Education & Library

Secondary School Teachers

SOC 25-2031

Teach academic subjects to high schoolers and grade, plan, and support them along the way.

Median pay

$72k

$60k to $93k typical range

Outlook

Declining

66k openings / yr

Education

Bachelor's plus license

AI exposure

77%

modeled estimate · 62th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

49/100

Key skills

Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Speaking
Learning Strategies
Critical Thinking
Monitoring

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.