Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Education, Training, and Library · SOC 25-1194
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 25-1194 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 15.6%
- High · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 55/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $63,820
- H-1B offered wage $66,560; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 9,800
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +0.7%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 21
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 14,688 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
Best transitions from here
Explore all pathways→Lower AI-exposure roles that reuse your skills, ranked by a transition score (skills that transfer, safety gain, pay and retraining effort).
AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~48.7% of this role but only ~15.6% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Teach vocational courses intended to provide occupational training below the baccalaureate level in subjects such as construction, mechanics/repair, manufacturing, transportation, or cosmetology, primarily to students who have graduated from or left high school. Teaching takes place in public or private schools whose primary business is academic or vocational education.
Common titles: Automotive Instructor, Automotive Technology Instructor, Cosmetology Instructor, Flight Instructor, HVAC-R Instructor (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, And Refrigeration Instructor), Instructor
Representative Tasks
- •Observe and evaluate students' work to determine progress, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement.
- •Present lectures and conduct discussions to increase students' knowledge and competence using visual aids, such as graphs, charts, videotapes, and slides.
- •Supervise and monitor students' use of tools and equipment.
- •Administer oral, written, or performance tests to measure progress and to evaluate training effectiveness.
- •Provide individualized instruction and tutorial or remedial instruction.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Monitor student performance.
- •Evaluate student work.
- •Apply multiple teaching methods.
- •Administer tests to assess educational needs or progress.
- •Tutor students who need extra assistance.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 15.6% | 17.9% |
| Outlook | Average | 47% Bright |
| Median Salary | $63,820 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 84/100 | N/A |