50 Best Jobs for Your Personality

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Part IV: Descriptions of the 50 Best Jobs for Each Personality Type _______________________________

Education Teachers; Social Work Teachers, Postsec-
ondary; Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary; Voca-
tional Education Teachers, Postsecondary.
Skills: Technology Design; Operations Analysis;
Instructing; Writing; Science; Complex Problem
Solving; Speaking; Critical # inking.
Education and Training Programs: Architec-
ture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD); City/
Urban, Community and Regional Planning; Envi-
ronmental Design/Architecture; Interior Architec-
ture; Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA,
MSLA, MLA, PhD); Teacher Education and Profes-
sional Development, Specifi c Subject Areas, Other;
Architectural Engineering. Related Knowledge/
Courses: Fine Arts; Design; Building and Construc-
tion; History and Archeology; Philosophy and # e-
ology; Geography.
Work Environment: Indoors; sitting.

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

! Personality Code: SA

! Education/Training Required: Doctoral
degree
! Annual Earnings: $55,190


! Beginning Wage: $30,340


! Earnings Growth Potential: High


! Growth: 22.9%


! Annual Job Openings: 12,707


! Self-Employed: 0.4%


! Part-Time: 27.8%


Te a c h c ou r s e s i n d r a m a ; mu s i c ; a nd t he a r t s ,
including fi ne and applied art, such as painting
and sculpture, or design and crafts. Evaluate and
grade students’ classwork, performances, projects,
assignments, and papers. Explain and demonstrate
artistic techniques. Prepare students for perfor-
mances, exams, or assessments. Prepare and deliver
lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on
topics such as acting techniques, fundamentals of

music, and art history. Organize performance groups
and direct their rehearsals. Prepare course materials
such as syllabi, homework assignments, and hand-
outs. Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom dis-
cussions. Keep abreast of developments in their fi eld
by reading current literature, talking with colleagues,
and participating in professional conferences. Advise
students on academic and vocational curricula and on
career issues. Maintain student attendance records,
grades, and other required records. Conduct research
in a particular fi eld of knowledge and publish fi nd-
ings in professional journals, books, or electronic
media. Supervise undergraduate and/or graduate
teaching, internship, and research work. Plan, evalu-
ate, and revise curricula, course content, and course
materials and methods of instruction. Maintain reg-
ularly scheduled offi ce hours to advise and assist stu-
dents. Compile, administer, and grade examinations
or assign this work to others. Participate in student
recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
Select and obtain materials and supplies such as text-
books and performance pieces. Collaborate with col-
leagues to address teaching and research issues. Serve
on academic or administrative committees that deal
with institutional policies, departmental matters, and
academic issues. Participate in campus and commu-
nity events. Keep students informed of community
events such as plays and concerts. Compile bibliog-
raphies of specialized materials for outside reading
assignments. Display students’ work in schools, gal-
leries, and exhibitions. Perform administrative duties
such as serving as department head. Act as advisers to
student organizations. Write grant proposals to pro-
cure external research funding. Provide professional
consulting services to government or industry.
GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 05. Education and
Tr a i n i n g. Work Group: 05.03. Postsecondary and
Adult Teaching and Instructing. Other Jobs in " is
Work Group: Adult Literacy, Remedial Education,
and GED Teachers and Instructors; Agricultural Sci-
ences Teachers, Postsecondary; Anthropology and
Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary; Architecture
Te a c h e r s , Po s t s e c o n d a r y ; A r e a , E t h n i c , a n d C u lt u r a l
Studies Teachers, Postsecondary; Atmospheric, Earth,
Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary;
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