Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Also called:
Professor, Education Professor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor
What they do:
Teach courses pertaining to education, such as counseling, curriculum, guidance, instruction, teacher education, and teaching English as a second language. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
On the job, you would:
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Supervise students' fieldwork, internship, and research work.
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
Arts and Humanities
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
Math and Science
- psychology
- sociology and anthropology
Business
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Basic Skills
- talking to others
- reading work related information
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
- teaching people how to do something
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- communicate by writing
Ideas and Logic
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- use rules to solve problems
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People interested in this work like activities that include
helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Analytical Thinking
- Concern for Others
- Independence
- Initiative
- Self Control
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Examples of the technology used in this career will be available soon.
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doctoral/professional degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are likely in the future.
$59,380
per year, on average
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