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This study reports results of research conducted to identify why secondary career and technical education (CTE) teachers remain in or leave the teaching profession. The retention of CTE teachers is an issue of concern in our nation's public schools. The shortage of CTE teachers and ensuring the quality of education provide reasons for this concern. DePaul (2000) recently reported that nearly 22 per cent of all teachers leave the teaching profession within the first three years of teaching. Findings from this study reported differences between teachers who leave and remain in the teaching profession regarding perception of their teaching commitment level and first-year teaching experience. Job related stress was the reason cited most often for leaving the teaching profession.