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Career/Technical Education Teachers (Postsecondary) build instructing, complex problem solving and judgment and decision making skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School (80%).

Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers

Skills you enjoy

Pick the skills you want to keep using. The list re-ranks.

Sorted by skill match.

25 careers that use your skills

  1. 1Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
    80%
    Median pay
    $66,270
    Pay change
    +4%
    Extra educationBachelor's degree
  2. 2Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
    79%
    Median pay
    $65,030
    Pay change
    +2%
    Extra educationBachelor's degree
  3. 3Training and Development Specialists
    71%
    Median pay
    $69,280
    Pay change
    +9%
    Extra educationBachelor's degree
  4. 4Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
    66%
    Median pay
    $74,260
    Pay change
    +16%
    Extra educationBachelor's degree
  5. 5Occupational Therapy Assistants
    64%
    Median pay
    $72,300
    Pay change
    +13%
    Extra educationNone
  6. 6Physical Therapist Assistants
    64%
    Median pay
    $68,380
    Pay change
    +7%
    Extra educationNone
  7. 7Tutors
    64%
    Median pay
    $43,350
    Pay change
    −32%
    Extra educationNone
  8. 8Adapted Physical Education Specialists
    63%
    Median pay
    $76,580
    Pay change
    Not compared
    Pay for the broader BLS group “Special Education Teachers, All Other”
    Extra educationBachelor's degree
  9. 9Special Education Teachers, Preschool
    62%
    Median pay
    $64,830
    Pay change
    +2%
    Extra educationBachelor's degree
  10. 10Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
    61%
    Median pay
    $61,540
    Pay change
    −4%
    Extra educationBachelor's degree

Compared with Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary, median $63,820. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.

Your transferable skills

How important each skill is in work as career/technical education teachers (postsecondary) (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).

Instructing4.00
Complex Problem Solving3.25
Judgment and Decision Making3.25
Social Perceptiveness3.25
Coordination3.12
Persuasion3.00

Skills to learn

The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.

  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Service Orientation
  • Coordination
  • Time Management

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Your top 3 moves, up close

A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School

80% skill match · $66,270 · +4% pay

First step

  • Most common education: Bachelor's Degree (40% of workers).
  • Usually needs a bachelor's degree — more preparation than your current job.
  • A professional certification is often expected.
  • On-the-job training: over 6 months, up to and including 1 year.

Skills to add

Coordination · Service Orientation · Social Perceptiveness

Is this right for you?

  • Tight deadlines are common
  • Dealing with conflict is part of the job

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School

79% skill match · $65,030 · +2% pay

First step

  • Usually needs a bachelor's degree — more preparation than your current job.
  • A professional certification is often expected.
  • On-the-job training: none or short demonstration.

Skills to add

Social Perceptiveness · Service Orientation · Systems Evaluation

Is this right for you?

  • Tight deadlines are common
  • Dealing with conflict is part of the job

Training and Development Specialists

71% skill match · $69,280 · +9% pay

First step

  • Most common education: Bachelor's Degree (78% of workers).
  • Usually needs a bachelor's degree — more preparation than your current job.
  • A certification can help.
  • On-the-job training: over 6 months, up to and including 1 year.

Skills to add

Social Perceptiveness · Judgment and Decision Making · Coordination

Is this right for you?

  • Tight deadlines are common

Similar roles in the same field

If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.

Free help near you

Former career/technical education teachers (postsecondary) can get free career counseling, job search help and, if you qualify, help paying for training through American Job Centers, which are funded by the U.S. Department of Labor.

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Questions former career/technical education teachers (postsecondary) ask

What jobs can former career/technical education teachers (postsecondary) do?

The closest matches are Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School (80% skill match, median $66,270), Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School (79% skill match, median $65,030) and Training and Development Specialists (71% skill match, median $69,280), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.

Which career/technical education teacher career changes pay more?

Among the 25 matches, 16 pay more than career/technical education teachers (postsecondary) at the median. The biggest increases: Facilities Managers (+67%, $106,660), Respiratory Therapists (+29%, $82,280) and Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians (+17%, $74,510).

Do former career/technical education teachers (postsecondary) need another degree?

11 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.

How is the skill match calculated?

We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.

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Sources. Skills, tasks and education: O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under CC BY 4.0. Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Data Sources & Licenses