Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Education and TrainingO*NET 25-1081.00United States

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.

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Median annual earnings: $84,440
Projected change: +9.1%
Typical education: Doctoral degree or more
Employment: 1.78M jobs

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The work

What education teachers, postsecondary do

Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.

Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
Supervise students' fieldwork, internship, and research work.
Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as children's literature, learning and development, and reading instruction.
Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.
Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks.
Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.

Pay and outlook

What the job pays and where it is heading

Annual earnings range

Reported earnings by percentile, United States

10th percentile: $49,147
25th percentile: $62,814
50th percentile: $84,440
75th percentile: $118,952
90th percentile: $175,749

The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $84,440 and half earn less.

Employment outlook

2025 to 2035 projection

+9.1%faster than average

20251,782,325 jobs

2035 projected1,944,527 jobs

162,202 more positions over the decade, before replacement hiring.

Preparation

Education levels

What people currently working in the career hold. These are not entry requirements.

Doctoral degree or more: 89.9%
Master's or Professional degree: 9.5%
Bachelor's degree: 0.6%

Skills

Skills employers ask for

Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.

Curriculum Development
Special Education
Pedagogy
Educational Leadership
Online Teaching
Primary Education
Learning Management Systems
Psychology
Educational Technologies
Program Development
Statistics
Human Development
Student Services
Faculty Development
Higher Education
Student Engagement
Student-Centred Learning
Academic Advising
Adult Education
Continuous Improvement Process

How the work gets done

Core competencies

Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.

Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Systems Evaluation: Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Negotiation: Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
Management of Personnel Resources: Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

In the market

Job titles and employers

Recent job postings in United States

Common job titles

01Assistant Professors of Education163 postings
02Assistant Professors and Educator138 postings
03Directors of Early Childhood Education129 postings
04Medical Education Lecturers100 postings
05Associate Professors of Education86 postings
06Adjunct Professors of Education77 postings
07Assistant Professors of Special Education74 postings
08Adjunct Faculties62 postings
09Assistant Professors of Educational Leadership61 postings
10Lecturers57 postings
11Assistant Professors of Music Education52 postings
12Adjunct Lecturers41 postings
13Open Rank Professors41 postings
14Educational Diagnosticians40 postings
15Assistant Professors of Science Education36 postings
16Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professors35 postings
17Lecturers in Gender Studies33 postings
18Assistant Professors of Mathematics Education29 postings
19Non-Tenure Track Faculties27 postings
20Directors of Elementary Education25 postings

Top employers

01Herc66 postings
02California State University-Chancellors Office64 postings
03The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley45 postings
04University of Colorado System Office42 postings
05University of Hawaii System Office42 postings
06California State University-Fullerton38 postings
07University Of Michigan36 postings
08Ohio State University34 postings
09Sam Houston State University31 postings
10Georgia Southern University25 postings
11Northeastern University25 postings
12California State University-Monterey Bay23 postings
13University of Arkansas23 postings
14Clark County School District22 postings
15Soliant Health22 postings
16Rutgers University21 postings
17Fayetteville State University20 postings
18SUNY Brockport20 postings
19Texas A&M University19 postings
20College of DuPage18 postings

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