Also called: Classics Teacher, High School Latin Teacher
Teaches Latin and the history and myths of ancient Rome and Greece to middle and high school students.
A Latin teacher drills verb endings, reads stories about Roman gods, coaches a Certamen quiz team, and takes students to the Junior Classical League convention.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in classics or Latin plus a teaching license.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Classics, Latin.
Growing slowly (about 0% over 10 years). BLS 2025-35 projection band for SOC 25-2031: Little or no change.
Low risk for 10 years. AI can drill verb endings, but coaching Certamen teams and teaching Rome live stays human; Latin teachers are scarce.
Classes: Latin, AP European History, Speech.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-2031.
Career Universe is an early version. Pay, training and AI-risk figures are estimates to start your own research, not verified facts. The research was written with AI research assistants, checked by validation scripts and spot-checked by hand. Check anything important with schools, employers and official sources. How the numbers work.