CAREER COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION
Welcome to the Education & Academia Career Community!
If you enjoy the process of learning and disseminating information, teaching others new things, or just helping others learn and develop new skills, or if you enjoy putting information together in a way that clarifies its complexity, this is the Career Community for you! According to the Vault Career Guide to Education, “nearly one in four Americans is an enrolled student at any given time. As a result of this great demand for talented teachers, education is the United States’ second largest industry, and the different career tracks within education are as varied as the national population of its students. People who become educators often have the desire to make a difference in the lives of others by helping students grasp a challenging concept or capturing their imagination and curiosity. Successful teachers are dedicated to achieving this goal and believe in the power of education to transform students’ lives.” If this mission speaks to you, join this Career Community.
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EXPLORE CAREER OPTIONS
Explore some career possibilities for this Career Community by clicking on sample job function areas below and see the associated sample job titles.
Sample Jobs:
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- Adapted Physical Education Specialist
- Art Teachers
- Early Childhood Intervention Specialist
- Elementary School Teachers
- English as a Second Language (ESL) Teachers
- Mathematics Teachers
- Middle School Teachers
- Music Teachers
- Physical Education Teachers
- Preschool Teachers
- Secondary School Teachers
- Special Education Teachers
- Teacher Aides
- Tutors and Trainers
For information about Substitute Teaching, see NYC DOE Teacher Subbing Job Search Guide 2023
Sample Jobs:
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- College Professors
- Economics Instructors
- Library and Information Science Instructors
- Nursing Instructors
- Higher Education Administration
See also VersatilePhD Non-Academic Careers
Sample Jobs:
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- Athletic Directors
- College Administrators (Admissions, Financial Aid, Advising, Alumni Affairs, International Education & Study Abroad, Student Affairs, Library Services, Career Services)
- Educational, Guidance, & Career Advisors
- Environmental Education Director
- School Nurses
- Superintendents
Sample Jobs:
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- Cooking Instructors
- Curriculum Developers
- Dance School Owners and Managers
- Distance Learning Coordinators
- Education Directors and Museum Teachers
- English as a Second Language (ESL) Teachers
- Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, & English as a Second Language Instructors
- Instructional Coordinators
- Instructional Designers
- Interpreters and Translators
- Training and Development Specialists
- Tutors and Trainers
Sample Jobs:
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- Anthropologists
- Archaeologists
- Conservators and Conservation Technicians
- Demographers
- Economists
- Education Directors and Museum Teachers
- Futurists
- Genealogists
- Geographers
- Historians
- Historic Preservationists
- Lexicographers
- Linguists
- Medical Ethicists
- Political Scientists
- Sociologists
- Statisticians
See also VersatilePhD Non-Academic Careers
As a trained teacher, you have many transferable skills that can be put to use in other environments besides a traditional classroom. Consider taking a job with school-age children in any of the following fields or industries:
- Human Resources, Training & Development
- Day care centers/preschools/childcare
- Group homes/residential treatment facilities
- Community recreation centers (i.e. YM/YWCAs)
- Adult education programs
- Colleges or universities
- Senior citizen centers/Adult day care program
- Vocational/job training centers
- After school programs
- Libraries
- Youth services
- Churches, synagogues, hospitals
- Camps
- Educational publishers
- Coaching
- State/federal/government
- Educational development
- Grant writing, Non-Profits
Join this Career Community to be notified about internships, jobs, and events just for you. Update anytime!
Use the following niche job boards, in addition to Handshake, to apply for internships and jobs of interest.
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