Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

Overview

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a national median salary of $64,370 per year, with -0.4% projected job growth from 2025–2035. The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a bachelor's degree as the typical education needed to enter this occupation.

Description

Teach one or more subjects to students at the middle, intermediate, or junior high school level.

Work Values

• Relationships
• Independence
• Achievement

Work Styles

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
• Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
• Instruct through lectures, discussions, and demonstrations in one or more subjects, such as English, mathematics, or social studies.
• Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress.
• Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.

Work Activities

• Training and Teaching Others
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
• Thinking Creatively
• Developing Objectives and Strategies
• Coaching and Developing Others
• Assisting and Caring for Others
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Getting Information

Detailed Work Activities

• Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
• Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
• Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
• Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
• Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
• Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
• Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
• Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
• Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

T-A-S-K

Technology, Abilities, Skills & Knowledge

Education

Education Levels of Current Workers

The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a bachelor's 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. For example, if someone finished a master's degree and then started working in this field, they are counted under “Master's degree” here, but the job itself typically asks for a bachelor's degree.

Certificates

Certifications applicable to Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:

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