KUDER/MCIS: High School Teachers

KUDER/MCIS Cluster Name: Social
Career Name: High School Teachers
Education Needed: In order to be a high school teacher you must, have a high school diploma or GED, have a bachelor's degree, complete a teacher training program, do a student teaching internship, and pass a state licensing exam to get a teaching license.
Job Projections for National and State: The job projections nationally for a high school teacher are 39,598 openings, which is very high. For the state of Minnesota, there are 756 openings, which is also very high.
Minnesota Hourly Wage and Yearly Salary: The median hourly wage for Minnesota based on a 185 day work schedule is $31.50. The yearly salary is $46,630.
National Hourly Wage and Yearly Salary: The median hourly wage nationally based on a 185 day schedule is $34.58. The yearly salary is $51,180.

Three reasons I might be successful in being a high school teacher are that I like to work with kids, and think I would enjoy helping them out. Also, I help at church with little kids and teaching and entertaining them, and I think I would be good at this in the future with older kids. The last reason I might be successful as a high school teacher is because in most cases, high school teachers get the summer off, so I would have time to be a summer baseball coach, which would be great.

Three reasons I might not be successful as a high school teacher is because I don't know how I would deal with kids with bad attitudes or kids that don't try. I don't like it when people don't show effort. Another reason is that I don't like it when someone talks back to me, especially when I have something to say back, and I would have a hard time not telling a kid off. The last reason is that I don't know what subject I would go into, because I really don't love any certain subject in school.