Also called: Director of Technology (District), District CIO
Runs all the technology in a school district: networks, student laptops, cybersecurity, and software.
A district CTO might start the day dealing with a phishing attempt, then plan a laptop rollout for 20,000 students and negotiate a software contract with the school board.
Estimate; large districts pay more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 10 years after high school. Bachelor's in IT or computer science plus years of experience; many have a master's.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Information Technology, Computer Science, Educational Technology.
Growing much faster than average (about 16% over 10 years). Tracks computer and information systems managers.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI automates help-desk and monitoring work, so fewer junior techs are hired; security strategy and leading IT stay human.
Classes: AP Computer Science A, Cybersecurity CTE, Business.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-3021.
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