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Teaching is a profession with different career options:

  • Creating nurturing environments to meet the developmental needs of very young children
  • Providing dynamic classroom instruction for students from kindergarten through high school

Regardless of the path you choose, Wake Tech has programs to prepare you for an incredibly rewarding career.

If you're interested in working in child care, a variety of early childhood education options are available. You can pursue short-term training and certification for employment or work toward a diploma or associate degree.

If you want to become a licensed teacher, the following degree programs offer students opportunities to transfer to a four-year institution to earn a bachelor's degree with teacher licensure:

  • Associate of Applied Science in Early Childhood Education Birth-K Licensure
  • Associate in Arts in Teacher Preparation
  • Associate in Science in Teacher Preparation

Wake Tech also offers an Educator Preparation Program (EPP) for people who have a bachelor's degree and are teaching in a public school classroom in North Carolina but still need to obtain a teaching license from the state. The EPP can be completed online or in person in at little as 18 months.

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Career Outlook


  • School Psychologist
    60553.83
    Starting Salary
    86885.03
    Median Annual Wage
    5%
    Growth*
  • Child, Family, or School Social Worker
    40577.13
    Starting Salary
    58569.83
    Median Annual Wage
    9%
    Growth*
  • Elementary School Teacher, Except Special Education
    45947.63
    Starting Salary
    62064.96
    Median Annual Wage
    4%
    Growth*
  • Preschool Teacher, Except Special Education
    27495.89
    Starting Salary
    36677.89
    Median Annual Wage
    8%
    Growth*
  • Teaching Assistant, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education
    23578.97
    Starting Salary
    35172.32
    Median Annual Wage
    5%
    Growth*
  • Kindergarten Teacher, Except Special Education
    45624.62
    Starting Salary
    61357.25
    Median Annual Wage
    4%
    Growth*
  • Special Education Teacher, Kindergarten
    47475.54
    Starting Salary
    62947.29
    Median Annual Wage
    4%
    Growth*
  • Special Education Teacher, Preschool
    38588.02
    Starting Salary
    62116.31
    Median Annual Wage
    7%
    Growth*
  • Instructional Coordinator
    45714.11
    Starting Salary
    75146.19
    Median Annual Wage
    7%
    Growth*
  • Childcare Worker
    17855.28
    Starting Salary
    29370.19
    Median Annual Wage
    -3%
    Growth*
  • Nanny
    17855.28
    Starting Salary
    29370.19
    Median Annual Wage
    -3%
    Growth*
  • Education Administrator, Elementary and Secondary School
    71804.18
    Starting Salary
    103482.20
    Median Annual Wage
    5%
    Growth*
  • Education Administrator, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program
    35013.39
    Starting Salary
    54131.16
    Median Annual Wage
    2%
    Growth*
USA Wake County *Estimated job growth over 10 years.
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