Work
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Worker Requirements
Sample Occupations
Related Clusters
Related MPC Departments
| CAREER CLUSTER BRIEF |
HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE, AND UNIVERSITY TEACHING | |
CAREER AREA - SOCIAL SCIENCES |
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| Work activities in this group primarily involve teaching academic or vocational subjects at any of the levels ranging from high school through college and graduate school. They also involve teaching secondary and elementary school subjects to the hearing impaired, the visually impaired, and students with learning and/or physical disabilities. The subjects usually are part of an established educational curriculum, and a majority of workers perform as members of staffs. Tutoring individuals or groups in specific academic or vocational subjects in either an academic or nonacademic environment occasionally is involved. | |
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Worker Requirements |
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| Interest in people and ability to communicate ideas; intellectual capacity sufficient to acquire necessary background in subject matter area and in teaching techniques; organizational ability to present facts in answering students’ questions and to plan programs of instruction; and perception for clerical detail. | |
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| Faculty Member, College or University | |
| Teacher, Secondary School | |
| Teacher, Hearing Impaired | |
| Teacher, Emotionally Impaired | |
| Teacher, Visually Impaired | |
| Teacher, Physically Impaired | |
| Teacher, Mentally Impaired | |
| Teacher, Learning Disabled | |
| Instructor, Vocational Training | |
| Teacher, Adult Education | |
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| Creative Arts Instructing and Directing | |
| Preschool, Kindergarten, and Elementary School Teaching | |
| Physical Education and Recreation Instruction | |
| Counseling and Social Work | |
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