Also called: Driver's ed teacher, Driving school instructor
Teaches new drivers (often teens) how to drive safely and pass the license test.
Driving instructors ride with students in cars with an extra brake pedal, teach parallel parking and highway merging, and stay calm through a lot of nervous mistakes. Some also teach commercial truck driving.
Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma, clean driving record, and state instructor certification.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Growing about average. Steady.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Self-driving features may cut how many people need full lessons later in the decade; teaching nervous teens stays human for now.
Age 21+. One way to start: Ask local driving schools if they will sponsor you for the state instructor course and exam First: State driving-instructor license: short course and exam; most states require age 21 and a clean record
Classes: Driver's education, Psychology, Auto technology CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-3021.
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