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Occupation AtlasArt, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

O*NET · 25-1121.00

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Also called Adjunct Art Instructor · Adjunct College Instructor · Adjunct Graphic Design Instructor · Adjunct Instructor · Adjunct Lecturer · Adjunct Music Instructor · Adjunct Music Professor · Adjunct Professor
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Job Zone 5 — Extensive Preparation NeededHolland code SAI35 skills on file

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Job Zone

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  5. 5

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

SAISocial · Artistic · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order

  • S Social6.99
  • A Artistic5.73
  • I Investigative4.14
  • R Realistic3.03
  • C Conventional2.61
  • E Enterprising2.12

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.

  • Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree1%
  • Bachelor's Degree14%
  • Master's Degree51%
  • Post-Master's Certificate2%
  • Doctoral Degree32%
Related work experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (28%)
On-site or in-plant training
None (33%)
On-the-job training
None or short demonstration (31%)

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.

  • Speakingbasic4.64.8Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
  • Instructing4.44.8Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
  • Learning Strategiesbasic4.14.3Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
  • Reading Comprehensionbasic4.04.6Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
  • Active Learningbasic4.04.3Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
  • Active Listeningbasic4.04.1Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
  • Writingbasic3.94.1Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
  • Monitoringbasic3.83.9Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
  • Critical Thinkingbasic3.63.9Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
  • Social Perceptiveness3.63.8Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
  • Time Management3.63.8Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
  • Complex Problem Solving3.43.4Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
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Tasks

20 core · 8 supplemental

What people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).

  1. Explain and demonstrate artistic techniques.4.7
  2. Evaluate and grade students' class work, performances, projects, assignments, and papers.4.6
  3. Prepare students for performances, exams, or assessments.4.5
  4. Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.4.4
  5. Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as acting techniques, fundamentals of music, and art history.4.3
  6. Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.4.3
  7. Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.4.3
  8. Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.4.2
  9. Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.4.2
  10. Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.4.1
  11. Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.4.1
  12. Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.3.9
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  1. Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks and performance pieces.3.9
  2. Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.3.8
  3. Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.3.8
  4. Display students' work in schools, galleries, and exhibitions.3.6
  5. Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.3.5
  6. Participate in campus and community events.3.5
  7. Keep students informed of community events, such as plays and concerts.3.5
  8. Act as advisers to student organizations.3.3
  9. Organize performance groups and direct their rehearsals.4.3
  10. Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.4.0
  11. Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.3.9
  12. Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.3.8
  13. Maintain or repair studio facilities.3.8
  14. Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.3.1
  15. Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.3.0
  16. Provide professional consulting services to government or industry.2.4

Knowledge

Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.

  • Fine Arts4.96.5Level 7 looks like: Design an exhibit for a major art show
  • Education and Training4.76.1Level 7 looks like: Design a training program for new employees
  • English Language4.35.4Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
  • Communications and Media3.64.3Level 4 looks like: Host a music radio show
  • History and Archeology3.44.1Level 4 looks like: Teach local history to school children
  • Psychology3.43.7Level 4 looks like: Understand the impact of alcohol on human responses
  • Computers and Electronics3.23.8Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
  • Philosophy and Theology3.24.4Level 4 looks like: Understand another culture's religious practices
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  • Sociology and Anthropology3.13.8Level 4 looks like: Write an article about cultural differences
  • Customer and Personal Service3.03.3Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
  • Design3.03.3Level 4 looks like: Design plans for remodeling a kitchen
  • Administration and Management2.93.4Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
  • Administrative2.83.3Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
  • Foreign Language2.73.0Level 4 looks like: Ask directions in a foreign city
  • Therapy and Counseling2.62.8
  • Mathematics2.42.6
  • Personnel and Human Resources2.42.5Level 1 looks like: Fill out a medical claim form
  • Public Safety and Security2.42.1Level 1 looks like: Use a seatbelt
  • Telecommunications2.41.8Level 1 looks like: Send an email
  • Geography2.32.9
  • Law and Government2.32.1Level 1 looks like: Describe the length of a U.S. presidential term
  • Mechanical2.02.0Level 1 looks like: Replace the filters in a furnace
  • Sales and Marketing2.01.8Level 1 looks like: Sell cakes at a bake sale
  • Engineering and Technology1.91.8Level 1 looks like: Install a door lock
  • Transportation1.91.5Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
  • Economics and Accounting1.81.3Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
  • Biology1.71.3Level 1 looks like: Feed domestic animals
  • Building and Construction1.71.6Level 1 looks like: Choose the proper type of wood for adding a deck onto a house
  • Chemistry1.71.4Level 1 looks like: Use a common household bug spray
  • Physics1.71.4Level 1 looks like: Use a crowbar to pry open a box
  • Production and Processing1.71.3Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
  • Medicine and Dentistry1.61.0Level 1 looks like: Use a band-aid
  • Food Production1.1—

Abilities

Enduring capacities the work calls for.

  • Oral Expression4.35.0Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
  • Written Comprehension4.15.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
  • Written Expression4.14.8Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
  • Oral Comprehension4.05.0Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
  • Speech Clarity4.04.6Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
  • Near Vision3.84.0Level 5 looks like: Read the fine print of a legal document
  • Originality3.84.0Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
  • Speech Recognition3.83.9Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
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  • Inductive Reasoning3.63.8Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
  • Deductive Reasoning3.53.9
  • Fluency of Ideas3.54.0Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
  • Problem Sensitivity3.43.1Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
  • Category Flexibility3.13.8Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
  • Far Vision3.13.3Level 4 looks like: Read the slides on a presentation from across a room
  • Information Ordering3.13.6Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
  • Visual Color Discrimination3.03.0Level 4 looks like: Trace electrical circuits marked by various colored wires
  • Visualization3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
  • Selective Attention2.92.8Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
  • Flexibility of Closure2.82.4Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
  • Memorization2.53.0Level 4 looks like: Recite the first names of the five people you just met
  • Time Sharing2.52.4Level 2 looks like: Listen to music while entering numbers into a spreadsheet
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness2.12.1Level 2 looks like: Light a candle
  • Finger Dexterity2.12.1Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
  • Manual Dexterity2.12.1Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
  • Number Facility2.11.9Level 1 looks like: Add 2 and 7
  • Perceptual Speed2.12.1Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
  • Speed of Closure2.12.1Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
  • Auditory Attention2.02.0Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
  • Control Precision2.01.9Level 2 looks like: Adjust a room light with a dimmer switch
  • Mathematical Reasoning2.02.0Level 1 looks like: Determine how much 20 oranges will cost when they are priced at 5 for 4 dollars
  • Multilimb Coordination2.01.0Level 2 looks like: Row a boat
  • Trunk Strength2.01.8Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
  • Hearing Sensitivity1.91.9Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
  • Depth Perception1.80.8
  • Static Strength1.60.8Level 1 looks like: Push an empty shopping cart
  • Wrist-Finger Speed1.50.6
  • Dynamic Strength1.40.5
  • Extent Flexibility1.40.4
  • Reaction Time1.40.5
  • Explosive Strength1.3—
  • Gross Body Coordination1.3—
  • Rate Control1.3—
  • Response Orientation1.3—
  • Spatial Orientation1.3—
  • Stamina1.3—
  • Dynamic Flexibility1.1—
  • Gross Body Equilibrium1.1—
  • Speed of Limb Movement1.1—
  • Glare Sensitivity1.0—
  • Night Vision1.0—
  • Peripheral Vision1.0—
  • Sound Localization1.0—

Work activities

Kinds of activity the work is made of.

  • Thinking Creatively4.96.2Level 7 looks like: Create new computer software
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates4.76.2Level 7 looks like: Create and deliver a presentation on a company's internal policies
  • Training and Teaching Others4.75.8
  • Coaching and Developing Others4.55.8
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships4.55.8
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems4.35.0Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work4.25.6
  • Getting Information4.04.1Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
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  • Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates4.04.6Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge4.05.3Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
  • Developing Objectives and Strategies3.94.1Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
  • Scheduling Work and Activities3.94.9Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
  • Working with Computers3.93.6Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
  • Communicating with People Outside the Organization3.85.0Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others3.83.9Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
  • Providing Consultation and Advice to Others3.85.1Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events3.73.9Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
  • Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People3.74.1Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
  • Documenting/Recording Information3.63.4Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others3.54.2Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the Public3.54.3Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others3.54.1Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
  • Assisting and Caring for Others3.43.5Level 4 looks like: Help a medical patient find in-home assistance or healthcare
  • Developing and Building Teams3.33.5Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
  • Analyzing Data or Information3.23.0Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings3.23.8Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
  • Performing General Physical Activities3.23.8Level 4 looks like: Paint the outside of a house
  • Handling and Moving Objects3.14.1Level 4 looks like: Arrange books in a library
  • Performing Administrative Activities3.14.0Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
  • Selling or Influencing Others3.13.5Level 4 looks like: Make a sales pitch to convince others to buy a product
  • Processing Information3.03.0Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
  • Controlling Machines and Processes2.83.4Level 4 looks like: Operate a drilling rig
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards2.72.5Level 1 looks like: Review forms for completeness
  • Monitoring and Controlling Resources2.73.0Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
  • Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information2.52.5Level 1 looks like: Estimate the size of household furniture to be shipped
  • Staffing Organizational Units2.52.9
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials2.42.1Level 1 looks like: Check that doors to building are locked
  • Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment2.22.0Level 1 looks like: Specify the lighting for a work area
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment2.11.5Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
  • Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment2.01.7Level 1 looks like: Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools
  • Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment1.50.8Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture

Work context

The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.

  • E-Mail4.8
  • Contact With Others4.7
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.6
  • Freedom to Make Decisions4.5
  • Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.4
  • Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.4
  • Public Speaking4.3
  • Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.2
  • Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities4.1
  • Physical Proximity4.0

Technology

52 tools

Software 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 (19)

  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Adobe Creative Cloud software
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Cascading style sheets CSS
  • Google Docs
  • Hypertext markup language HTML
  • JavaScript
  • Linux
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Visual Studio
  • Microsoft Word
  • MySQL
  • PHP
Other tools (32)
  • Adobe Audition
  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  • Apple DVD Studio Pro
  • Apple Final Cut Pro
  • Apple Logic Pro
  • Autodesk Maya
  • Autodesk MotionBuilder
  • Blackboard Learn
  • Blackboard software
  • Collaborative editing software
  • Course management system software
  • Desire2Learn LMS software
  • DOC Cop
  • Edmodo
  • Email software
  • Faux Labs Splashup
  • Image scanning software
  • iParadigms Turnitin
  • Komplete Kontrol
  • Moodle
  • Next Limit Maxwell Render
  • PhoneGap
  • Pixar RenderMan Studio
  • Propellerhead Software Reason
  • Pure Data PD
  • QuarkXPress
  • Red Giant Trapcode Particular
  • Sakai CLE
  • Sonic Studio audio software
  • The Foundry Nuke
  • The Pixel Farm PFTrack
  • Web browser software

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O*NET's own list of the occupations most related to this one, closest first.

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