In the 1997-98 school year, over 57,000 teachers were employed in Indiana's public schools. Of this number, about 2,100 were beginning teachers. More than 9,000 additional workers were employed as counselors, administrators, and in other support positions in the public schools.
Teachers usually continue their education well beyond a four-year degree.
More teachers will be needed by the year 2005 as the population of students increases and current teachers retire. Job opportunities should be the greatest in preschool and high school teaching, special and vocational education, and in educational administration. The fourteen career clusters form the basis for organizing career and occupational information, data collection, and curriculum and instruction.