Secondary School Teacher
Job description
These individuals prepare courses and teach students in secondary schools. They specialize in general, specialized, or vocational subjects. This group includes Group Leaders.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
Main tasks
- Design and implement learning situations according to the authorized program.
- Teach students using a variety of teaching methods and techniques.
- Prepare, distribute, and correct assignments and evaluations.
- Assess student progress, identify individual needs, and implement remedial programs as required.
- Discuss student results with parents and school authorities.
- Ensure classroom discipline and report behavioural problems to school authorities.
- Participate in staff meetings, educational conferences and training workshops.
- Get involved in various aspects of school life (supervise common areas, accompany students on outings, lead extracurricular activities, etc.).
- Collaborate with other teachers and professionals in the school.
- Supervise, as required, teaching interns.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to management or administrative positions.
- These individuals may specialize in various fields (e.g. remedial education) and various disciplines, according to their area of specialization.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2019 to 2021.- Minimum
- $27.04
- Median
- $40.38
- Maximum
- $50.40
Job prospects for 2022-2026
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Job prospects for 2022-2026
Job prospects
All of Québec
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2021
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 60.6% Female
- 39.4% Male
- 60.6% Female
- 39.4% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2015
All of Québec
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- None
All of Québec
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
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NAICS 61100% of jobs
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NAICS 910% of jobs
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NAICS 6240% of jobs
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NAICS 5416, 54170% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 560% of jobs
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Others0% of jobs
All of Québec
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NAICS 61100% of jobs
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NAICS 910% of jobs
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NAICS 6240% of jobs
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NAICS 5416, 54170% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 560% of jobs
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Others0% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
University
Adult education
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 66.7%
16.7% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 85.7%
14.3% of graduates pursue further studies
Didactics (teaching art or educational technology)
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 77.3%
9.1% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 80.4%
13% of graduates pursue further studies
Multidisciplinary (Educational sciences)
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 69.3%
28% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 72.4%
17.3% of graduates pursue further studies
- Bishop's University
- Concordia University
- Université de Montréal
- Université de Sherbrooke
- Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
- Université du Québec en Outaouais
- Université du Québec à Montréal
- Université du Québec à Rimouski
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
- Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
- Université Laval
- McGill University
- TÉLUQ
Specialized teaching at the elementary and secondary levels
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 87.4%
8.3% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 90.5%
7.1% of graduates pursue further studies
- Bishop's University
- Concordia University
- Université de Montréal
- Université de Sherbrooke
- Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
- Université du Québec en Outaouais
- Université du Québec à Montréal
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
- Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
- Université Laval
- McGill University
Specialized teaching in special education
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 89.9%
6.4% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 92.5%
1.9% of graduates pursue further studies
Teaching at the secondary level
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 88.8%
8.8% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 94%
- Bishop's University
- Concordia University
- Université de Montréal
- Université de Sherbrooke
- Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
- Université du Québec en Outaouais
- Université du Québec à Montréal
- Université du Québec à Rimouski
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
- Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
- Université Laval
- McGill University
Teaching in vocational (secondary) and technical (college) education
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 89.2%
3.2% of graduates pursue further studies
Also required
- Teaching authorization.
Trade Teacher
- Apprenticeship program and certificate of qualification or industry certificate.
Sometimes required
Group Leaders
- Several years of teaching experience are usually required.
- Membership in a provincial or territorial teachers’ association or federation may be required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Teaching
- Oral expression
- Reading comprehension
- Active listening
- Learning strategies
- Data collection
- Result evaluation
- Critical thought
- Social perception
- Written expression
- Judgment and decision-making
- Active learning
- Information processing
- Coordination
- Solving complex problems
- Time management
- System analysis
- Systems evaluation
- Negotiation
- Service oriented
- Persuasion
Abilities
- Verbal skills
- Oral comprehension
- Speech clarity
- Written comprehension
- Deductive reasoning
- Speech recognition
- Written expression
- Awareness of issues
- Near vision
- Idea generation
- Information organization
- Originality
- Inductive reasoning
- Classification
- Selective attention
- Memorization
- Mathematical reasoning
- Distance vision
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to establish and maintain interpersonal relations
- Autonomy
- Capacity to adapt
- Commitment
- Vitality
- Capacity for synthesis
- Pedagogical knowledge
- Availability
- Capacity to facilitate a group
- Patience
Interests
- Draft, communicate, and inform
- Teach or educate
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Artistic
- People with this profile prefer to express their emotions and thoughts through various art forms. They like to use their imagination.
Note about CNP
Occupational information is provided based on the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016. The 5-digit code of the NOC 2021 is shown in parentheses for information purposes only for occupations that correspond to those of NOC 2016.
Official name of the NOC 4031 (41220)
Secondary school teachers
Job titles
- Physical education teacher - secondary school
- Secondary school teacher
- Special education teacher - secondary school
- Remedial teacher - secondary school
- Librarian-teacher - high school
- Secondary school department head
- High school teacher - outdoor activities
- Guest teacher - secondary school
- Private teacher - secondary school
- Supply high school teacher
- Adult education teacher - secondary school
- Algebra teacher - secondary school
- German teacher - secondary school
- English as a second language (esl) high school teacher
- English teacher - secondary school
- Art teacher - secondary school
- Drama teacher - secondary school
- Arts and crafts teacher - secondary school
- Industrial arts teacher - secondary school
- Practical and applied arts teacher
- Fine arts teacher - secondary school
- Calculus teacher - secondary school
- Chemistry teacher - secondary school
- Business teacher - secondary school
- Accounting teacher - secondary school
- Sewing teacher - secondary school
- Cooking teacher - secondary school
- Vocational teacher - secondary school
- Religious education high school teacher
- French as a second language teacher - secondary school
- French teacher - secondary school
- Geography teacher - secondary school
- Geometry teacher - secondary school
- Greek teacher - secondary school
- Classical languages secondary school teacher
- Modern languages teacher - secondary school
- Latin teacher - secondary school
- English literature high school teacher
- Mathematics teacher - secondary school
- Academic subjects secondary school teacher
- Trades instructor - secondary school
- Technical and vocational teacher - secondary school
- Ethics teacher - secondary school
- Music teacher - secondary school
- Physics teacher - secondary school
- Career and life management teacher
- Special programs teacher - secondary school
- Career exploration teacher
- Science high school teacher
- Social sciences teacher - secondary school
- Physical science teacher - secondary school
- Information technology teacher - secondary school
- Sheet metal instructor - secondary school
- Data processing teacher - secondary school
- Native school community teacher - secondary school
- Economics teacher - secondary school
- Home economics teacher - secondary school
- Career education teacher
- Industrial and vocational education teacher - secondary school
- Physical and health education teacher - secondary school
- Spanish teacher - secondary school
- Career and technology studies teacher
- Business education teacher
- Correspondence teacher - secondary school
- History teacher - secondary school
- Health education teacher - secondary school
- Italian teacher - secondary school
- Cooperative learning teacher
- Special needs teacher - secondary school
- Cooperative education teacher
- Distance education teacher - secondary school
Skill type
Education, law and social, community and government services
Related occupations
- College and other vocational instructors
- Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers
- Educational counsellors
- Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants
- Elementary school and kindergarten teachers
- Instructors of persons with disabilities
- Library and public archive technicians
- Other instructors
- School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education
- psychoeducator
Last update: March 27, 2023
