Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Overview

Education Teachers, Postsecondary has a national median salary of $75,350 per year, with +2.5% projected job growth from 2025–2035. The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a doctoral or professional degree as the typical education needed to enter this occupation.

Description

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.

Work Values

• Relationships
• Independence
• Achievement

Work Styles

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
• Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
• Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
• Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
• Supervise students' fieldwork, internship, and research work.

Work Activities

• Training and Teaching Others
• Getting Information
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Coaching and Developing Others
• Thinking Creatively
• Working with Computers
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships

Detailed Work Activities

• Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
• Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
• Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
• Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
• Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
• Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
• Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
• Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
• Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

T-A-S-K

Technology, Abilities, Skills & Knowledge

Education

Education Levels of Current Workers

The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a doctoral or professional degree as the typical education needed to enter this occupation. The chart below shows the highest level of education held by people already working in this field, ages 25 and older. It includes workers who earned more education than the job requires and workers who entered the field under earlier requirements, so the largest bar is not the entry requirement.

Certificates

Certifications applicable to Education Teachers, Postsecondary:

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