Junior High School Vocation Teachers
Training and Education
| Fast Facts* | |
|---|---|
| Recommended Degree Level | Bachelor |
| Salary, Typical | $54,220 |
| Salary Range | |
| Number of Jobs, 2012 | 18,510 |
| Annual Job Growth Rate | 3.0% |
| Job Openings per Year (est.) | 450 |
A bachelor's or higher degree, plus work experience is often required to work in this field. Survey data provided by the government shows that 95% of workers have a bachelor's degree or higher. 5% of employees attended college, but do not have a degree.
Part-Time Work and Self-Employment
Of those working as employees, 10% work fewer than 40 hours per week.
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Salaries by City
State City / Region Typical Salary Salary Range Job Count % of All Jobs AL Birmingham - Hoover $55,940 N/A N/A AR Fayetteville - Springdale - Rogers $49,610 50 0.02% AR Fort Smith $51,070 30 0.03% AR Jonesboro $43,620 40 0.09% AR Little Rock - North Little Rock - Conway $54,140 90 0.03% AZ Phoenix - Mesa - Glendale $49,220 380 0.02% CA Los Angeles - Long Beach - Glendale (Metro Area) $65,800 N/A N/A CO Denver - Aurora - Broomfield $53,580 50 0.00% CT Hartford - West Hartford - East Hartford $74,620 80 0.02% CT New Haven $80,930 50 0.02% DC Washington - Arlington - Alexandria (Metro Area) $76,390 170 0.01% FL Jacksonville $52,670 40 0.01% GA Atlanta - Sandy Springs - Marietta $55,530 4,090 0.18% GA Augusta - Richmond County $52,790 60 0.03% GA Hinesville - Fort Stewart $57,550 N/A N/A IA Davenport - Moline - Rock Island $44,690 N/A N/A IN Indianapolis - Carmel $60,630 30 0.00% KY Louisville - Jefferson County $57,280 30 0.01% MA Boston - Cambridge - Quincy (Metro Area) $65,690 60 0.00% MA Springfield $58,670 90 0.03% MA Worcester $69,390 110 0.05% MD Baltimore - Towson $66,300 80 0.01% MI Ann Arbor $66,040 N/A N/A MI Grand Rapids - Wyoming $60,500 N/A N/A MI Monroe $57,400 100 0.27% MI Warren - Troy - Farmington Hills (Metro Area) $61,900 270 0.02% MO Kansas City $41,580 30 0.00% MO St. Louis $37,890 190 0.02% NC Asheville $43,450 N/A N/A NC Charlotte - Gastonia - Rock Hill $45,950 150 0.02% NC Durham - Chapel Hill $45,640 50 0.02% NC Greensboro - High Point $44,900 150 0.04% NC Hickory - Lenoir - Morganton $44,300 80 0.06% NC Raleigh - Cary $44,900 150 0.03% NC Winston - Salem $44,570 110 0.05% NJ Newark - Union (Metro Area) $58,180 40 0.00% NY Albany - Schenectady - Troy $59,020 160 0.04% NY Buffalo - Niagara Falls $58,590 210 0.04% NY Nassau - Suffolk (Metro Area) $92,800 310 0.03% NY New York - White Plains - Wayne (Metro Area) $72,360 290 0.01% NY Poughkeepsie - Newburgh - Middletown $71,850 100 0.04% NY Rochester $66,100 150 0.03% NY Syracuse $60,600 70 0.02% NY Utica - Rome $60,600 30 0.03% OH Akron $68,800 N/A N/A OH Cincinnati - Middletown $65,420 60 0.01% OH Cleveland - Elyria - Mentor $82,950 120 0.01% OH Youngstown - Warren - Boardman $54,250 30 0.01% OK Oklahoma City $39,500 100 0.02% OK Tulsa $49,110 40 0.01% PA Harrisburg - Carlisle $60,900 N/A N/A PA Lancaster $62,430 50 0.02% PA Philadelphia (Metro Area) $58,630 190 0.01% PA Pittsburgh $58,020 50 0.00% SC Columbia $43,340 N/A N/A SC Sumter $50,010 40 0.11% TN Chattanooga $54,450 50 0.02% TX Austin - Round Rock - San Marcos $47,190 90 0.01% TX Dallas - Plano - Irving (Metro Area) $52,140 280 0.01% TX El Paso $47,000 60 0.02% TX Fort Worth - Arlington (Metro Area) $56,850 90 0.01% TX Houston - Sugar Land - Baytown $51,780 310 0.01% TX McAllen - Edinburg - Mission $46,700 50 0.02% TX San Antonio - New Braunfels $55,350 100 0.01% VA Richmond $48,790 60 0.01% VA Virginia Beach - Norfolk - Newport News $65,370 80 0.01% WA Tacoma (Metro Area) $65,090 40 0.02% WI Green Bay $65,330 40 0.03% WI Milwaukee - Waukesha - West Allis $47,400 100 0.01%
Area Job Conditions
On a per capita basis, there are more jobs for junior high school vocation teachers in Greensboro (North Carolina), Winston-Salem (North Carolina), and Brownsville (Texas), and fewer jobs in Portland (Oregon), Chicago (Illinois), and Boston (Massachusetts).
Compensation for workers is the most in Akron (Ohio), Hartford (Connecticut), and Green Bay (Wisconsin), and the lowest in Hickory (North Carolina), Tucson (Arizona), and Salt Lake City (Utah).