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Employment Percentage
10.43610236
SOC ID
25-1099
SOC Title
Postsecondary Teachers
ONET ID
25-1113.00
ONET Concat ID
25111300
Median Salary
105265.63
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
34.759998
Ed Level Doctors
65.230003
Typical Ed Level
a Doctoral degree or more
Career Description
Teach courses in social work. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Core Tasks
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, or handouts.
  • Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as family behavior, child and adolescent mental health, or social intervention evaluation.
  • Supervise students' laboratory and field work.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  • Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
  • Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
  • Collaborate with colleagues and community agencies to address teaching and research issues.
  • Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
  • Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
  • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
  • Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
  • Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
  • Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks or laboratory equipment.
  • Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
  • Mentor new faculty members.
  • Participate in campus and community events.
  • Act as advisers to student organizations.
Start Annual Earnings
55963.74
Top Annual Earnings
199654.62
EMSI Career Title Slug
social-work-teacher-postsecondary