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Employment Percentage
5.376958613
SOC ID
25-3021
SOC Title
Self-Enrichment Teachers
ONET ID
25-3021.00
ONET Concat ID
25302100
Median Salary
46070.37
Ed Level High School
13.51
Ed Level Certificate
18.48
Ed Level Some College
0.26
Ed Level Associates
13.51
Ed Level Bachelors
18.780001
Ed Level Masters
34.689999
Ed Level Doctors
0.76
Typical Ed Level
a Master's or Professional degree
Career Description
Teach or instruct individuals or groups for the primary purpose of self-enrichment or recreation, rather than for an occupational objective, educational attainment, competition, or fitness.
Core Tasks
  • Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
  • Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
  • Prepare students for further development by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
  • Observe students to determine qualifications, limitations, abilities, interests, and other individual characteristics.
  • Monitor students' performance to make suggestions for improvement and to ensure that they satisfy course standards, training requirements, and objectives.
  • Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by administrative policy.
  • Prepare and administer written, oral, and performance tests, and issue grades in accordance with performance.
  • Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.
  • Prepare instructional program objectives, outlines, and lesson plans.
  • Confer with other teachers and professionals to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning and development.
  • Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
  • Enforce policies and rules governing students.
  • Review instructional content, methods, and student evaluations to assess strengths and weaknesses, and to develop recommendations for course revision, development, or elimination.
  • Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
  • Meet with other instructors to discuss individual students and their progress.
  • Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers, contests, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.
  • Attend professional meetings, conferences, and workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.
  • Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
  • Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.
  • Select, order, and issue books, materials, and supplies for courses or projects.
Start Annual Earnings
22284.57
Top Annual Earnings
126317.06
EMSI Career Title Slug
self-enrichment-education-teacher