| Post secondary teachers have the responsibility of | | | | assistants will assist a professor, grade papers, and |
| teaching students a wide variety of different | | | | give lectures, while they are conducting their own |
| subjects beyond the high school level, with students | | | | research. |
| often trying to obtain a particular degree in a subject. | | | | Secondary teachers will commonly have a doctorate |
| These teaching professionals can include college | | | | degree, although they may be able to teach with a |
| professors, university teachers, and graduate | | | | masters degree if they are specializing in online |
| teaching assistants. | | | | courses or if they are graduate assistants. In 2006, |
| Besides instructing, it is common for these individuals | | | | postsecondary teaching professionals had over 1.7 |
| to conduct a large amount of research in the area | | | | million jobs in America, with most working in four |
| which they specialize in, and college professors will | | | | year and two year university settings. Health |
| make up the vast majority of teachers in this field. It | | | | specialty teachers and graduate assistants made up |
| is common for university faculty to give lectures to | | | | the largest segment of college employment. |
| hundreds of students in an auditorium environment, | | | | The job outlook for these professionals is expected |
| preparing lectures in laboratory experiments, and | | | | to grow at a rapid pace of around 23% over the |
| grading papers and working with students in smaller | | | | next 10 years, as more individuals decide to obtain |
| groups. | | | | college degrees in both a four year or a vocational |
| College faculty will have to keep up to date with the | | | | school. In addition, a number of teaching professors |
| latest research, and they have to work with a wide | | | | are expected to retire over the next decade, leaving |
| variety of students from cultural and racially diverse | | | | ample opportunities for individuals who wish to |
| backgrounds. Computer technology is commonly | | | | become teachers. |
| utilized as a teaching aid in the classroom in order to | | | | In 2006, the middle 50th percentile of all |
| post schedules and other information on an intranet. | | | | postsecondary teaching positions made between |
| Distance learning is becoming an increasingly popular | | | | $39,610 and $80,390, with the American Association |
| choice, and some teachers will specialize in teaching | | | | of University Professors reporting that instructors |
| online. | | | | made an average of $42,609 a year, with professors |
| Vocational educators will specialize in teaching a | | | | having an average rate of pay at $98,974. |
| particular area of study such as welding or dental | | | | College teachers will also receive special privileges |
| hygiene work, frequently in an industrial or laboratory | | | | such as tuition waivers for relatives and housing and |
| setting where students will be shown various | | | | traveling allowances, in addition to tenure after a |
| techniques related to a trade. Graduate teaching | | | | certain period of time. |