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Vocational Schools in Jacksonville

Jacksonville, FL (population: 822,401) has fourteen vocational schools within its city limits. University of North Florida, the highest ranked school in the city with a vocational program, has a total student population of 16,477. It is the 289th highest ranked school in the USA and the 8th highest in the state of Florida (#1 is University of Miami).

Vocational students from Jacksonville schools who go on to become vocational educators, event planners, landscape architects, landscape designers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 114,420 people working as vocational education teachers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $52,030. Also, Middle school teachers make on average $53,550 per year and there are about 665,420 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Jacksonville area alone, there are 2,430 employed middle school teachers earning an average salary of $45,030. Vocational education teachers in this area earn $49,290/yr and there are 500 employed.

Jacksonville lies in Duval county, which is one of the 49 counties in Florida. Overall, the Jacksonville area has 581,450 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $19/hr average worker wage, and a $39,460 average annual salary. Thus, about 1 out of every 1000 jobs in Jacksonville are held by vocational education teachers, and 4/1000 are held by middle school teachers.

Of the 14 vocational schools in Jacksonville, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, FastTrain of Jacksonville comes out as the most expensive ($25,302/yr) for vocational students, with Florida Community College at Jacksonville as the lowest, reported at only $6,668/yr.

Vocational Programs in Jacksonville

University of North Florida

• Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Concorde Career Institute

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Florida Community College at Jacksonville

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  

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See Also

• Vocational Information
• Salary Details for an Event Planner
• Online Vocational Schools
• Online Vocational Programs
• Online Vocational Courses
• Online Vocational Certifications

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