Occupation AtlasFamily and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
O*NET · 25-1192.00
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses in childcare, family relations, finance, nutrition, and related subjects pertaining to home management. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Also called Adjunct Instructor · Adjunct Professor · Assistant Professor · Associate Professor · Chef Instructor · Child Development Instructor · Clothing and Textiles Teacher · College Faculty Member
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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 Social7.00
- I Investigative4.85
- A Artistic3.48
- C Conventional3.37
- R Realistic2.93
- E Enterprising2.79
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 4 years, up to and including 6 years (31%)
- On-site or in-plant training
- None (35%)
- On-the-job training
- None or short demonstration (28%)
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 4.1Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
- Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
- Active ListeningbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
- InstructingImportance 4.0Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
- Learning StrategiesbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
- Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 3.8Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
- Active LearningbasicImportance 3.6Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
- WritingbasicImportance 3.6Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
- MonitoringbasicImportance 3.5Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
- Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.1Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
- Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.1Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
- Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.1Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
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- Systems EvaluationImportance 3.1Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Identify the reasons why a client might be unhappy with a product
- Systems AnalysisImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Determine how a new piece of equipment will affect production rates
- Time ManagementImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
- CoordinationImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Schedule appointments for a medical clinic
- Service OrientationImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Ask customers if they would like a cup of coffee
- PersuasionImportance 2.8Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Solicit donations for a charity
- MathematicsbasicImportance 2.6Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Count the amount of change to be given to a customer
- Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 2.6Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Encourage a coworker who is having difficulty finishing a project
- NegotiationImportance 2.4Level 2.5Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
- Operations AnalysisImportance 2.4Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
- SciencebasicImportance 2.3Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Conduct standard tests to determine soil quality
- Management of Material ResourcesImportance 2.0Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
- Quality Control AnalysisImportance 1.9Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
- ProgrammingImportance 1.8Level 0.8
- Technology DesignImportance 1.8Level 0.8
- Management of Financial ResourcesImportance 1.6Level 0.9
- Operations MonitoringImportance 1.6Level 0.6
- TroubleshootingImportance 1.4Level 0.4
- Equipment MaintenanceImportance 1.0Level —
- Equipment SelectionImportance 1.0Level —
- InstallationImportance 1.0Level —
- Operation and ControlImportance 1.0Level —
- RepairingImportance 1.0Level —
Tasks
17 core · 6 supplementalWhat people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, projects, assignments, and papers.Importance 4.8
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.Importance 4.5
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as food science, nutrition, and child care.Importance 4.5
- 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 4.5
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.Importance 4.4
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.Importance 4.4
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.Importance 4.4
- Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.Importance 4.3
- Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.Importance 4.3
- Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.Importance 4.1
- Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks.Importance 4.0
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- Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.Importance 3.9
- Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.Importance 3.9
- Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.Importance 3.9
- Participate in campus and community events.Importance 3.6
- Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.Importance 3.6
- Conduct faculty performance evaluations.Importance 4.1
- Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.Importance 4.0
- Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.Importance 3.9
- Act as advisers to student organizations.Importance 3.7
- Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.Importance 3.7
- Provide professional consulting services to government or industry.Importance 3.1
Knowledge
Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.
- English LanguageImportance 4.6Level 5.7
- Education and TrainingImportance 4.3Level 5.5Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
- Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 3.7Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
- Administration and ManagementImportance 3.6Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
- PsychologyImportance 3.6Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Understand the impact of alcohol on human responses
- MathematicsImportance 3.5Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
- AdministrativeImportance 3.4Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
- Computers and ElectronicsImportance 3.4Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
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- Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 3.3Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Write an article about cultural differences
- Communications and MediaImportance 3.2Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Host a music radio show
- Law and GovernmentImportance 3.1Level 2.7
- Public Safety and SecurityImportance 2.9Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Use a seatbelt
- Philosophy and TheologyImportance 2.8Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Understand another culture's religious practices
- Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 2.7Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants for an administrative position
- Therapy and CounselingImportance 2.6Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Provide job counseling to the unemployed
- Sales and MarketingImportance 2.5Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Sell cakes at a bake sale
- TelecommunicationsImportance 2.2Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Send an email
- BiologyImportance 2.1Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Feed domestic animals
- DesignImportance 2.1Level 1.7Level 1 looks like: Draw a straight line 4 3/16 inches long
- Economics and AccountingImportance 2.1Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
- History and ArcheologyImportance 2.1Level 1.7Level 1 looks like: Take a class in US history
- Food ProductionImportance 2.0Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Grow herbs in the kitchen
- Foreign LanguageImportance 2.0Level 1.7Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
- Medicine and DentistryImportance 2.0Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Use a band-aid
- Production and ProcessingImportance 2.0Level 1.3Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
- TransportationImportance 2.0Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
- ChemistryImportance 1.9Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Use a common household bug spray
- Engineering and TechnologyImportance 1.8Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Install a door lock
- GeographyImportance 1.8Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Know the capital of the United States
- Fine ArtsImportance 1.7Level 1.3Level 1 looks like: Attend a popular music concert
- Building and ConstructionImportance 1.6Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Choose the proper type of wood for adding a deck onto a house
- MechanicalImportance 1.3Level —
- PhysicsImportance 1.2Level —
Abilities
Enduring capacities the work calls for.
- Oral ExpressionImportance 4.1Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
- Written ComprehensionImportance 4.1Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
- 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 ExpressionImportance 4.0Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
- Deductive ReasoningImportance 3.6Level 4.0Level 5 looks like: Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
- Inductive ReasoningImportance 3.5Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
- Near VisionImportance 3.4Level 3.6
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- Problem SensitivityImportance 3.4Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
- Speech RecognitionImportance 3.4Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
- Category FlexibilityImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
- Information OrderingImportance 3.1Level 3.4Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
- OriginalityImportance 3.1Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
- Fluency of IdeasImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
- Far VisionImportance 2.9Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Read the slides on a presentation from across a room
- Mathematical ReasoningImportance 2.8Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Decide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonuses
- MemorizationImportance 2.8Level 2.9
- Selective AttentionImportance 2.8Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
- Flexibility of ClosureImportance 2.5Level 2.4Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
- Perceptual SpeedImportance 2.3Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
- Time SharingImportance 2.3Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Listen to music while entering numbers into a spreadsheet
- VisualizationImportance 2.3Level 2.4Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
- Number FacilityImportance 2.1Level 2.4Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
- Speed of ClosureImportance 2.0Level 2.0Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
- Trunk StrengthImportance 2.0Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
- Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 2.0Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
- Auditory AttentionImportance 1.9Level 1.1Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
- Hearing SensitivityImportance 1.9Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
- Depth PerceptionImportance 1.8Level 0.8
- Finger DexterityImportance 1.8Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
- Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 1.6Level 0.8
- Control PrecisionImportance 1.1Level —
- Extent FlexibilityImportance 1.1Level —
- Manual DexterityImportance 1.1Level —
- Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 1.0Level —
- Dynamic FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
- Dynamic StrengthImportance 1.0Level —
- Explosive StrengthImportance 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.
- Training and Teaching OthersImportance 4.6Level 5.7
- Getting InformationImportance 4.3Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
- Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 4.2Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 4.0Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 4.0Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
- Working with ComputersImportance 4.0Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
- Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 3.9Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 3.9Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
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- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 3.9Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
- Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 3.8Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
- Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 3.6Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 3.6Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
- Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 3.5Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 3.5Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
- Thinking CreativelyImportance 3.5Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
- Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 3.4Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 3.4Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
- Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 3.4Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
- Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 3.3Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 3.3Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
- Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 3.3Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
- Processing InformationImportance 3.2Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 3.2Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 3.1Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
- Developing and Building TeamsImportance 3.0Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
- Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 3.0Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
- Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Help a medical patient find in-home assistance or healthcare
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 2.9Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
- Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 2.9Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 2.7Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Estimate the size of household furniture to be shipped
- Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 2.4Level 2.9
- Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 2.4Level 2.9
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 2.3Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Check that doors to building are locked
- Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 2.1Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that has minimal staffing requirements
- Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 2.0Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Walk between workstations in a small office
- Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 2.0Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Convince a coworker to assist with an assignment
- Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 1.9Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Operate a cash register
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and EquipmentImportance 1.6Level 1.3Level 1 looks like: Specify the lighting for a work area
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 1.6Level 0.6Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 1.3Level 0.7Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentImportance 1.3Level —
Work context
The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.
Technology
20 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.
Hot (7)
- Google Docs
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- Zoom
Other tools (13)
- Blackboard Learn
- Collaborative editing software
- Course management system software
- Database management systems
- Desire2Learn LMS software
- DOC Cop
- Email software
- Image scanning software
- iParadigms Turnitin
- Learning management system LMS
- Sakai CLE
- Social computing tools
- Web browser software
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