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English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

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

Job zone 5: extensive preparationO*NET 25-1123.00

What the work is

Teach courses in English language and literature, including linguistics and comparative literature. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

On a typical day

  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as poetry, novel structure, and translation and adaptation.
  • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
  • Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.

What it pays

$61,940
Median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro
New workers start near $30,000
Experienced workers reach $98,790
  1. $30k10th
  2. $50k25th
  3. $62kMedian
  4. $78k75th
  5. $99k90th
Wage percentiles: 10th $30,000, 25th $49,550, Median $61,940, 75th $78,490, 90th $98,790

About 260 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.

+2.5%

employment change in the Alamo region, 398 to 408 jobs · U.S. 0%

30

openings a year in the Alamo region, from growth and people leaving · U.S. 5,100

398

employed in the Alamo region in 2024 · U.S. 72,200

Typical entry education: Doctoral or professional degree

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. Reading Comprehension5.0
  2. Instructing4.4
  3. Writing4.9
  4. Speaking4.8
  5. Learning Strategies5.0
  6. Active Listening4.3
  7. Active Learning4.0
  8. Critical Thinking4.0

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. High school or less10%
  2. Master's degree32%
  3. Doctoral or professional59%

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
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  5. INRW (Integrated Reading & Writing)

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  7. English

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