Teach or instruct vocational or occupational subjects at the postsecondary level (but at less than the baccalaureate) to students who have graduated or left high school. Includes correspondence school instructors; industrial, commercial and government training instructors; and adult education teachers and instructors who prepare persons to operate industrial machinery and equipment and transportation and communications equipment. Teaching may take place in public or private schools whose primary business is education or in a school associated with an organization whose primary business is other than education.

Other names for Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary: Accounting Instructor, Accounting Teacher, Adult Education Instructor, Apparel Machinery Instructor, Apparel Manufacture Instructor, Architectural Drafting Instructor, Auto Body Repair Teacher, Auto Mechanics Teacher, Automated Manufacturing Instructor, Automotive Collision Repair Instructor, Automotive Instructor, Automotive Service Management Teacher, Automotive Technology Instructor, Aviation Maintenance (Airframe and Powerplant) Instructor, Barbering Instructor, Barbering Teacher, Beauty Culture Teacher, Bookkeeping Teacher, Building Trades Instructor, Bus, Trolley, and Taxi Instructor, Business Education Instructor, Business Education Teacher, Business Instructor, Business Machines Teacher, CADD Instructor (Computer-Aided Drafting and Design Instructor), Carpentry Instructor, Certified Nursing Assistant Instructor (CNA Instructor), Chef Instructor, Clinic Coordinator, Clinical Instructor, Clinical Laboratory Aides Teacher, Commercial Art Instructor, Commercial Baking Teacher, Commercial Food Instructor, Commercial Sewing Instructor, Computer Instructor, Computer Repair Instructor, Computer Systems Technology Instructor (CST Instructor), Computer Technology Instructor, Continuing Education Instructor, Cooperative Education Coordinator, Corrective Therapy Aide Teacher, Correspondence School Instructor, Cosmetology Instructor, Cosmetology Teacher, Costume Design Teacher, Cpr Instructor, Criminal Justice Instructor, Culinary Arts Instructor, Customer Service Representative Instructor, Customer Service Representative Teacher, Decorating Instructor, Dental Assisting Instructor, Design/Animation Instructor, Dietary Aide Teacher, Drafting Instructor, Drafting Teacher, Driver Trainer, Dry Cleaning Teacher, Electrical Technology Instructor, Electronics Teacher, Electronics Technology Instructor, Faculty Member, Flight Instructor, Floral Design Teacher, Footwear Machinery Instructor, Gericare Aide Teacher, Graphic Design Teacher, Ground School Instructor, Ground Services Instructor, Health Occupations Instructor, Health Science Instructor, Home Care and Home Health Aides Teacher, Hospital Aides and Assistants Teacher, House Painting Instructor, HVAC/R Instructor (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning/Refrigeration Instructor), In Service Education Teacher, Industrial Arts Teacher, Industrial Electrical Technology Instructor, Industrial Maintenance Instructor, Industrial Training Specialist, Inhalation Therapy Aides Teacher, Instructor, Insurance Instructor, Job Trainer, Key Punch Teacher, Licensed Practical Nurse Instructor (LPN Instructor), Link Trainer Teacher, Machine Shop Instructor, Machine Shorthand Teacher, Machine Tool Technician Instructor, Maintenance Instructor, Manual Arts Teacher, Manual Training Teacher, Manufacturing Teacher, Manufacturing Technology Professor, Marksmanship Instructor, Masonry Instructor, Massage Therapy Instructor, Meat Cutting Teacher, Mechanical Maintenance Instructor, Medical Aides Teacher, Medical Assistant Instructor, Medical Instructor, Medical Laboratory Technology Instructor, Mental Health Aides Teacher, Metal Crafts Teacher, Military Science Teacher, Millinery Teacher, Modeling Teacher, Motor Teacher, Navigation Teacher, Nurse's Aides Teacher, Nursing Assistants Teacher, Nursing Instructor, Nursing Professor, Nursing Teacher, Nutrition Aides Teacher, Occupational Therapy Aides Teacher, Occupational Therapy Assistant Instructor (OTA Instructor), Office Machines Teacher, Office Systems Technology Instructor, Office Technology Instructor, Pathology Laboratory Aides Teacher, Pharmacy Technician Instructor, Pharmacy Technology Instructor, Physical Therapy Aides Teacher, Police Academy Instructor, Practical Nursing Instructor, Prison Teacher, Private Branch Exchange Service Advisor, Professor, Psychiatric Aide Instructor, Psychiatric Aides Teacher, Public Health Aides Teacher, Radio Repair Teacher, Real Estate Teacher, Recreation Therapy Aides Teacher, Residential Construction Instructor, RN Teacher (Registered Nurse Teacher), Sales Teacher, Secretarial Teacher, Shorthand Teacher, Skilled Trades Teacher, Skin Care Instructor, Small Engine Trainer, Special Makeup Fx Artist Instructor, Stewardesses Teacher, Surgical Aides Teacher, Teacher, Technical Instructor, Technical Training Instructor, Technology Instructor, Television Repair Teacher, Textile Machinery Instructor, Trainer, Training Representative, Training Technician, Upholstery Instructor, Vocational Horticulture Instructor, Vocational Instructor, Vocational Nursing Instructor, Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist, Vocational Rehabilitation Teacher, Vocational School Teacher, Vocational Trainer, Vocational Training Instructor, Vocational Training Teacher, Wastewater Treatment Plant Instructor, Watch Assembly Instructor, Watchmaking Teacher, Weather Teacher, Weaving Instructor, Weaving Teacher, Welding Instructor, Welding Teacher,

• Supervise and monitor students' use of tools and equipment.
• Observe and evaluate students' work to determine progress, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement.
• Present lectures and conduct discussions to increase students' knowledge and competence, using visual aids such as graphs, charts, videotapes, and slides.
• Administer oral, written, or performance tests in order to measure progress, and to evaluate training effectiveness.
• Prepare reports and maintain records such as student grades, attendance rolls, and training activity details.
• Supervise independent or group projects, field placements, laboratory work, or other training.
• Determine training needs of students or workers.
• Provide individualized instruction and tutorial and/or remedial instruction.
• Conduct on-the-job training, classes, or training sessions to teach and demonstrate principles, techniques, procedures, and/or methods of designated subjects.
• Develop curricula, and plan course content and methods of instruction.
• Prepare outlines of instructional programs and training schedules, and establish course goals.
• Integrate academic and vocational curricula so that students can obtain a variety of skills.
• Develop teaching aids such as instructional software, multimedia visual aids, or study materials.
• Select and assemble books, materials, supplies, and equipment for training, courses, or projects.
• Advise students on course selection, career decisions, and other academic and vocational concerns.
• Participate in conferences, seminars, and training sessions to keep abreast of developments in the field; and integrate relevant information into training programs.
• Serve on faculty and school committees concerned with budgeting, curriculum revision, and course and diploma requirements.
• Review enrollment applications, and correspond with applicants to obtain additional information.
• Arrange for lectures by experts in designated fields.