One place to look for a career and technical education job is at a community or technical college run by the state. These colleges generally offer two-year associate degrees and technical certificates in a wide variety of disciplines. Some of the fields of study include auto mechanics, health aide, certified nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses and registered nurses, computer repair, veterinary assistants and business administration. These colleges may also prepare students for a four-year college. While many disciplines require instructors to have a master's degree, some will waive the requirement for a teacher with years of practical experience in the field. There are many positions available for adjunct instructors, meaning part-time teachers. There are fewer jobs for full-time teachers, and many full-time jobs go to people who have worked as adjuncts for years.
Some high schools still have technical and career education classes. These include keyboarding, accounting, computer graphics, web design and bookkeeping. To become a high school instructor, a teacher needs an education degree as well as expertise in the field in which he wishes to teach. This experience may be gained through schooling or through work in the field.
An increasing number of school districts remove technical and career training from the regular high school curriculum and house it in an alternative or technical high school. Often these technical high schools are operated on a cooperative basis by a number of school districts so that they can pool resources and offer more courses of study than any one district could offer alone. Teaching positions at these schools often do not require a secondary education degree, but focus on practical experience.
Another place to find technical and career teaching jobs is at proprietary schools. These are schools that operate on a for-profit basis and are separate from state-sponsored schools. These schools use both part-time and full-time instructors, and have varying requirements for the education and experience they want their teachers to have. These schools usually have a standardized program for their students, and often have a standardized curriculum that teachers must follow.