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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary

SOC 25-1194 · 2024-2034

Teach vocational courses intended to provide occupational training below the baccalaureate level in subjects such as construction, mechanics/repair, manufacturing, transportation, or cosmetology, primarily to students who have graduated from or left high school. Teaching takes place in public or private schools whose primary business is academic or vocational education.

How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.

What California expects of this job

Typical pay in California

$78,775per year

Projected openings

8,260

Projected change

+3.7%

Usually needs

Bachelor's degree

Skills this work uses most

O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.

1. Instructing
2. Active Listening
3. Learning Strategies
4. Speaking
5. Reading Comprehension
6. Active Learning

Pay by region

What the pay actually ranges across

The lowest-paid tenth earn under

$47,082

A quarter earn under

$53,569

Half earn under

$78,775

Three quarters earn under

$119,710

The highest-paid tenth earn over

$173,402

A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.

Similar work

O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.

Programs that train for this job — 23

• Class A Truck Driving

  United Truck and Car Driving School · San Diego · $6,895

  Working 6 months later

  72%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  $15,625

• CDLMaster Truck-Driver Training Program

  Transportation Guidance and Assistance Truck Driving School · Downey · $5,995

  Working 6 months later

  58%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  $13,000

• Graphic Design Certificate Program (Online)

  Otis College of Art and Design · Los Angeles · $8,017

  Working 6 months later

  Not reported

  Earnings in one quarter after

  Not reported

• Class A or Class B w/ Career Search Training

  MTS Training Academy · Vallejo · $8,298

  Working 6 months later

  100%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  $13,634

• Class A Truck Driver

  MTS Training Academy · Vallejo · $8,298

  Working 6 months later

  88%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  $11,819

• Class B w/ School Bus or VTT Certificate.

  MTS Training Academy · Vallejo · $7,480

  Working 6 months later

  92%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  $10,397

• Class A or Class B Air Brake Training

  MTS Training Academy · Vallejo · $7,298

  Working 6 months later

  77%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  $19,601

• Class A Truck Driver w/ Passenger Endorsement

  MTS Training Academy · Vallejo · $10,798

  Working 6 months later

  100%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  $12,000

• Complete Course CDL Class A

  GSF Driving & Truck Training School · Sylmar · $6,295

  Working 6 months later

  66%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  $13,125

• Adobe Certified Professional Photoshop CC

  Charter Oak Adult Education · Covina · $274

  Working 6 months later

  59%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  $12,447

• Bus/Truck Driver, Class B

  Hi-Desert Truck Driving School · Sun Valley · $3,899

  Working 6 months later

  89%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  $11,121

• Professional Driver, Class A

  Hi-Desert Truck Driving School · Sun Valley · $4,999

  Working 6 months later

  67%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  $10,220

• Advanced Refresher Program Class A or B

  Advance Bus & Truck Driving School · Lodi · $5,715

  Working 6 months later

  Not reported

  Earnings in one quarter after

  Not reported

• Advanced Commercial Driver Class B-Truck or Bus

  Advance Bus & Truck Driving School · Lodi · $6,465

  Working 6 months later

  46%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  $15,600

• Super Session Commercial Driver's Class A with Passenger Endorsement

  Advance Bus & Truck Driving School · Lodi · $8,568

  Working 6 months later

  52%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  $8,647

• Advanced Commercial Driver Class A

  Advance Bus & Truck Driving School · Lodi · $7,468

  Working 6 months later

  76%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  Not reported

• Adobe Web Design with Microsoft Backend Development

  Career Development Solutions · Orange · $10,000

  Working 6 months later

  Not reported

  Earnings in one quarter after

  Not reported

• Truck Driving 160 (Hybrid)

  Pilot Trucking School · Fontana · $5,300

  Working 6 months later

  73%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  $15,900

• Commercial Driver's License

  Harbor Occupational Center - LAUSD · San Pedro · $2,200

  Working 6 months later

  36%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  $8,750

• HED100: Truck Driver Operator Class A

  College of Instrument Technology · Bellflower · $7,499

  Working 6 months later

  87%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  Not reported

• HED105: Truck Driver + Bus

  College of Instrument Technology · Bellflower · $9,999

  Working 6 months later

  74%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  $9,898

• Pet Health and Grooming

  Southern California Regional Occupational Center · Torrance · $800

  Working 6 months later

  Not reported

  Earnings in one quarter after

  Not reported

• Full Stack Developer

  Procareer Academy California · Whittier · $7,800

  Working 6 months later

  Not reported

  Earnings in one quarter after

  Not reported