Also called: Pre-Engineering Teacher, STEM / CTE Teacher
Teaches teens engineering design, CAD, robotics and coding, often coaching a robotics team.
Your first class is designing bridges out of balsa wood; your second is 3D printing prosthetic hands. After school you coach the robotics team as they rebuild their robot the night before a competition.
Approximate; based on high school teacher pay, which varies by state.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 5 years after high school. Bachelor's degree plus a state teaching license; Project Lead The Way training is common.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Engineering, Technology Education, Education.
Growing slowly (about 1% over 10 years). Approximate projection for high school teachers; engineering teachers are in short supply.
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps plan lessons and grade; coaching teens, running labs and robotics teams stay human.
Classes: Physics, AP Calculus, Engineering or PLTW class, Psychology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-2031.
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