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Josh Westhause

Post-Secondary Teacher

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College Professor

• Instruct students in a wide variety of academic and vocational subjects beyond the high school level.

• They conduct research and publish scholarly papers and books.

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Post-Secondary Teacher

• 2010 Median Pay

• Entry-Level Education

• Number of Jobs, 2010

• Job Outlook 2010-20

Employment Change 2010-20

• $62,050 per year

• Doctoral, Professional degree

• 1,756,000• 17%

• 305,700

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Where they work?

14%

19%

29%10%

29%

Years of Experience

0 to 12 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 plus

•Public and private colleges •Universities, •Professional schools•Junior or community colleges •Career and vocational schools.

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Credentials

• Educational requirements vary with the subject taught and the type of educational institution.

• Most commonly, postsecondary teachers must have a Ph.D.

• Master's degree may be enough for some community colleges.

• In technical and trade schools, work experience may be important.

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Wages

$62,050

University

Private School

Public School

The median annual wage of postsecondary teachers was $62,050 in May 2010.

Trade School Community

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Employment

• Postsecondary teacher expected to grow by 17 percent from 2010 to 2020, about as fast as the average for all occupations.

• Growth is expected at all levels continue to rise.