CTE Coordinator Jobs
CTE Coordinator jobs are open across K-12 school districts, community colleges, and workforce development agencies, from entry-level to program director, with specializations in curriculum alignment, industry partnership development, and student career pathways. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Summary:
Within the Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools' Office of School Options and Innovation, the Department of Career and Technical Education (CTE) provides project-based, career-focused learning to accelerate students along the path to success in college and careers. Learning is both classroom and work based with all high school programs of study articulating to industry credentials, 2 year degrees and/or 4 year degrees. CTE also supports the work of our middle and early colleges where students simultaneously pursue a high school diploma and an Associate's Degree and/or up to two years of transferrable college credit. CTE is present in every CMS middle and high school and serves over 48,000 students.
Essential Responsibilities for Assigned School:
Work-Based Learning Responsibilities:
- Serve as the school liaison to Mayor's Youth Employment Program (MYEP)
- Collaborate with CTE teachers and CTE instructional Facilitator to identify students interested in internships, facilitate field trips, job shadows and speakers
- Collaborate with CTE teachers, CTE Instructional Facilitator and central office to build high quality industry partnerships that support the pathway development and are embedded in the classroom
- Facilitate the relationship between the industry partner and the CTE teacher, including but not limited to generating ideas with the teacher of how to engage the partner in the classroom
- Coordinate work readiness training, including but not limited to becoming a Working Smart Master Trainer
- Designs and implements professional development for CTE teachers to provide career guidance to students related to job skills, goal setting, decision making, study skills and problem solving
- Collaborate with other CTE school support personnel to support NAF industry boards
- Assure that all CTE students create CFNC or Naviance accounts
- Develops strategy and accountability measures for engaging all levels of students in work based learning
- Collaborate with MYEP to identify summer check-in support during internship period
Career & College Promise (CCP) Responsibilities:
- Build CTE Central Piedmont Community College cohort
- Collaborate with Pathway Development Coordinator and CTE teachers to forecast cohorts of students engaged in a pathway who are interested in taking the next CTE course in a program for CPCC
- Promote articulated credit to pathway students
- Develop, manage and track all CCP opportunities
- Provide informational sessions for parents showcasing CCP
- Collaborate with pathway students to ensure all have a plan for college and career
- Collaborate with counselors regarding pathways and opportunities for completers
Other duties:
- Connect and complete Concentrator Feedback Survey with at least 85% completion
- Participate in district and national professional development activities, including academy specific events
- Develop and maintain marketing materials to promote pathways and academies
- Collaborate with CTE Support Team to ensure all CTE Teachers and students are successful
- Assist CTSO Advisors with recruitment and promotion
- Serve as the National Technical Honor Society advisor
- Collaborate with CTE Support Team to ensure all CTE Teachers and students are successful
- Performs related duties as assigned
Education and Experience:
Minimum
- Bachelor's degree and current license in CTE Program area OR Masters Degree in School Counseling or Career Counseling
- One year of industry related work experience within the past 5 years in business, industry or labor; or as a coordinator of work-based learning; or as a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) advisor
Licensing / Certification Requirements:
Must be eligible for the CTE Career Development Coordinator license #747. 6 semester hours (3 in Counseling theory and 3 elective in Career Development and Counseling, Career and Life Planning or Career Development and occupational information) FCS Course is offered through NC Works Training Center or NCDPI to fulfill this requirement
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:
- Passion for developing work based learning
- Comfortable working with partners
- Passion for Career and College Promise
- Knowledge of CTE, work-based learning, and high school design.
- Project planning capabilities, including ability to establish long-term vision and goals, and experience aligning and managing activities toward execution of identified goals.
- Self-starter with ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
- Ability to build trusting relationships and function effectively at school, central office, Learning Community and City/County level.
- Ability to develop high-performing teams united around a clear vision for serving schools and achieving student success.
- Ability to define problems, analyze data, and outline valid conclusions and action steps.
- Ability and willingness to learn and adapt quickly amidst new and shifting priorities.
- Exceptional written, verbal, organizational, and technology skills.
- Development-oriented mindset; reflective, self-aware, and driven to learn from setbacks.
- A track record of success as demonstrated by superior academic and professional achievement.
Physical Requirements:
The work is primarily sedentary. It requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing. The work requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations. The work at times requires bending, squatting, reaching, with the ability to lift, carry, push or pull light weights. The work requires activities frequently involving driving automotive equipment.
Summary:
Within the Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools' Office of School Options and Innovation, the Department of Career and Technical Education (CTE) provides project-based, career-focused learning to accelerate students along the path to success in college and careers. Learning is both classroom and work based with all high school programs of study articulating to industry credentials, 2 year degrees and/or 4 year degrees. CTE also supports the work of our middle and early colleges where students simultaneously pursue a high school diploma and an Associate's Degree and/or up to two years of transferrable college credit. CTE is present in every CMS middle and high school and serves over 48,000 students.
Essential Responsibilities for Assigned School:
Work-Based Learning Responsibilities:
- Serve as the school liaison to Mayor's Youth Employment Program (MYEP)
- Collaborate with CTE teachers and CTE instructional Facilitator to identify students interested in internships, facilitate field trips, job shadows and speakers
- Collaborate with CTE teachers, CTE Instructional Facilitator and central office to build high quality industry partnerships that support the pathway development and are embedded in the classroom
- Facilitate the relationship between the industry partner and the CTE teacher, including but not limited to generating ideas with the teacher of how to engage the partner in the classroom
- Coordinate work readiness training, including but not limited to becoming a Working Smart Master Trainer
- Designs and implements professional development for CTE teachers to provide career guidance to students related to job skills, goal setting, decision making, study skills and problem solving
- Collaborate with other CTE school support personnel to support NAF industry boards
- Assure that all CTE students create CFNC or Naviance accounts
- Develops strategy and accountability measures for engaging all levels of students in work based learning
- Collaborate with MYEP to identify summer check-in support during internship period
Career & College Promise (CCP) Responsibilities:
- Build CTE Central Piedmont Community College cohort
- Collaborate with Pathway Development Coordinator and CTE teachers to forecast cohorts of students engaged in a pathway who are interested in taking the next CTE course in a program for CPCC
- Promote articulated credit to pathway students
- Develop, manage and track all CCP opportunities
- Provide informational sessions for parents showcasing CCP
- Collaborate with pathway students to ensure all have a plan for college and career
- Collaborate with counselors regarding pathways and opportunities for completers
Other duties:
- Connect and complete Concentrator Feedback Survey with at least 85% completion
- Participate in district and national professional development activities, including academy specific events
- Develop and maintain marketing materials to promote pathways and academies
- Collaborate with CTE Support Team to ensure all CTE Teachers and students are successful
- Assist CTSO Advisors with recruitment and promotion
- Serve as the National Technical Honor Society advisor
- Collaborate with CTE Support Team to ensure all CTE Teachers and students are successful
- Performs related duties as assigned
Education and Experience:
Minimum
- Bachelor's degree and current license in CTE Program area OR Masters Degree in School Counseling or Career Counseling
- One year of industry related work experience within the past 5 years in business, industry or labor; or as a coordinator of work-based learning; or as a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) advisor
Licensing / Certification Requirements:
Must be eligible for the CTE Career Development Coordinator license #747. 6 semester hours (3 in Counseling theory and 3 elective in Career Development and Counseling, Career and Life Planning or Career Development and occupational information) FCS Course is offered through NC Works Training Center or NCDPI to fulfill this requirement
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:
- Passion for developing work based learning
- Comfortable working with partners
- Passion for Career and College Promise
- Knowledge of CTE, work-based learning, and high school design.
- Project planning capabilities, including ability to establish long-term vision and goals, and experience aligning and managing activities toward execution of identified goals.
- Self-starter with ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
- Ability to build trusting relationships and function effectively at school, central office, Learning Community and City/County level.
- Ability to develop high-performing teams united around a clear vision for serving schools and achieving student success.
- Ability to define problems, analyze data, and outline valid conclusions and action steps.
- Ability and willingness to learn and adapt quickly amidst new and shifting priorities.
- Exceptional written, verbal, organizational, and technology skills.
- Development-oriented mindset; reflective, self-aware, and driven to learn from setbacks.
- A track record of success as demonstrated by superior academic and professional achievement.
Physical Requirements:
The work is primarily sedentary. It requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing. The work requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations. The work at times requires bending, squatting, reaching, with the ability to lift, carry, push or pull light weights. The work requires activities frequently involving driving automotive equipment.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in CTE coordinator jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in education, workforce development, or a related career and technical field
- Experience teaching or coordinating CTE programs at the secondary or postsecondary level
- Knowledge of Perkins V federal funding requirements and career pathway frameworks
- Ability to build and maintain relationships with industry partners and employer advisory boards
- Familiarity with credential and certification programs aligned to specific career clusters
- Strong data management skills for tracking student enrollment, completion, and placement outcomes
Tips for Your CTE Coordinator Job Search
Align your resume to Perkins V
Many districts screen CTE coordinator resumes for Perkins V compliance language. Use terms like 'secondary-postsecondary alignment,' 'career pathway development,' and 'labor market alignment' to signal you understand the federal funding framework driving most coordinator roles.
Highlight active industry partnerships
Job postings consistently ask for documented employer relationships. Name the specific industries and companies you've partnered with for work-based learning, advisory boards, or apprenticeship pipelines. Generic claims about 'stakeholder engagement' don't stand out the way named partnerships do.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists cte coordinator openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings by program cluster
Filter openings by the career and technical education cluster you know best, whether health science, information technology, agriculture, or business. Coordinators hired into a specific cluster are expected to bring existing curriculum contacts and credentialing relationships from day one.
Prepare a portfolio of measurable outcomes
Bring concrete program data to interviews: completion rates, credential attainment percentages, employer partnership counts, or student placement figures. CTE coordinator interviews almost always include a data conversation, and candidates who arrive with documented results close the gap over those who rely on general experience.
Negotiate your professional development budget
Many districts underpublish funds available for industry certifications, conference travel, and cluster advisory work. After an offer, ask specifically what professional development budget exists for the role. This matters for staying credentialed in fast-moving fields like IT or health science.
CTE Coordinator Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most cte coordinators?
The companies hiring the most cte coordinators right now include Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, Connections Education, and Stanly County Schools, with the largest share of openings in North Carolina, New York, and Illinois, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. School districts and community college systems tend to post the highest volume of openings year-round.
How many cte coordinator jobs are remote?
About 50% of cte coordinator openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting that most roles require on-site presence for classroom oversight, student advising, and employer site visits. Sub-roles focused on curriculum development, grant writing, or state-level program administration are the most likely to offer remote or hybrid flexibility.
How do you become a cte coordinator?
Start by earning a bachelor's degree in education, a career and technical field, or workforce development, then gain classroom or program experience in a CTE setting. Pursue a state CTE director or coordinator endorsement if your state requires one. Building relationships with industry partners and learning the Perkins V funding framework will strengthen your candidacy significantly before you apply.
Can I get a cte coordinator job with little experience?
Yes, but you'll need to show relevant adjacent experience. Districts hiring entry-level coordinators look for candidates who have taught a CTE subject, worked in industry in a relevant cluster, or coordinated work-based learning as a teacher. Volunteering to manage an advisory board, develop curriculum, or run a student certification program builds the portfolio that moves an application forward without formal coordinator experience.
What does the cte coordinator interview process look like?
Most interview processes include an initial screening call with HR, followed by a panel interview with district administrators, curriculum leads, and sometimes an industry partner representative. Candidates are frequently asked to present a sample career pathway plan or describe a partnership they've built. Some districts add a data review exercise focused on program performance metrics before extending an offer.
Where can I find and apply to cte coordinator jobs?
You can find and apply to cte coordinator jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search for roles that match your cluster expertise and experience level, then apply directly to each listing that fits your background.
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