Education, Training & Library

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Types of occupations, skills, abilities, and training ides for this career path:

Adult Literacy; Remedial Education; and GED Teachers and Instructors: Teach or instruct out-of-school youths and adults in remedial education classes; preparatory classes for the General Educational Development test, literacy, or English as a Second Language. Teaching may or may not take place in a traditional educational institution.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; written expression; written comprehension; speaking; active listening; writing; instructing; service orientation; social perceptiveness; English language; customer and personal service; psychology
Training Programs: Adult and continuing education and teaching; multicultural education; adult literacy

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Post-secondary: Teach courses in the agricultural sciences. Includes teachers of agronomy, dairy sciences, fisheries management, horticultural sciences, poultry sciences, range management, and agricultural soil conservation.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; written expression; speech clarity; speaking; reading comprehension; writing; instructing; complex problem solving; time management; English language; biology; mathematics
Training Programs: Agriculture; farm and farm supplies/retailing; animal training; plant nursery; applied horticulture

Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Post-secondary: Teach courses in anthropology or archeology.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; written expression; oral comprehension; speaking; reading comprehension; active listening; instructing; complex problem solving; judgment and decision making; English language; sociology and anthropology; history and archeology
Training Programs: Social science; anthropology; archeology

Architecture Teachers, Post-secondary: Teach courses in architecture and architectural design, such as architectural environmental design, interior architecture/design, and landscape architecture.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; written expression; oral comprehension; speaking; reading comprehension; writing; instructing; complex problem solving; time management; English language; design; building and construction
Training Programs: Architecture; interior architecture; city/urban/community planning

Archivists: Appraise, edit, and direct safekeeping of permanent records and historically valuable documents. Participate in research activities based on archival materials.
Important Abilities & Skills: Information ordering; written comprehension; written expression; reading comprehension; active listening; writing; judgment and decision making; complex problem solving; social perceptiveness; clerical; English language; customer and personal service
Training Programs: Historic preservation and conservation; cultural resource management and policy analysis; museology/museum studies; art history, criticism and conservation; public/applied history and archival administration

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Post secondary: Teach courses pertaining to the culture and development of an area (e.g., Latin America), an ethnic group, or any other group (e.g., women’s studies, urban affairs).
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; written expression; oral comprehension; speaking; reading comprehension; critical thinking; instructing; complex problem solving; time management; English language; history and archeology; foreign language
Training Programs: Intercultural/multicultural and diversity studies; religion studiesArt, Drama, and Music Teachers, Post-secondary: Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; written expression; speech clarity; speaking; reading comprehension; learning strategies; instructing; time management; judgment and decision making; English language; fine arts; psychology
Training Programs: Visual and performing arts; dance; drama; graphic design; film; music

Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Post-secondary: Teach courses in the physical sciences, except chemistry and physics.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; written expression; written comprehension; speaking; reading comprehension; writing; instructing; complex problem solving; judgment and decision making; English language; mathematics; physics
Training Programs: Science teacher education; astronomy; atmospheric science; geology; molecular science; nuclear physics

Audio-visual collections specialists: Appraise, edit, and direct safekeeping of permanent records and historically valuable documents. Participate in research activities based on archival materials.
Important Abilities & Skills: Far vision; near vision; speech recognition; active listening; critical thinking; speaking; judgment and decision making; time management; troubleshooting; computers and electronics; customer and personal service; communications and media

Biological Science Teachers, Post-secondary: Teach courses in biological sciences.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; written expression; oral comprehension; speaking; reading comprehension; writing; instructing; complex problem solving; judgment and decision making; biology; English language; chemistry
Training Programs: Biology; biochemistry; anatomy; nutrition sciences

Business Teachers, Postsecondary: Teach courses in business administration and management, such as accounting, finance, human resources, labor relations, marketing, and operations research.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; written expression; oral comprehension; speaking; reading comprehension; writing; instructing; complex problem solving; judgment and decision making; English language; economics and accounting; computers and technology
Training Programs: Business teacher education; entrepreneurship studies; finance; business administration and management; human resources; marketing; organizational behavior studies

Communications Teachers, Post-secondary: Teach courses in communications, such as organizational communications, public relations, radio/television broadcasting, and journalism.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; speech clarity; oral comprehension; speaking; reading comprehension; learning strategies; instructing; time management; judgment and decision making; English language; communications and media; computers and electronics
Training Programs: Business teacher education; entrepreneurship studies; finance; business and administration and management; human resources; marketing; organizational behavior studies

Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Post-secondary: Teach courses in criminal justice, corrections, and law enforcement administration.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; written comprehension; oral comprehension; speaking; reading comprehension; active listening; instructing; time management; judgment and decision making; English language; law and government; sociology and anthropology
Training Programs: Corrections; criminal justice; security and loss prevention services; forensic sciences

Curators: Administer affairs of museum and conduct research programs. Direct instructional, research, and public service activities of institution.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral comprehension; oral expression; written expression; speaking; reading comprehension; active listening; complex problem solving; judgment and decision making; time management; English language; history and archaeology; administration and management
Training Programs: Museology/museum studies; art history, criticism and conservation; public/applied history and archival administration

Economics Teachers, Post-secondary: Teach courses in economics.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; written expression; oral comprehension; speaking; active listening; learning strategies; instructing; complex problem solving; social perceptiveness; English language; economics and accounting; mathematics
Training Programs: Economics; business; social science

Education Teachers, Post-secondary: Teach courses pertaining to education, such as counseling, curriculum, guidance, instruction, teacher education, and teaching English as a second language.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; written comprehension; speech clarity; speaking; reading comprehension; active listening; instructing; complex problem solving; time management; English language; psychology; sociology and anthropology
Training Programs: Education; technology; sales and marketing; English; art; science; trade/technical

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education: Teach pupils in public or private schools at the elementary level basic academic, social, and other formative skills.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; speech recognition; oral comprehension; speaking; learning strategies; active listening; instructing; social perceptiveness; judgment and decision making; English language; psychology; mathematics
Training Programs: Elementary education and teaching

Engineering Teachers, Post-secondary: Teach courses pertaining to the application of physical laws and principles of engineering for the development of machines, materials, instruments, processes, and services. Includes teachers of subjects, such as chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, mechanical, mineral, and petroleum engineering. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of both teaching and research.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; written expression; oral comprehension; speaking; reading comprehension; active listening; instructing; social perspectives; judgment and decision making; English language; mathematics; engineering and technology
Training Programs: Engineering; aerospace; agricultural/biological engineering; chemical engineering; civil engineering; computer hardware/software; mechanical; materials science

English Language and Literature Teachers, Post-secondary: Teach courses in English language and literature, including linguistics and comparative literature.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; written expression; written comprehension; speaking; reading comprehension; writing; instructing; complex problem solving; judgment and decision making; English language; communications and media; philosophy and theology
Training Programs: English; creative writing; American literature; technical and business writing

Environmental Science Teachers, Post-secondary: Teach courses in environmental science.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; written expression; written comprehension; speaking; reading comprehension; writing; instructing; judgment and decision making; time management; English language; biology; chemistry
Training Programs: Environmental studies; environmental science

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Post-secondary: Teach courses in foreign (i.e., other than English) languages and literature.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; written expression; speech clarity; speaking; reading comprehension; active listening; instructing; judgment and decision making; social perceptiveness; English language; foreign language; history and archeology
Training Programs: Foreign languages; linguistics

Forestry and Conservation Science , Teachers, Post-secondary: Teach courses in environmental and conservation science.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; written expression; speech clarity; speaking; reading comprehension; writing; instructing; complex problem solving; social perceptiveness; English language; biology; mathematics
Training Programs: Science teacher education

Geography Teachers, Post-secondary: Teach courses in geography.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; speech clarity; oral comprehension; speaking; reading comprehension; critical thinking; instructing; complex problem solving; judgment and decision making; English language; geography; sociology and anthropology
Training Programs: Geography teacher education

Graduate Teaching Assistants: Assist department chairperson, faculty members, or other professional staff members in college or university by performing teaching or teaching-related duties, such as teaching lower level courses, developing teaching materials, preparing and giving examinations, and grading examinations or papers. Graduate assistants must be enrolled in a graduate school program. Graduate assistants who primarily perform non-teaching duties, such as laboratory research, should be reported in the occupational category related to the work performed.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; written comprehension; oral comprehension; active listening; reading comprehension; speaking; instructing; social perceptiveness; coordination; English language; computers and electronics; customer and personal service

Health Specialties Teachers, Post-secondary: Teach courses in health specialties, such as veterinary medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, therapy, laboratory technology, and public health.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; written expression; oral comprehension; speaking; reading comprehension; critical thinking; instructing; complex problem solving; judgment and decision making; English language; medicine and dentistry; biology
Training Programs: Bio-statistics; speech-language pathology; communication disorders; emergency medical technology; physical therapy; pharmacy technician

History Teachers, Post-secondary: Teach courses in human history and historiography.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; written comprehension; oral comprehension; speaking; reading comprehension; critical thinking; instructing; complex problem solving; judgment and decision making; English language; history and archeology; geography
Training Programs: American history; history; philosophy

Home Economics Teachers, Post-secondary: Teach courses in child care, family relations, finance, nutrition, and related subjects as pertaining to home management.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; written comprehension; oral comprehension; speaking; reading comprehension; writing; instructing; complex problem solving; judgment and decision making; English language; psychology; customer and personal service
Training Programs: Family and consumer sciences; human development; child care

Instructional Coordinators: Develop instructional material, coordinate educational content, and incorporate current technology in specialized fields that provide guidelines to educators and instructors for developing curricula and conducting courses.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; written comprehension; written comprehension; speaking; reading comprehension; writing; instructing; social perceptiveness; coordination; making; English language; psychology; administration and management
Training Programs: Curriculum and instruction; educational/instructional media design

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education: Teach elemental natural and social science, personal hygiene, music, art, and literature to children from 4 to 6 years old. Promote physical, mental, and social development. May be required to hold State certification.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; written comprehension; oral comprehension; speaking; learning strategies; active listening; instructing; social perceptiveness; coordination; English language; psychology; customer and personal service
Training Programs: Early childhood education and teaching

Law Teachers, Post-secondary: Teach courses in law.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; written expression; speech clarity; speaking; reading comprehension; critical thinking; instructing; complex problem solving; judgment and decision making; English language; law and government; computers and electronics
Training Programs: Law

Librarians: Administer libraries and perform related library services. Work in a variety of settings, including public libraries, schools, colleges and universities, museums, corporations, government agencies, law firms, non-profit organizations, and healthcare providers. Tasks may include selecting, acquiring, cataloguing, classifying, circulating, and maintaining library materials; and furnishing reference, bibliographical, and readers’ advisory services. May perform in-depth, strategic research, and synthesize, analyze, edit, and filter information. May set up or work with databases and information systems to catalogue and access information.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral comprehension; written comprehension; oral expression; reading comprehension; active listening; writing; social perceptiveness; coordination; instructing; English language; customer and personal service; computers and electronics
Training Programs: School librarian/school library media specialist; library science/librarianship

Library Technicians: Assist librarians by helping readers in the use of library catalogs, databases, and indexes to locate books and other materials; and by answering questions that require only brief consultation of standard reference. Compile records; sort and shelve books; remove or repair damaged books; register patrons; check materials in and out of the circulation process. Replace materials in shelving area (stacks) or files. Includes bookmobile drivers who operate bookmobiles or light trucks that pull trailers to specific locations on a predetermined schedule and assist with providing services in mobile libraries.
Important Abilities & Skills: Written comprehension; speech recognition; speech clarity; reading comprehension; speaking; active listening; service orientation; social perceptiveness; coordination; clerical; computers and electronics; English language
Training Programs: Library assistant/technician

Library Science Teachers, Post-secondary: Teach courses in library science.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; written comprehension; oral comprehension; speaking; reading comprehension; writing; instructing; complex problem solving; judgment and decision making; English language; computers and electronics; communications and media
Training Programs: Teacher education and professional development; specific subject areas

Mathematical Science Teachers, Post-secondary: Teach courses pertaining to mathematical concepts, statistics, and actuarial science and to the application of original and standardized mathematical techniques in solving specific problems and situations.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; mathematical reasoning; speech clarity; speaking; reading comprehension; active listening; instructing; complex problem solving; judgment and decision making; English language; mathematics; computers and technology
Training Programs: Math; algebra; geometry; applied math; statistics; logic

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education: Teach students in public or private schools in one or more subjects at the middle, intermediate, or junior high level, which falls between elementary and senior high school as defined by applicable State laws and regulations.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; written expression; oral comprehension; speaking; reading comprehension; active listening; instructing; social perceptiveness; time management; English language; psychology; computers and electronics
Training Programs: Technology; sciences; reading; health; mathematics

Museum Technicians and Conservators: Prepare specimens, such as fossils, skeletal parts, lace, and textiles, for museum collection and exhibits. May restore documents or install, arrange, and exhibit materials.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; oral comprehension; near vision; active listening; speaking; reading comprehension; complex problem solving; coordination; judgment and decision making; English language; chemistry; fine arts
Training Programs: Museology/museum studies; art history, criticism, and conservation; public/applied history and archival administration

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Post-secondary: Demonstrate and teach patient care in classroom and clinical units to nursing students. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of both teaching and research.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; written expression; oral comprehension; speaking; reading comprehension; active listening; instructing; complex problem solving; judgment and decision making; English language; medicine and dentistry; psychology
Training Programs: Nursing; pre-nursing; public health

Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Post-secondary: Teach courses in philosophy, religion, and theology.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; written expression; oral comprehension; speaking; reading comprehension; writing; instructing; complex problem solving; judgment and decision making; English language; philosophy and theology; history and archeology
Training Programs: Philosophy; ethics; religion

Political Science Teachers, Post-secondary: Teach courses in political science, international affairs, and international relations.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; written expression; speech clarity; speaking; reading comprehension; writing; instructing; complex problem solving; judgment and decision making; English language; law and government; history and archeology
Training Programs: Political science; social sciences; American government

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education: Instruct children (normally up to 5 years of age) in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth needed for primary school in preschool, day care center, or other child development facility. May be required to hold State certification.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; problem solving; oral comprehension; speaking; learning strategies; active listening; instructing; social perceptiveness; coordination; English language; customer and personal service; psychology
Training Programs: Early childhood education and teaching; child care and support services management

Psychology Teachers, Post-secondary: Teach courses in psychology, such as child, clinical, and developmental psychology, and psychological counseling.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; written expression; oral comprehension; speaking; reading comprehension; critical thinking; instructing; social perceptiveness; judgment and decision making; English language; psychology; therapy and counseling
Training Programs: Psychology; social science teacher education; industrial and organizational behavior; marriage and family therapy counseling

Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Post-secondary: Teach courses pertaining to recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, including exercise physiology and facilities management.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; written comprehension; oral comprehension; speaking; reading comprehension; critical thinking; instructing; time management; judgment and decision making; English language; psychology; customer and personal service
Training Programs: Parks, recreation, and leisure studies; health and physical education; sport and fitness administration/management

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education: Instruct students in secondary public or private schools in one or more subjects at the secondary level, such as English, mathematics, or social studies. May be designated according to subject matter specialty, such as typing instructors, commercial teachers, or English teachers.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; deductive reasoning; oral comprehension; learning strategies; active listening; speaking; instructing; coordination; social perceptiveness; English language; computers and electronics; psychology
Training Programs: Secondary education

Self enrichment education teachers: Teach or instruct courses other than those that normally lead to an occupational objective or degree. Courses may include self-improvement, nonvocational, and nonacademic subjects. Teaching may or may not take place in a traditional educational institution.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral comprehension; oral expression; speech clarity; active listening; speaking; critical thinking; social perceptiveness; instructing; service orientation; customer and personal service; English language; administration and management
Training Programs: Adult and continuing education and teaching

Sociology Teachers, Post-secondary: Teach courses in sociology.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; written expression; written comprehension; speaking; reading comprehension; writing; instructing; social perceptiveness; judgment and decision making; English language; sociology and anthropology; psychology
Training Programs: Social science; sociology

Social Work Teachers, Post-secondary: Teach courses in social work.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; written comprehension; speech clarity; speaking; reading comprehension; writing; instructing; complex problem solving; coordination; English language; sociology and anthropology; psychology
Training Programs: Social work; clinical/medical social work

Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, and Elementary School: Teach elementary and preschool school subjects to educationally and physically handicapped students. Includes teachers who specialize and work with audibly and visually handicapped students and those who teach basic academic and life processes skills to the mentally impaired.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; oral comprehension; deductive reasoning; speaking; learning strategies; active listening; instructing; social perceptiveness; coordination; English language; psychology; mathematics
Training Programs: Special education and teaching

Special Education Teachers, Middle School: Teach middle school subjects to educationally and physically handicapped students. Includes teachers who specialize and work with audibly and visually handicapped students and those who teach basic academic and life processes skills to the mentally impaired.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; oral comprehension; speech clarity; speaking; reading comprehension; active listening; instructing; social perceptiveness; coordination; English language; psychology; mathematics
Training Programs: Special education and teaching

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School: Instruct students in secondary public or private schools in one or more subjects at the secondary level, such as English, mathematics, or social studies. May be designated according to subject matter specialty, such as typing instructors, commercial teachers, or English teachers.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; oral comprehension; deductive reasoning; speaking; learning strategies; active listening; instructing; social perceptiveness; coordination; English language; psychology; computers and electronics
Training Programs: Secondary education

Teacher Assistants: Perform duties that are instructional in nature or deliver direct services to students or parents. Serve in a position for which a teacher or another professional has ultimate responsibility for the design and implementation of educational programs and services.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; speech clarity; speech recognition; speaking; monitoring; active listening; social perceptiveness; service orientation; coordination; English language; psychology; mathematics
Training Programs: Teacher assistant/teacher aid

Vocational Education Teachers, Middle School: Teach or instruct vocational or occupational subjects at the middle school level.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; oral comprehension; problem sensitivity; speaking; active listening; critical thinking; instructing; social perceptiveness; coordination; English language; psychology; computers and electronics
Training Programs: Technology teacher education/industrial arts teacher education

Vocational Education Teachers, Post-secondary: Teach or instruct vocational or occupational subjects at the post-secondary level (but at less than the baccalaureate) to students who have graduated or left high school. Includes correspondence school instructors; industrial, commercial and government training instructors; and adult education teachers and instructors who prepare persons to operate industrial machinery and equipment and transportation and communications equipment. Teaching may take place in public or private schools whose primary business is education or in a school associated with an organization whose primary business is other than education.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; oral comprehension; speech clarity; learning strategies; active listening; judgment and decision making; instructing; time management; customer and personal service; English language; mathematics
Training Programs: Health occupations; sales and marketing; technology teacher education; trade and industrial teacher

Vocational Education Teachers, Secondary School: Teach or instruct vocational or occupational subjects at the secondary school level.
Important Abilities & Skills: Oral expression; written comprehension; written expression; reading comprehension; active listening; writing;  service orientation; instructing; complex problem solving; administration and management; English language; mathematics
Training Programs: Technology teacher education/industrial arts teacher education

Education and training for this career path:
Agriculture Sciences ; Ethnic Studies ; Arts (Visual, Music, Entertainment) ; Biological Studies ; Business (Finance/Accounting/HR) ; Communication/Journalism ; Computer & Information Sciences ; Construction Trades ; Education ; Engineering ; Engineering Related Technology ; English ; Family Consumer Sciences ; Health ; History ; Language ; Law ; Library Science ; Marketing ; Math/Statistics ; Mechanical Engineering Technology ; Environmental, Natural, Resource Science ; Parks, Recreation & Fitness ; Hospitality/Culinary ; Philosophy/Religion ; Physical Sciences ; Production Trades ; Psychology ; Public Administration ; Social Sciences ; Transportation/Logistics