How Much Do Vocational Ed Professors Make in 2021 (including Starting Salary)

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Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries

Vocational Education Professors

Vocational Education Professors 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.

Salary
$61710
Becoming One
Medium
Education
Associate's degree
Job Satisfaction
Job Growth

Personality
Interest Match



Table of contents
  1. Average salary
  2. Starting salary
  3. Salary rank
  4. Salary range
  5. Highest paying states
  6. Highest paying industries

Average salary

Annual salary
$61710 per year
Hourly wage
$30 per hour

Starting salary

Entry-level annual salary
$33,420 to $42,680 per year
Entry-level hourly wage
$16 to $21 per hour

Entry-level Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $33,420 to $42,680 per year or $16 to $21 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.

Salary rank

Salary rank
B

We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.

Salary range

Level Hourly Annual
Highest (Top 10%) $49 $101,310
Senior (Top 25%) $35 $73,500
Middle (Mid 50%) $27 $55,620
Junior (Bottom 25%) $21 $42,680
No experience (Bottom 10%) $16 $33,420

Highest paying states

State Hourly Annual
WI $41 $84,840
CA $41 $84,690
NY $37 $77,430
OR $37 $76,250
WA $37 $76,020
MA $36 $75,870
AK $36 $75,370
IA $35 $73,710
MN $35 $72,500
HI $35 $71,860

Another simple way to increase your salary as a Postsecondary Vocational Education Teacher is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like WI doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at WI might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.

According to BLS, the highest paid Vocational Ed Professors are in the states of WI, CA, NY, OR and WA.

Highest paying industries

Salary by industry Annual Hourly
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations $98490 $47.35
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services $81400 $39.13
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $66370 $31.91
Management of Companies and Enterprises $63850 $30.70
Junior Colleges $63790 $30.67
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training $60280 $28.98
Technical and Trade Schools $59850 $28.78
Other Schools and Instruction $59600 $28.65
Educational Support Services $59550 $28.63
Employment Services $58050 $27.91
Individual and Family Services $55970 $26.91
Local Government $55750 $26.80
State Government $53690 $25.81
Truck Transportation $51730 $24.87
Vocational Rehabilitation Services $47850 $23.00
Grantmaking and Giving Services $43150 $20.75
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services $36250 $17.43
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals $ $*

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