Occupation AtlasArea, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
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Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses pertaining to the culture and development of an area, an ethnic group, or any other group, such as Latin American studies, women's studies, or urban affairs. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Also called Adjunct Professor · African Studies Professor · American Studies Professor · Asian Studies Professor · Assistant Professor · Associate Professor · Black Studies Professor · College Faculty Member
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College Professor · Ethnic Origins Teacher · Ethnic Studies Professor · Ethnic Studies Teacher · Ethnology Professor · Ethnology Teacher · Faculty Lecturer · Gender Studies Lecturer · Gender Studies Professor · Hawaiian Studies Lecturer · Humanities Professor · Latin American Studies Professor · Lecturer · Professor · University Faculty Member · Women's Studies Professor
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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
SIASocial · Investigative · Artistic — the three strongest interests, in order
- S Social6.92
- I Investigative5.31
- A Artistic3.84
- R Realistic3.05
- C Conventional3.03
- E Enterprising3.00
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
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (43%)
- On-site or in-plant training
- None (37%)
- On-the-job training
- None or short demonstration (23%)
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.
- Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 4.3Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
- SpeakingbasicImportance 4.1Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
- InstructingImportance 4.1Level 3.9Level 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 ListeningbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
- Active LearningbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
- Learning StrategiesbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
- Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
- Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.9Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
- Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.4Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
- Time ManagementImportance 3.3Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
- Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.3Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
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- MonitoringbasicImportance 3.1Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
- PersuasionImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Convince a supervisor to purchase new office equipment
- Service OrientationImportance 3.1Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Ask customers if they would like a cup of coffee
- Systems AnalysisImportance 3.1Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Determine how loss of a team member will affect the completion of a job
- Systems EvaluationImportance 3.1Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Determine why estimates for the time to complete a task are overly optimistic
- CoordinationImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Schedule appointments for a medical clinic
- Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 2.9Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Direct the activities of a road repair crew with minimal disruption of traffic flow
- Operations AnalysisImportance 2.8Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
- NegotiationImportance 2.6Level 2.4Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
- SciencebasicImportance 2.5Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Conduct standard tests to determine soil quality
- Management of Financial ResourcesImportance 2.1Level 1.6Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
- MathematicsbasicImportance 2.0Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Count the amount of change to be given to a customer
- Management of Material ResourcesImportance 2.0Level 1.6Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
- Technology DesignImportance 1.9Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: Adjust exercise equipment for use by a customer
- ProgrammingImportance 1.8Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: Write a program to sort objects in a database
- Quality Control AnalysisImportance 1.5Level 0.6
- Operations MonitoringImportance 1.4Level 0.4
- Equipment MaintenanceImportance 1.0Level —
- Equipment SelectionImportance 1.0Level —
- InstallationImportance 1.0Level —
- Operation and ControlImportance 1.0Level —
- RepairingImportance 1.0Level —
- TroubleshootingImportance 1.0Level —
Tasks
22 core · 1 supplementalWhat people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.Importance 4.8
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.Importance 4.7
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as race and ethnic relations, gender studies, and cross-cultural perspectives.Importance 4.6
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.Importance 4.5
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.Importance 4.4
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.Importance 4.4
- Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.Importance 4.1
- Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.Importance 4.1
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.Importance 4.1
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.Importance 4.0
- Advise students on academic and vocational curricula, and on career issues.Importance 3.8
- Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.Importance 3.8
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- Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks.Importance 3.8
- Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.Importance 3.7
- Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.Importance 3.6
- Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.Importance 3.6
- Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.Importance 3.5
- Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.Importance 3.3
- Incorporate experiential or site visit components into courses.Importance 3.2
- Participate in campus and community events, such as giving public lectures about research.Importance 3.2
- Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.Importance 3.1
- Act as advisers to student organizations.Importance 3.1
- Provide professional consulting services to government or industry.Importance 2.6
Knowledge
Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.
- Education and TrainingImportance 4.6Level 6.0Level 7 looks like: Design a training program for new employees
- English LanguageImportance 4.6Level 6.0Level 7 looks like: Teach a college English class
- Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 3.7Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Write an article about cultural differences
- Foreign LanguageImportance 3.6Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Ask directions in a foreign city
- History and ArcheologyImportance 3.6Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Teach local history to school children
- Communications and MediaImportance 3.4Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Host a music radio show
- Computers and ElectronicsImportance 3.3Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
- Philosophy and TheologyImportance 3.1Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Understand another culture's religious practices
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- AdministrativeImportance 3.0Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
- PsychologyImportance 2.9Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Understand the impact of alcohol on human responses
- GeographyImportance 2.8Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Find a specific country on a world map
- Administration and ManagementImportance 2.7Level 2.8
- Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 2.7Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
- Law and GovernmentImportance 2.7Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Prepare documents and title papers for the purchase of a new house
- Fine ArtsImportance 2.4Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Attend a popular music concert
- Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 2.4Level 2.7
- Therapy and CounselingImportance 2.2Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Put ice on a sprained ankle
- MathematicsImportance 2.0Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Add two numbers
- Public Safety and SecurityImportance 2.0Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Use a seatbelt
- TelecommunicationsImportance 2.0Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Send an email
- TransportationImportance 1.8Level 1.7Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
- Economics and AccountingImportance 1.7Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
- Sales and MarketingImportance 1.6Level 1.3Level 1 looks like: Sell cakes at a bake sale
- DesignImportance 1.5Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Draw a straight line 4 3/16 inches long
- Production and ProcessingImportance 1.4Level —
- BiologyImportance 1.3Level 0.7Level 1 looks like: Feed domestic animals
- Engineering and TechnologyImportance 1.3Level —
- Medicine and DentistryImportance 1.2Level —
- ChemistryImportance 1.1Level —
- Food ProductionImportance 1.1Level —
- MechanicalImportance 1.1Level —
- Building and ConstructionImportance 1.0Level —
- PhysicsImportance 1.0Level —
Abilities
Enduring capacities the work calls for.
- Oral ExpressionImportance 4.1Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
- Written ExpressionImportance 4.1Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
- Oral ComprehensionImportance 4.0Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
- Speech ClarityImportance 4.0Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
- Written ComprehensionImportance 4.0Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
- Inductive ReasoningImportance 3.8Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
- Near VisionImportance 3.8Level 3.9
- Deductive ReasoningImportance 3.6Level 3.8
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- Speech RecognitionImportance 3.5Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
- Fluency of IdeasImportance 3.1Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
- OriginalityImportance 3.1Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
- Problem SensitivityImportance 3.1Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
- Category FlexibilityImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
- Information OrderingImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
- Selective AttentionImportance 2.9Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
- Far VisionImportance 2.8Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
- MemorizationImportance 2.8Level 2.9
- Flexibility of ClosureImportance 2.6Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
- Time SharingImportance 2.6Level 2.6Level 3 looks like: Watch street signs while driving at 30 miles an hour
- Speed of ClosureImportance 2.3Level 2.1Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
- Auditory AttentionImportance 2.1Level 1.9Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
- Perceptual SpeedImportance 2.1Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
- Hearing SensitivityImportance 2.0Level 1.3Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
- Mathematical ReasoningImportance 2.0Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Determine how much 20 oranges will cost when they are priced at 5 for 4 dollars
- Number FacilityImportance 2.0Level 2.1Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
- Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 2.0Level 1.3Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
- VisualizationImportance 2.0Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
- Trunk StrengthImportance 1.8Level 1.1Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
- Finger DexterityImportance 1.6Level 0.8
- Depth PerceptionImportance 1.4Level 0.4
- Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 1.0Level —
- Control PrecisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Dynamic FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
- Dynamic StrengthImportance 1.0Level —
- Explosive StrengthImportance 1.0Level —
- Extent FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
- Glare SensitivityImportance 1.0Level —
- Gross Body CoordinationImportance 1.0Level —
- Gross Body EquilibriumImportance 1.0Level —
- Manual DexterityImportance 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 —
- Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 1.0Level —
Work activities
Kinds of activity the work is made of.
- Training and Teaching OthersImportance 4.6Level 5.8
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 4.5Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
- Getting InformationImportance 4.5Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
- Thinking CreativelyImportance 4.4Level 5.3Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 4.3Level 5.4Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 4.3Level 5.4Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
- Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 4.2Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
- Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 4.1Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
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- Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 4.1Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 4.1Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
- Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 4.1Level 5.5Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 4.0Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
- Working with ComputersImportance 4.0Level 2.8
- Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 3.8Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
- Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 3.8Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
- Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 3.8Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
- Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 3.6Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 3.4Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
- Processing InformationImportance 3.4Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
- Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 3.4Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 3.2Level 2.8
- Developing and Building TeamsImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 3.1Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
- Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
- Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 3.0Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 2.9Level 2.8
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 2.9Level 2.7
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 2.7Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Estimate the size of household furniture to be shipped
- Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 2.6Level 2.6
- Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 2.6Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Convince a coworker to assist with an assignment
- Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 2.5Level 2.7
- Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 2.2Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that has minimal staffing requirements
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 1.9Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Check that doors to building are locked
- Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 1.5Level —
- Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 1.5Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Walk between workstations in a small office
- Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 1.4Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Change settings on copy machines
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 1.4Level 0.5Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and EquipmentImportance 1.1Level —
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 1.1Level —
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentImportance 1.0Level —
Work context
The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.
Technology
22 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 Windows
- Microsoft Word
Other tools (14)
- Blackboard Learn
- Collaborative editing software
- Course management system software
- Desire2Learn LMS software
- DOC Cop
- Email software
- FileMaker Pro
- Google Drive
- Image scanning software
- iParadigms Turnitin
- Sakai CLE
- Social media software
- Web browser software
- YouTube
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