Typical Tasks
Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
A day in the life
What kind of work is this?
Social
Working with people
Investigative
Studying, Research based work
Conventional
Organized, Procedural Work
What personality traits do you need to succeed?
Analytical Thinking
Integrity
Independence
Dependability
Attention to Detail
Self-Control
What key skills are needed for this job?
Mathematics
Speaking
Instructing
Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Writing
Expected Knowledge
Mathematics
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Education and Training
Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Common Activities
Training and Teaching Others
Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Working with Computers
Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
