Occupation AtlasEducation Teachers, Postsecondary
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Education Teachers, Postsecondary
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.
Also called Adjunct Education Professor · Adjunct Instructor · Adjunct Lecturer · Adult Basic Education Instructor · Assistant Professor · Associate Professor · College Professor · Continuing Education Instructor
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Counselor Education Professor · Education Adjunct Professor · Education Faculty Member · Education Instructor · Education Professor · Education Teacher · Educational Administration Teacher · Educational Instructor · Educational Leadership Professor · Educational Teaching Instructor · Educator · Faculty Member · Instructor · Lecturer · Literacy Education Professor · Mathematics Education Professor · Music Education Professor · Outdoor Education Instructor · Physical Education Instructor · Primary Education Professor · Professor · Science Education Professor · Secondary Education Professor · Special Education Professor · Tenure-Track Professor · Visual Education Teacher
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Job Zone
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Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive preparation. Usually a graduate degree, with extensive skill, knowledge and experience — many of these occupations expect more than five years of experience.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
SICSocial · Investigative · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- S Social7.00
- I Investigative4.77
- C Conventional3.61
- A Artistic3.47
- E Enterprising2.68
- R Realistic2.67
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Education and experience
The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.
- Related work experience
- None (32%)
- On-site or in-plant training
- None (46%)
- On-the-job training
- None or short demonstration (33%)
Typically associated skills
All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.
- SpeakingbasicImportance 4.6Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
- Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 4.3Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
- Active ListeningbasicImportance 4.1Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
- Learning StrategiesbasicImportance 4.1Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
- InstructingImportance 4.1Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
- WritingbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
- Active LearningbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
- MonitoringbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
- Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.8Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
- Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 3.8Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
- Time ManagementImportance 3.5Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
- Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.3Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
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- Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.1Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
- Systems AnalysisImportance 3.1Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Determine how a new piece of equipment will affect production rates
- Systems EvaluationImportance 3.1Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Identify the reasons why a client might be unhappy with a product
- CoordinationImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Schedule appointments for a medical clinic
- Service OrientationImportance 3.0Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Ask customers if they would like a cup of coffee
- NegotiationImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
- PersuasionImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Solicit donations for a charity
- Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 2.8Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Encourage a coworker who is having difficulty finishing a project
- Operations AnalysisImportance 2.6Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
- MathematicsbasicImportance 2.1Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Count the amount of change to be given to a customer
- Management of Material ResourcesImportance 2.1Level 1.9Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
- SciencebasicImportance 2.0Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Conduct standard tests to determine soil quality
- Management of Financial ResourcesImportance 1.9Level 1.3Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
- Technology DesignImportance 1.6Level 0.8
- ProgrammingImportance 1.5Level 0.5
- Operations MonitoringImportance 1.3Level —
- Quality Control AnalysisImportance 1.3Level —
- Equipment MaintenanceImportance 1.0Level —
- Equipment SelectionImportance 1.0Level —
- InstallationImportance 1.0Level —
- Operation and ControlImportance 1.0Level —
- RepairingImportance 1.0Level —
- TroubleshootingImportance 1.0Level —
Tasks
18 core · 6 supplementalWhat people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.Importance 4.3
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.Importance 4.3
- Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.Importance 4.3
- Supervise students' fieldwork, internship, and research work.Importance 4.2
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.Importance 4.2
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as children's literature, learning and development, and reading instruction.Importance 4.1
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.Importance 4.1
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.Importance 4.1
- Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.Importance 4.1
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.Importance 4.0
- Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.Importance 3.9
- Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.Importance 3.8
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- Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.Importance 3.8
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.Importance 3.7
- Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.Importance 3.6
- Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks.Importance 3.4
- Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.Importance 3.4
- Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.Importance 3.2
- Serve as a liaison between the university and other governmental and educational agencies.Importance 3.3
- Advise and instruct teachers employed in school systems by providing activities, such as in-service seminars.Importance 2.9
- Participate in campus and community events.Importance 2.9
- Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.Importance 2.8
- Act as advisers to student organizations.Importance 2.5
- Provide professional consulting services to government or industry.Importance 2.3
Knowledge
Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.
- Education and TrainingImportance 4.6Level 6.3Level 7 looks like: Design a training program for new employees
- English LanguageImportance 4.6Level 5.9
- PsychologyImportance 4.2Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Understand the impact of alcohol on human responses
- Administration and ManagementImportance 3.7Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
- Communications and MediaImportance 3.7Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Host a music radio show
- Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 3.7Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Write an article about cultural differences
- MathematicsImportance 3.4Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
- Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 3.3Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
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- Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 3.2Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants for an administrative position
- Computers and ElectronicsImportance 3.1Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
- Philosophy and TheologyImportance 3.1Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Understand another culture's religious practices
- AdministrativeImportance 2.5Level 2.9
- Therapy and CounselingImportance 2.5Level 2.8
- Law and GovernmentImportance 2.3Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Describe the length of a U.S. presidential term
- History and ArcheologyImportance 2.2Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Take a class in US history
- TelecommunicationsImportance 2.1Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Send an email
- Public Safety and SecurityImportance 2.0Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Use a seatbelt
- BiologyImportance 1.8Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Feed domestic animals
- Sales and MarketingImportance 1.8Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Sell cakes at a bake sale
- GeographyImportance 1.6Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Know the capital of the United States
- Economics and AccountingImportance 1.5Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
- Engineering and TechnologyImportance 1.5Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Install a door lock
- Fine ArtsImportance 1.5Level 0.7Level 1 looks like: Attend a popular music concert
- Foreign LanguageImportance 1.5Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
- Medicine and DentistryImportance 1.5Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Use a band-aid
- TransportationImportance 1.5Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
- DesignImportance 1.3Level 0.6Level 1 looks like: Draw a straight line 4 3/16 inches long
- PhysicsImportance 1.3Level 0.5Level 1 looks like: Use a crowbar to pry open a box
- Production and ProcessingImportance 1.3Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
- MechanicalImportance 1.2Level —
- Building and ConstructionImportance 1.1Level —
- ChemistryImportance 1.0Level —
- Food ProductionImportance 1.0Level —
Abilities
Enduring capacities the work calls for.
- Oral ExpressionImportance 4.4Level 5.1Level 6 looks like: Explain advanced principles of genetics to college freshmen
- Speech ClarityImportance 4.4Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
- Oral ComprehensionImportance 4.1Level 5.1Level 6 looks like: Understand a lecture on advanced physics
- Written ComprehensionImportance 4.1Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
- Written ExpressionImportance 4.1Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
- Deductive ReasoningImportance 3.9Level 4.3Level 5 looks like: Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
- Inductive ReasoningImportance 3.9Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
- Near VisionImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 5 looks like: Read the fine print of a legal document
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- Speech RecognitionImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
- Problem SensitivityImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
- Category FlexibilityImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
- Fluency of IdeasImportance 3.1Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
- Information OrderingImportance 3.1Level 3.4Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
- OriginalityImportance 3.1Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
- Selective AttentionImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
- Far VisionImportance 2.8Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Read the slides on a presentation from across a room
- MemorizationImportance 2.6Level 2.8
- Flexibility of ClosureImportance 2.1Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
- Mathematical ReasoningImportance 2.1Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Determine how much 20 oranges will cost when they are priced at 5 for 4 dollars
- Number FacilityImportance 2.1Level 2.1Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
- Perceptual SpeedImportance 2.1Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
- Speed of ClosureImportance 2.1Level 2.1Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
- Time SharingImportance 2.1Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Listen to music while entering numbers into a spreadsheet
- VisualizationImportance 2.1Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
- Auditory AttentionImportance 1.9Level 1.1Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
- Finger DexterityImportance 1.9Level 1.1Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
- Trunk StrengthImportance 1.9Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
- Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 1.8Level 0.8
- Hearing SensitivityImportance 1.8Level 0.8
- Manual DexterityImportance 1.8Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
- Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 1.8Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
- Control PrecisionImportance 1.5Level 0.5
- Depth PerceptionImportance 1.4Level 0.4
- Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 1.4Level 0.5
- Dynamic StrengthImportance 1.1Level —
- Dynamic FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
- Explosive StrengthImportance 1.0Level —
- Extent FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
- Glare SensitivityImportance 1.0Level —
- Gross Body CoordinationImportance 1.0Level —
- Gross Body EquilibriumImportance 1.0Level —
- Multilimb CoordinationImportance 1.0Level —
- Night VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Peripheral VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Rate ControlImportance 1.0Level —
- Reaction TimeImportance 1.0Level —
- Response OrientationImportance 1.0Level —
- Sound LocalizationImportance 1.0Level —
- Spatial OrientationImportance 1.0Level —
- Speed of Limb MovementImportance 1.0Level —
- StaminaImportance 1.0Level —
- Static StrengthImportance 1.0Level —
Work activities
Kinds of activity the work is made of.
- Getting InformationImportance 4.7Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
- Training and Teaching OthersImportance 4.7Level 5.9
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 4.5Level 5.5Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 4.4Level 5.3Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 4.3Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
- Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 4.3Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
- Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 4.2Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
- Thinking CreativelyImportance 4.1Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
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- Working with ComputersImportance 4.1Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 4.0Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 3.9Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
- Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 3.9Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
- Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 3.8Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 3.8Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 3.8Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
- Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 3.7Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
- Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 3.7Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
- Processing InformationImportance 3.7Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
- Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 3.6Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 3.6Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
- Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 3.3Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 3.2Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
- Developing and Building TeamsImportance 3.2Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
- Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 3.2Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
- Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 3.2Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 3.1Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
- Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 2.8Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Help a medical patient find in-home assistance or healthcare
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 2.8Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
- Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 2.8Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Interview candidates for a sales position and make hiring recommendations
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 2.6Level 2.8
- Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 2.6Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
- Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 2.5Level 2.7
- Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 2.3Level 2.7
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 2.2Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Check that doors to building are locked
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 1.5Level 0.7Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
- Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 1.4Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Walk between workstations in a small office
- Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 1.2Level —
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 1.2Level —
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentImportance 1.2Level —
- Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 1.1Level —
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and EquipmentImportance 1.1Level —
Work context
The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.
Technology
24 toolsSoftware used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.
In demand (1)
- Learning management system LMS
Hot (7)
- Google Docs
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- SAS
Other tools (16)
- Blackboard Learn
- Blackboard software
- Collaborative editing software
- Course management system software
- Desire2Learn LMS software
- Desmos
- DOC Cop
- Editing software
- Email software
- Geogebra
- Image scanning software
- iParadigms Turnitin
- Padlet
- Sakai CLE
- VoiceThread
- Web browser software
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