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Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Part of Education & Training, in the Teaching/Training pathway.

Job zone 5: extensive preparationO*NET 25-1081.00

What the work is

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.

On a typical day

  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • 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.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  • Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
  • Supervise students' fieldwork, internship, and research work.

What it pays

$60,550
Median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro
New workers start near $36,650
Experienced workers reach $101,720
  1. $37k10th
  2. $48k25th
  3. $61kMedian
  4. $83k75th
  5. $102k90th
Wage percentiles: 10th $36,650, 25th $47,710, Median $60,550, 75th $82,870, 90th $101,720

About 630 people do this job in the San Antonio area.

Job outlook

Alamo region (Bexar and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034. U.S. figures from the BLS for comparison.

+1.8%

employment change in the Alamo region, 507 to 516 jobs · U.S. +2%

38

openings a year in the Alamo region, from growth and people leaving · U.S. 5,600

507

employed in the Alamo region in 2024 · U.S. 74,900

Typical entry education: Doctoral or professional degree · Experience: Less than 5 years

Skills this career uses

The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.

  1. Speaking4.9
  2. Reading Comprehension4.9
  3. Active Listening4.6
  4. Learning Strategies4.5
  5. Instructing4.3
  6. Writing4.9
  7. Active Learning4.3
  8. Monitoring4.0

Education people in this job have

Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.

  1. Bachelor's degree1%
  2. Master's degree10%
  3. Doctoral or professional90%

Job zone 5, extensive preparation: A graduate or professional degree, usually after a bachelor's.

Alamo programs that lead here

  • Northeast Lakeview
  • Northwest Vista
  • Palo Alto
  • St. Philip's
  • San Antonio
  • Alamo Institutes
  1. Associate of Arts in Teaching

    Degree · Online option · Public Service

  2. Education (Teaching)

    Degree · Online option · Public Service

  3. Teaching (Education)

    Degree · Public Service

  4. Teacher Education

    Degree · Online option · Public Service

  5. Associate of Arts in Teaching

    Degree · Transfer pre-major · Online option · Public Service

  6. Education

    Degree · Online option · Public Service

  7. Educator Preparation Program

    Certificate · Workforce course · Public Service

  8. High School Equivalency (GED)

    Certificate · Workforce course

  9. Texas Educator 4-8

    Certificate · Workforce course · Online option · Public Service

  10. Texas Educator EC-6

    Certificate · Workforce course · Online option · Public Service

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