Also called: Vice principal, AP
Helps run a school, often in charge of discipline, schedules, testing, and teacher evaluations.
Assistant principals handle discipline referrals, supervise lunch and buses, observe teachers, manage testing logistics, and step in for the principal. It's the usual first step into school leadership.
Estimate based on BLS K-12 administrators.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 9 years after high school. Master's in educational leadership, a state administrator license, and usually 5+ years of teaching.
Ways in: Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Educational Leadership, Education.
Growing slowly (about 0% over 10 years). BLS projects little change.
Low risk for 10 years. AI handles scheduling and testing logistics; discipline talks, teacher observations and supervising lunch stay human.
Classes: Psychology, Speech or debate, Government.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9032.
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