Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary (25-1194)

Occupation 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 instructors; industrial, commercial, and government training 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.

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Employment and Job Openings   (click here for the 10-year forecast)

Job outlook

• Alaska: Alaska’s employment growth is low with low employment opportunities. Read more.

2019 Wages

Labor Force Indicators

2016 Worker Characteristics
Total workers	Nonresident workers	Percent nonresident	Percent age 45 plus	Percent age 50 plus
247	6	2.4	65.3	51.4

2016 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation	60
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation	9
UI claimants previously working in occupation	10

2016 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants	81
Number of job position postings	12
Ratio of registrants to job position postings	6.8

Typical Entry-level Education, Experience, and/or On-the-job Training

Training Resources

Alaska Economic Trends articles

Alaska’s Teachers (July 2010)

Teachers (February 2003)