All About Vocational Education Professors

Vocational Education Professor Job Description Teach or instruct vocational or occupational subjects at the postsecondary level (but at less than the baccalaureate) to students who have graduated or left high school. Includes correspondence school, industrial, and commercial instructors; and adult education teachers and instructors who prepare persons to operate industrial machinery and equipment and transportation and communications equipment. Teaching may take place in public or private schools whose primary business is education or in a school associated with an organization whose primary business is other than education.

What do Vocational Education Professors do On a Daily Basis?

• Review enrollment applications and correspond with applicants to obtain additional information.
• Acquire, maintain, and repair laboratory equipment and tools.
• Provide individualized instruction and tutorial or remedial instruction.
• Serve on faculty and school committees concerned with budgeting, curriculum revision, and course and diploma requirements.
• Supervise and monitor students’ use of tools and equipment.
• Observe and evaluate students’ work to determine progress, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement.

Vocational Education Professor Skills

When polled, Vocational Education Professors say the following skills are most frequently used in their jobs:

Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.

Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.

Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

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Are There Job Opportunities for Vocational Education Professors?

There were about 128,000 jobs for Vocational Education Professors in 2016 (in the United States).

New jobs are being produced at a rate of 1.4% which is lower than average. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 1,700 new jobs for Vocational Education Professors by 2026. Due to new job openings and attrition, there will be an average of 9,800 job openings in this field each year.

The states with the most job growth for Vocational Education Professors are Texas, Washington, and California.

Watch out if you plan on working in Wisconsin, Illinois, or Rhode Island. These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.

Salary for Vocational Education Professors

Vocational Education Professors Make between $32,520 and $94,100 a year. A Vocational Education Professor median salary is $53,120.

How much do Vocational Education Professors make in each U.S. state?

Annual Mean Salary by State

State	Annual Mean Salary
Wisconsin	$77,510
Alaska	$75,810
California	$71,280
Iowa	$69,100
District of Columbia	$68,900
Oregon	$68,550
Ohio	$67,160
New Hampshire	$66,510
New York	$65,830
Hawaii	$64,250
Washington	$64,090
Massachusetts	$63,640
Nebraska	$62,780
Delaware	$62,710
Wyoming	$62,500
Minnesota	$62,040
Michigan	$61,000
New Jersey	$60,230
North Dakota	$59,340
Arizona	$58,900
Kansas	$57,780
Florida	$57,730
Pennsylvania	$57,460
Texas	$57,360
Illinois	$56,840
Vermont	$55,670
Colorado	$55,420
Oklahoma	$54,810
Missouri	$54,390
Mississippi	$54,030
North Carolina	$54,000
Arkansas	$53,790
Georgia	$53,290
South Carolina	$53,200
Utah	$52,530
Virginia	$51,880
Connecticut	$50,580
Montana	$50,390
Rhode Island	$50,160
Kentucky	$49,910
Nevada	$49,030
Alabama	$48,600
Idaho	$48,210
Tennessee	$47,890
Indiana	$47,840
Maine	$47,110
West Virginia	$46,430
Maryland	$45,510
South Dakota	$45,460
Louisiana	$45,330
New Mexico	$44,650

What Tools & Technology do Vocational Education Professors Use?

Although they’re not necessarily needed for all jobs, the following technologies are used by many Vocational Education Professors:

• Medical procedure coding software
• Microsoft Word
• Data entry software
• Microsoft Excel
• Medical condition coding software
• Google Docs
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft PowerPoint

Becoming a Vocational Education Professor

What education or degrees do I need to become a Vocational Education Professor?

What work experience do I need to become a Vocational Education Professor?

Where do Vocational Education Professors Work?

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References

Bureau of Labor Statistics

College Factual

O*NET Online

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