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Program Codes
31288
04182
Employment Percentage
10.43610236
SOC ID
25-1099
SOC Title
Postsecondary Teachers
ONET ID
25-1066.00
ONET Concat ID
25106600
Median Salary
105265.63
EMSI Interest Area Term
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Ed Level High School
0
Ed Level Certificate
0
Ed Level Some College
0
Ed Level Associates
0
Ed Level Bachelors
0
Ed Level Masters
14.76
Ed Level Doctors
85.25
Typical Ed Level
a Doctoral degree or more
Career Description
Teach courses in psychology, such as child, clinical, and developmental psychology, and psychological counseling. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Core Tasks
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as abnormal psychology, cognitive processes, and work motivation.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
  • Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
  • Recruit and hire new faculty.
  • Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
  • Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
  • Develop and use multimedia course materials and other current technology, such as online courses.
  • Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
  • Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
  • Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.
  • Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
  • Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
  • Write letters of recommendation for students.
  • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
  • Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
  • Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
  • Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks.
Start Annual Earnings
55963.74
Top Annual Earnings
199654.62
EMSI Career Title Slug
psychology-teacher-postsecondary