Also called: Teacher apprentice, Residency teacher, Grow-your-own teacher
Aspiring teacher who learns by co-teaching full-time alongside a mentor teacher for a year while earning a degree or license, with a stipend.
Residents start by observing and helping, then gradually take over lessons. Registered teacher apprenticeships in many states now let high school graduates earn a bachelor's for free while working in schools.
Stipend or apprentice wages; estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Enrollment in a teacher residency or registered teaching apprenticeship program.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, 4-year college. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Education.
Growing faster than average. Teacher apprenticeships are expanding rapidly across states.
Low risk for 10 years. AI planning tools help residents prepare; learning to teach by co-teaching with a mentor is in-person work schools need.
Classes: AP Psychology, Child development CTE class, Speech.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-9042.
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