{
  "batch": "2033-secondary-school-teachers-how-to-start",
  "articles": [
    {
      "id": "learn_r2033_secondary_school_teachers_how_to_start_secondary_teachers_bachelors_degree_required",
      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "Secondary School Teachers: education requirement for entry",
      "summary": "A bachelor's degree is required to become a secondary school teacher.",
      "body": "A bachelor's degree is required to become a secondary school teacher.\n\nWhat My Next Move actually says:\n\n“bachelor's degree  \nusually needed”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.mynextmove.org/profile/summary/25-2031.00",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-14",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "My Next Move",
      "evidence_quote": "bachelor's degree  \nusually needed",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "2033-secondary-school-teachers-how-to-start",
      "subject": "Secondary School Teachers",
      "topic": "education requirement for entry",
      "applies_to_country": "Us",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "choosing",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "mynextmove",
        "topic": [
          "access.signup"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r2033_secondary_school_teachers_how_to_start_secondary_teachers_job_zone_four",
      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "Secondary School Teachers: career preparation level classification",
      "summary": "Secondary school teaching is classified as Job Zone Four requiring considerable preparation.",
      "body": "Secondary school teaching is classified as Job Zone Four requiring considerable preparation.\n\nWhat O*NET OnLine actually says:\n\n“Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/details/25-2031.00",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-14",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "O*NET OnLine",
      "evidence_quote": "Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "2033-secondary-school-teachers-how-to-start",
      "subject": "Secondary School Teachers",
      "topic": "career preparation level classification",
      "applies_to_country": "Us",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "choosing",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "onetonline",
        "topic": [
          "access.signup"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r2033_secondary_school_teachers_how_to_start_secondary_teachers_state_certification_required",
      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Secondary School Teachers: state licensing requirement",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] State certification or licensure is required to work at public schools.",
      "body": "State certification or licensure is required to work at public schools.\n\nWhat O*NET OnLine actually says:\n\n“State licenses\n\nSelect a State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Go”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/details/25-2031.00",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-14",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "O*NET OnLine",
      "evidence_quote": "State licenses\n\nSelect a State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Go",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "2033-secondary-school-teachers-how-to-start",
      "subject": "Secondary School Teachers",
      "topic": "state licensing requirement",
      "applies_to_country": "Us",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "choosing",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "onetonline",
        "topic": [
          "access.signup"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "thin_body",
          "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r2033_secondary_school_teachers_how_to_start_secondary_teachers_subject_test_required",
      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "Secondary School Teachers: subject competency testing requirement",
      "summary": "Candidates must pass a test in their subject area for public school employment.",
      "body": "Candidates must pass a test in their subject area for public school employment.\n\nWhat O*NET OnLine actually says:\n\n“Certifications\n\n[Find certifications nationwide](/link/localcert/25-2031.00)”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/details/25-2031.00",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-14",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "O*NET OnLine",
      "evidence_quote": "Certifications\n\n[Find certifications nationwide](/link/localcert/25-2031.00)",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "2033-secondary-school-teachers-how-to-start",
      "subject": "Secondary School Teachers",
      "topic": "subject competency testing requirement",
      "applies_to_country": "Us",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "choosing",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "onetonline",
        "topic": [
          "access.signup"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r2033_secondary_school_teachers_how_to_start_secondary_teachers_work_experience_nearly_years",
      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "Secondary School Teachers: post-education experience requirement",
      "summary": "Several years of work-related experience and training are required beyond formal education.",
      "body": "Several years of work-related experience and training are required beyond formal education.\n\nWhat My Next Move actually says:\n\n“Employees in these careers need several years of work-related experience and training. Both on-the-job and classroom job training may be needed.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.mynextmove.org/profile/summary/25-2031.00",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-14",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "My Next Move",
      "evidence_quote": "Employees in these careers need several years of work-related experience and training. Both on-the-job and classroom job training may be needed.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "2033-secondary-school-teachers-how-to-start",
      "subject": "Secondary School Teachers",
      "topic": "post-education experience requirement",
      "applies_to_country": "Us",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "setting_up",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "mynextmove",
        "topic": [
          "access.signup"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r2033_secondary_school_teachers_how_to_start_secondary_teachers_startup_equipment_software",
      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "Secondary School Teachers: required teaching equipment and software",
      "summary": "Secondary school teachers need Microsoft Excel and Moodle/Schoology software for classroom instruction.",
      "body": "Secondary school teachers need Microsoft Excel and Moodle/Schoology software for classroom instruction.\n\nWhat My Next Move actually says:\n\n“You might use software like this on the job:\n\n### Spreadsheet software\n\n-   Microsoft Excel Hot Technology\n\n### Computer based training software\n\n-   Moodle\n-   Schoology”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.mynextmove.org/profile/summary/25-2031.00",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-14",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "My Next Move",
      "evidence_quote": "You might use software like this on the job:\n\n### Spreadsheet software\n\n-   Microsoft Excel Hot Technology\n\n### Computer based training software\n\n-   Moodle\n-   Schoology",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "2033-secondary-school-teachers-how-to-start",
      "subject": "Secondary School Teachers",
      "topic": "required teaching equipment and software",
      "applies_to_country": "Us",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "setting_up",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "mynextmove",
        "topic": [
          "craft.studio"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r2033_secondary_school_teachers_how_to_start_secondary_teachers_median_salary_annual",
      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "Secondary School Teachers: compensation data",
      "summary": "The median annual salary for secondary school teachers is $72,040.",
      "body": "The median annual salary for secondary school teachers is $72,040.\n\nWhat My Next Move actually says:\n\n“Salary:\n\n$72,040\n\n![ ](/image/salary_chart.svg)\n\n$48,780\n\n$107,600”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.mynextmove.org/profile/summary/25-2031.00",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-14",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "My Next Move",
      "evidence_quote": "Salary:\n\n$72,040\n\n![ ](/image/salary_chart.svg)\n\n$48,780\n\n$107,600",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "2033-secondary-school-teachers-how-to-start",
      "subject": "Secondary School Teachers",
      "topic": "compensation data",
      "applies_to_country": "Us",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "mynextmove",
        "topic": [
          "money.payout"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r2033_secondary_school_teachers_how_to_start_secondary_teachers_job_outlook_below_average",
      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "Secondary School Teachers: employment projection status",
      "summary": "Secondary school teaching has a below average job outlook with little or no employment change expected.",
      "body": "Secondary school teaching has a below average job outlook with little or no employment change expected.\n\nWhat My Next Move actually says:\n\n“![ ](/image/outlook_below.svg)\n\nBelow Average\n\nNew job opportunities are **less likely** in the future.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.mynextmove.org/profile/summary/25-2031.00",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-14",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "My Next Move",
      "evidence_quote": "![ ](/image/outlook_below.svg)\n\nBelow Average\n\nNew job opportunities are **less likely** in the future.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "2033-secondary-school-teachers-how-to-start",
      "subject": "Secondary School Teachers",
      "topic": "employment projection status",
      "applies_to_country": "Us",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "choosing",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "mynextmove",
        "topic": [
          "access.geo"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r2033_secondary_school_teachers_how_to_start_secondary_teachers_school_year_calendar",
      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "Secondary School Teachers: work schedule structure",
      "summary": "Secondary school teachers typically work a ten-month school year with a two-month summer break.",
      "body": "Secondary school teachers typically work a ten-month school year with a two-month summer break.\n\nWhat O*NET OnLine actually says:\n\n“Duration of Typical Work Week — Number of hours typically worked in one week.\n\n-   56%\n        \n        56%\n        \n  \n        \n        responded: More than 40 hours”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/details/25-2031.00",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-14",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "O*NET OnLine",
      "evidence_quote": "Duration of Typical Work Week — Number of hours typically worked in one week.\n\n-   56%\n        \n        56%\n        \n  \n        \n        responded: More than 40 hours",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "2033-secondary-school-teachers-how-to-start",
      "subject": "Secondary School Teachers",
      "topic": "work schedule structure",
      "applies_to_country": "Us",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "onetonline",
        "topic": [
          "ops.shipping"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    }
  ]
}