Average Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA

BLS tracks 50 career/technical education teachers, postsecondary in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA but does not publish a wage estimate for this occupation in this location. Below you'll find national context and peer states with reported wages.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA (metro area).

No annual salary published for this location. BLS does not publish an annual wage estimate for career/technical education teachers, postsecondary in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA. This is common for occupations where most work is project-based, hourly, or on irregular schedules (actors, athletes, musicians, dancers). No wage figures were published at all for this location in the latest release.

Local employment

Workers tracked locally: 50
How common this job is here: 0.77×; Less concentrated here than nationally.

Where career/technical education teachers, postsecondary earn the most per hour

Locations where BLS did publish hourly wage data for career/technical education teachers, postsecondary this release, ranked highest to lowest.

By hourly wage

Top-paying states

Wisconsin: $39.89/hr
New Hampshire: $39.10/hr
Oregon: $38.12/hr
New York: $37.01/hr
Massachusetts: $36.83/hr
Minnesota: $36.40/hr
California: $36.12/hr
South Carolina: $35.92/hr

By hourly wage

Top-paying metros

Chico, CA: $63.72/hr
Green Bay, WI: $50.09/hr
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC: $49.22/hr
El Centro, CA: $48.08/hr
Hanford-Corcoran, CA: $47.85/hr
Lebanon, PA: $47.84/hr
Madison, WI: $47.14/hr
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI: $46.61/hr

National job outlook

BLS publishes national employment projections for career/technical education teachers, postsecondary from 2024 to 2034. These projections are national and not broken down by state.

Projected growth: +0.7%; 800 net jobs over the projection period
Annual openings: 8,800; Includes growth plus replacements
Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree
Work experience: Less than 5 years

Related occupations

Other jobs in the same field. Many of these follow similar hourly or project-based pay patterns.