Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Teach one or more subjects to students at the secondary school level.Salary by State
| State Name | Employment | Annual Salary | Hourly Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 13,910 | $54,630 | N/A | |
| Alaska | 2,470 | $73,730 | N/A | |
| Arizona | 18,390 | $55,180 | N/A | |
| Arkansas | 11,950 | $53,570 | N/A | |
| California | 91,340 | $94,600 | N/A | |
| Colorado | 17,050 | $61,970 | N/A | |
| Connecticut | 15,370 | $79,530 | N/A | |
| Delaware | 4,240 | $68,780 | N/A | |
| District of Columbia | 2,940 | $77,760 | N/A | |
| Florida | 50,920 | $64,120 | N/A | |
| Georgia | 22,370 | $69,430 | N/A | |
| Hawaii | $64,880 | N/A | ||
| Idaho | 7,250 | $53,820 | N/A | |
| Illinois | 44,690 | $71,690 | N/A | |
| Indiana | 18,590 | $55,250 | N/A | |
| Iowa | 11,080 | $57,890 | N/A | |
| Kansas | 11,580 | $56,320 | N/A | |
| Kentucky | 11,790 | $57,300 | N/A | |
| Louisiana | 15,600 | $53,950 | N/A | |
| Maine | 5,450 | $57,520 | N/A | |
| Maryland | 18,530 | $75,840 | N/A | |
| Massachusetts | 24,900 | $85,360 | N/A | |
| Michigan | 20,730 | $63,120 | N/A | |
| Minnesota | 17,380 | $63,970 | N/A | |
| Mississippi | 12,840 | $48,030 | N/A | |
| Missouri | 24,080 | $48,900 | N/A | |
| Montana | 4,420 | $53,660 | N/A | |
| Nebraska | 6,890 | $63,370 | N/A | |
| Nevada | 5,330 | $61,820 | N/A | |
| New Hampshire | 4,830 | $65,770 | N/A | |
| New Jersey | 31,350 | $79,260 | N/A | |
| New Mexico | 6,180 | $60,770 | N/A | |
| New York | 74,510 | $92,660 | N/A | |
| North Carolina | 26,080 | $52,280 | N/A | |
| North Dakota | 3,110 | $56,090 | N/A | |
| Ohio | 58,040 | $71,180 | N/A | |
| Oklahoma | 16,700 | $55,950 | N/A | |
| Oregon | 7,450 | $76,090 | N/A | |
| Pennsylvania | 53,780 | $73,800 | N/A | |
| Rhode Island | 5,160 | $72,270 | N/A | |
| South Carolina | 13,900 | $56,120 | N/A | |
| South Dakota | 3,300 | $48,620 | N/A | |
| Tennessee | 19,840 | $56,260 | N/A | |
| Texas | 102,360 | $60,470 | N/A | |
| Utah | 10,000 | $64,350 | N/A | |
| Vermont | 2,640 | $64,920 | N/A | |
| Virginia | 24,760 | $76,430 | N/A | |
| Washington | 13,670 | $85,260 | N/A | |
| West Virginia | 3,870 | $53,540 | N/A | |
| Wisconsin | 16,900 | $61,440 | N/A | |
| Wyoming | 1,840 | $63,820 | N/A |
Education
The programs listed below are typically the education paths that can land you this kind of job.
A program that focuses on the design and provision of teaching and other educational services to bilingual/bicultural children or adults, and/or the design and implementation of educational programs having the goal of producing bilingual/bicultural individuals. Includes preparation to serve as teachers and administrators in bilingual/bicultural education programs.
A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the middle, intermediate or junior high grades, which may include grades four through nine by regulation.
A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the secondary grades, which may include grades seven through twelve, depending on the school system or state regulations. May include preparation to teach a comprehensive curriculum or specific subject matter.
A program that prepares individuals to teach students at more than one educational level, such as a combined program in elementary/secondary, early childhood/elementary, elementary/middle school, or junior high/high school teacher education.
A program that prepares individuals to teach students at various grade levels according to the pedagogical principles and methods developed by Maria Montessori and her followers.
A program that prepares individuals to teach students at various academic levels through online instructional technologies. Includes instruction in andragogy, pedagogy, assessment, instructional design and technology, and learning science.
A program that prepares individuals to teach in schools that are implementing or proposing to implement the International Baccalaureate curriculum. Includes instruction in culturally-responsive classrooms, cross-cultural awareness, foundations of international education, human learning, human development, international teaching and learning, and pedagogy.
A program that prepares individuals to connect education practices with scientific, engineering, and mathematical principles for PreK-12 students. Includes instruction in critical thinking, curriculum and instruction, history of STEM education, integrating STEM across curricula, learning sciences and technology, STEM education methods, and teacher leadership in STEM education.
A program that prepares individuals to teach art and art appreciation programs at various educational levels.
A program that prepares individuals to teach driver and safety education programs at various educational levels.
A program that prepares individuals to teach English grammar, composition and literature programs at various educational levels.
A program that prepares individuals to teach foreign languages programs at various educational levels, other than French, German or Spanish.
A program that prepares individuals to teach health education programs at various educational levels.
A program that prepares individuals to teach vocational home economics programs at various educational levels.
A program that prepares individuals to teach technology education/industrial arts programs at various educational levels.
A program that prepares individuals to teach mathematics programs at various educational levels.
A program that prepares individuals to teach music and music appreciation programs at various educational levels.
A program that prepares individuals to teach physical education programs and/or to coach sports at various educational levels.
A program that prepares individuals to diagnose reading difficulties and to teach reading programs at various educational levels.
A program that prepares individuals to teach general science programs, or a combination of the biological and physical science subject matter areas, at various educational levels.
A program that prepares individuals to teach specific social science subjects and programs at various educational levels.
A program that prepares individuals to teach general social studies programs at various educational levels.
A program that prepares individuals to teach computer education programs at various educational levels.
A program that prepares individuals to teach chemistry programs at various educational levels.
A program that prepares individuals to teach drama and/or dance programs at various educational levels.
A program that prepares individuals to teach French language programs at various educational levels.
A program that prepares individuals to teach German language programs at various educational levels.
A program that prepares individuals to teach history programs at various educational levels.
A program that prepares individuals to teach physics programs at various educational levels.
A program that prepares individuals to teach Spanish language programs at various educational levels.
A program that prepares individuals to teach geography at various grade levels.
A program that prepares individuals to teach general psychology at the secondary school level.
A program that prepares individuals to teach earth science programs at various educational levels.
A program that prepares individuals to teach environmental education at various educational levels as a K-12 classroom educator. Includes instruction in foundations of environmental education, instructional methods, and related content knowledge.
A program of study that prepares individuals to teach oral expression, literature, and writing to students at various education levels. Includes instruction in interpersonal communication, intercultural communication, language learning, listening instructional techniques, public speaking, reading instructional techniques, writing instructional techniques, and practical teaching experience.
A program that focuses on the principles and practice of teaching English to students who are not proficient in English or who do not speak, read or write English, and that may prepare individuals to function as teachers and administrators in such programs.
Any program in teaching English or French as a second or foreign language not listed above.
A general program that focuses on one or more modern foreign languages that is not specific as to the name of the language(s) studied; that is otherwise undifferentiated; or that introduces students to language studies at the basic/elementary level.
A general program that focuses on one or more of the languages of East Asia, including, but not limited to, the Sino-Tibetan, Japanese, and Korean languages. Includes instruction in philology; linguistics; dialects and pidgins; literature; and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.
A program that focuses on the languages of China and associated dialects and literature. Includes instruction in philology; linguistics; dialects and pidgins; and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.
A program that focuses on the Japanese language. Includes instruction in philology; Ancient, Medieval, and Modern Japanese; dialects; and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.
A program that focuses on the Korean language. Includes instruction in philology; dialects; and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.
Any instructional program in East Asian languages, literatures, and linguistics not listed above.
A program that focuses on the Russian language. Includes instruction in philology; dialects; literature; and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.
A general program that focuses on one or more of the Germanic languages of Western, Central, and Northern Europe. Includes instruction in philology; linguistics; dialects and pidgins; literature; and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.
A program that focuses on the German language and related dialects. Includes instruction in philology; dialects; and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.
Any instructional program in Germanic languages, literatures, and linguistics not listed above.
A general program that focuses on one or more of the Romance languages of Western, Central, and Southern Europe. Includes instruction in philology; linguistics; dialects and pidgins; literature; and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.
A program that focuses on the French language and related dialects and creoles. Includes instruction in philology; Metropolitan French; Canadian French; African and Caribbean Creoles; dialects; and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings.
A program that focuses on the Italian language and related dialects. Includes instruction in philology; dialects; and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings.
A program that focuses on the Spanish language and related dialects. Includes instruction in philology; Modern Castillan; Latin American and regional Spanish dialects; and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings.
Any instructional program in Romance languages, literatures, and linguistics not listed above.
A program that focuses on the Arabic language. Includes instruction in philology; Classical Arabic; Modern Standard Arabic; dialects; and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.
A program that focuses on the Hebrew language. Includes instruction in philology; Biblical Hebrew (including Pre- and Post-Exilic scripts); Modern Hebrew; dialects; and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.
A general program that focuses on the literary culture of the ancient Graeco-Roman world and the Greek and Latin languages and literatures and their development prior to the fall of the Roman Empire.
A program that focuses on the Greek language and literature from its origins through the fall of the Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire, as a secular and/or theological subject. Includes instruction in philology, Attic and Hellenistic dialects, Koine (Biblical) Greek, and Medieval or Byzantine Greek.
A program that focuses on the Latin language and literature from its origins through its decline and its current ecclesiastical usage, as a secular and/or theological subject. Includes instruction in philology, related Italic dialects, Late Roman and Medieval Latin, and modern Church Latin.
Any instructional program in classics and classical languages, literatures, and linguistics not listed above.
A program that focuses on the Hawaiian language and related dialects. Includes instruction in philology; dialects; and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.
Any instructional program in Southeast Asian and Australasian/Pacific languages, literatures, and linguistics not listed above.
A program that focuses on American Sign Language as a visual and motor medium of communication and discourse for deaf individuals and deaf culture. Includes instruction in the development of ASL, ASL morphology and syntax, signing technique, English translation of ASL, formal and colloquial ASL, and ASL transcription.
A program that focuses on the scientific and scholarly study of the development, structure, and use of American Sign Language (ASL) and other visual signed languages, both as vehicles for communication within the deaf community and in relation to spoken and written languages. Includes instruction in cognitive linguistics; ASL and sign language phonology, syntax, and morphology; sociolinguistics of the deaf community; comparative linguistics; and studies of specific sign languages, including, but not limited to, ASL, Auslan (Australian Sign Language), LSF (French Sign Language), Shuwa jiten (Japanese Sign Language), HamNoSys (German Sign Language), and Gestuno.
Any instructional program in foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics not listed above.
A general program that focuses on family and consumer sciences, including how individuals develop and function in family, work, and community settings and how they relate to their physical, social, emotional, and intellectual environments.
A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples.
A general program of biology at the introductory, basic level or a program in biology or the biological sciences that is undifferentiated as to title or content. Includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biological specializations.
A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topology and other mathematical specializations.
A program that is either a general synthesis of one or more of the biological and physical sciences, or a specialization which draws from the biological and physical sciences.
A program with a general synthesis of cultural studies and comparative literature or a specialization which draws from cultural studies and comparative literature. Includes instruction in anthropology, comparative linguistics, cultural studies, history, literary criticism, literary studies, philosophy, political economy, sociology, and textual studies.
A program that focuses on the interaction of the Earth's oceanographic, atmospheric, and terrestrial systems. Includes instruction in biogeochemistry, climate dynamics, geographical information science (GIS), geophysics, hydrology, landscape ecology, meteorology, and satellite remote sensing analysis.
A program that focuses on the scientific study of the environmental implications of geological processes and human activities on Earth. Includes instruction in environmental/natural resource management, geographic information systems (GIS), geology, hydrology, regulatory agency compliance, hazard identification and mitigation, environmental law, environmental policy, and sustainability studies.
A program that focuses on the major topics, concepts, processes, and interrelationships of physical phenomena as studied in any combination of physical science disciplines.
A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including its micro- and macro-structure, the processes of chemical change, and the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these phenomena.
A general program that focuses on the scientific study of matter and energy, and the formulation and testing of the laws governing the behavior of the matter-energy continuum. Includes instruction in classical and modern physics, electricity and magnetism, thermodynamics, mechanics, wave properties, nuclear processes, relativity and quantum theory, quantitative methods, and laboratory methods.
A program that focuses on the general study of human social behavior and social institutions using any of the methodologies common to the social sciences and/or history, or an undifferentiated program of study in the social sciences.
A general program that focuses on the systematic study of the production, conservation and allocation of resources in conditions of scarcity, together with the organizational frameworks related to these processes. Includes instruction in economic theory, micro- and macroeconomics, comparative economic systems, money and banking systems, international economics, quantitative analytical methods, and applications to specific industries and public policy issues.
A general program that focuses on the systematic study of political institutions and behavior. Includes instruction in political philosophy, political theory, comparative government and politics, political parties and interest groups, public opinion, political research methods, studies of the government and politics of specific countries, and studies of specific political institutions and processes.
A program that focuses on the systematic study of United States political institutions and behavior. Includes instruction in American political theory, political parties and interest groups, state and local governments, Constitutional law, federalism and national institutions, executive and legislative politics, judicial politics, popular attitudes and media influences, political research methods, and applications to the study of specific issues and institutions.
Any instructional program in political science and government not listed above.
A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of the visual arts. Includes instruction in art, photography, and other visual communications media.
A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of music and the performing arts. Includes instruction in music, dance, and other performing arts media.
A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research methods; studies of specific periods, issues and cultures; and applications to areas such as historic preservation, public policy, and records administration.
A program that focuses on the development of American society, culture, and institutions from the Pre-Columbian period to the present. Includes instruction in American historiography, American history sources and materials, historical research methods, and applications to the study of specific themes, issues, periods, and institutions.
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$69,530 per yearNational average salaryModerateJob growth rate
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Bachelor's degreeTypical education requirement
Educational Attainment
The following chart shows the highest education level completed by those working as secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education.
- Less than high school 0%
- High school graduate 0%
- College dropout 2%
- Associate’s degree 2%
- Bachelor’s degree 40%
- Master’s degree 51%
- Doctorate degree 5%
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