Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Also called: Professor, Instructor, Business Professor, Business Instructor
What they do:
Teach courses in business administration and management, such as accounting, finance, human resources, labor and industrial relations, marketing, and operations research. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
On the job, you would:
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as financial accounting, principles of marketing, and operations management.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
Knowledge
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Business
- management
- accounting and economics
Communications
- multimedia
Skills
Basic Skills
- talking to others
- reading work related information
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Abilities
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- read and understand what is written
Ideas and Logic
- use rules to solve problems
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Math
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include
helping people, teaching, and talking.
helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Independence
- Integrity
- Concern for Others
- Initiative
- Analytical Thinking
Technology
Examples of the technology used in this career will be available soon.
Education
doctoral/professional degree or
master's degree
usually needed
master's degree
usually needed
Job Outlook
New job opportunities are likely in the future.
$74,770
per year, on average
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