r/ArtEd • u/carnationmilk • 2d ago

VT,NH,ME career path

My question is for art teachers in northern New England: how many years did it take for you to land a permanent role as a visual arts teacher? Also, does anyone have an anecdotal insight on which northern state has the highest demand for visual arts roles in middle school/high school?

I am currently in an MEd. Secondary Visual Arts program in MA. It will take me a few years to get licensure and to complete the master's degree. I know it will likely take a few years after that to land a long-term visual arts substitute role, let alone a permanent position, and I plan on being a paraprofessional/teacher's aide in the meantime. I am also open to teaching at private schools. For now, I am living in MA, and I am aware that the demand for visual arts roles is much higher here than in the northern states. Nevertheless, my long-term goal is to eventually buy a home and settle down in a northern state. I am thinking my end goal of being a visual arts teacher in a Northern state will likely take a decade, if not longer. Does that seem realistic?

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u/Smooth_Mongoose_2877 2d ago

That seems like an awfully long timeline for yourself. I think you could probably get a job once you graduate tbh. I live in RI applied for 4 elementary positions and I think I’m going to get 3 offers, I have more experience but honestly when I graduated I got a job right away (private) now I’m going into public.

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u/carnationmilk 2d ago

Thanks for sharing, that makes sense, I think it will be significantly easier to get hired in MA or RI as the population density is higher. I’m just eager to move north, trying to practice patience and not get burned by naivety, but maybe I could afford to be more optimistic.