High Needs Teaching Areas
Over the next decade North Carolina school systems and charter schools will employ over 100,000 new teachers, with more than 12,500 new teachers employed annually in the state. That is a formidable challenge now and in the future.
Western Carolina University and the national award-winning College of Education and Allied Professions can help you prepare for your teaching career.
North Carolina’s high need teaching areas and greatest shortage areas are in:
- Mathematics
- Science
- Exceptional Children/Special Education
- Foreign Languages especially Spanish.
Do you have questions about North Carolina state teachers' salaries? Learn about the State Teacher Salary Range.









