Careers
The Technology and Engineering Education program prepares students to teach at the secondary level. Most students secure teaching positions before graduation. Our overall job placement rate is nearly 100 percent.
The focus of technology and engineering education at the P-12 levels is not to prepare future engineering majors/students, but to provide an education for all students.
Salary Statistics
$41,000-$60,000
Starting salary range for the previous year
Salary data is compiled from alumni surveys, graduate exit surveys, and Illinois School Report Cards. The salary range reported is dependent upon location and does not reflect the entire compensation package offered.
What You'll Teach
At the P-12 grade levels, students develop technological and engineering literacy— regardless of career aspirations—through hands-on, contextual applications of technological and engineering concepts. P-12 students use a hands-on approach to solve technological problems using problem solving and creativity, while working under constraints, which involves the use of optimization and predictive analysis.
At the P-5 grade levels, technology and engineering concepts are integrated into existing coursework such as reading, mathematics, science, and social studies. Typical courses students would take at the 6-12 grade levels in a technology and engineering education program would consist of:
- information and communication technologies, including computer-aided drafting and design
- engineering design
- construction technology
- manufacturing technology
- energy, power, and transportation technology
- medical, agricultural, and related biotechnologies
Employment Opportunities
Job Titles
Our graduates are recruited for some of the following positions:
- Junior high or middle school teacher
- High school teacher
- Trade school teacher
- Private technical school teacher
- Community college teacher
- School district technology coordinator
- Industry technology representative for education
- Industrial (non-teaching) positions