Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Also Called: Business Instructor, Business Professor, Instructor, Professor

What Business Teachers, Postsecondary do

Teach courses in business administration and management, such as accounting, finance, human resources, labor and industrial relations, marketing, and operations research. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as financial accounting, principles of marketing, and operations management.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
Industry Areas:

Finance and Business

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Work Context

  • Electronic Mail
  • Freedom to Make Decisions
  • Structured versus Unstructured Work
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  • Public Speaking

Tools

  • Microphones
  • Televisions
  • Portable data input terminals
  • Notebook computers
  • Web cameras

Technology

Electronic mail software
Email software
Microsoft Outlook
Computer based training software
Blackboard software
Schoology
Word processing software
Google Docs
Microsoft Word

The Education & Training You Need

Skills

  • Speaking
  • Instructing
  • Active Listening
  • Learning Strategies
  • Reading Comprehension

Knowledge

Arts and Humanities
English language
Education and Training
teaching and course design
Business
management
accounting and economics
Math and Science
arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Education

  • 73% Doctoral degree
  • 20% Master's degree
  • 5% Bachelor's degree

Experience

Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.

What are your training options on the pathway to this occupation?

Are You a Good Fit?

Occupation Traits

  • Enterprising (Persuader)
  • Investigative (Thinker)
  • Social (Helper)

Work Styles

  • Integrity
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Independence
  • Achievement/Effort
  • Attention to Detail
  • Adaptability/Flexibility

Values

  • Achievement
  • Independence
  • Recognition

Abilities

  • Verbal
  • Ideas and Logic
  • Math

This is what Business Teachers, Postsecondary across the country typically make.

$23.36 / hour
$48,580 /year

Entry Level

$46.70 / hour
$97,130 /year

Median Level

$101.55 / hour
$211,230 /year

Experienced Level

Income information reflects a regional average.
Income information reflects a national average.

This career’s National Job Outlook is

Bright

Please be sure to verify the outlook of this occupation with your instructor.

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