High School Teacher
Impact: Student development, Knowledge transfer
Instruct students in one or more subjects at the secondary school level, preparing them for higher education or careers.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- 70% Team / 30% Solo
- Client facing
- Frequent
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Minimal
- Schedule flexibility
- Structured
- Remote work
- On-site Only
- Typical work hours
- 40-50 hours/week
- Stress level
- High
At a glance
- Median salary
- $72,040
- Entry-level
- $50,000 - $60,000
- Senior
- $85,000 - $100,000+
- Growth by 2033
- -2% (decline)
- Demand
- Declining
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- Moderate to 40-60% growth from entry to senior
- Typical student debt
- $20,000 - $40,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Curriculum Development
- Classroom Management
- Educational Technology
- Subject Matter Expertise
- Assessment Design
- Data Analysis
Soft skills
- Active Listening
- Learning Strategies
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Social Perceptiveness
- Coordination
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Licensing
- Varies by State
- Years to mid-career
- 3-5 years
- Years to senior
- 7-10 years
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Teacher
- Department Head
- Assistant Principal
- Principal
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 5% to very low risk due to high human interaction and complex decision-making
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Declining
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.5/10
- Meaning
- 4.2/10
- Work-life balance
- 2.8/10
- Prestige
- 7.5/10
- Social perception
- High