50 Best Jobs for Your Personality

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

Te a c h e r s , Po s t s e c o n d a r y ; Vo c a t i o n a l E d u c a t i o n

Teachers, Postsecondary.

Skills: Science; Instructing; Writing; Reading Com-

prehension; Learning Strategies; Complex Problem

Solving; Critical # inking; Speaking.

Education and Training Programs: Health Occu-

pations Teacher Education; Biostatistics; Epidemiol-

ogy; Chiropractic (DC); Communication Disorders,

General; Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sci-

ences; Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist; Audi-

ology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/

Pathologist; Dentistry (DDS, DMD); Dental Clini-

cal Sciences, General (MS, PhD); Dental Assisting/

Assistant; Dental Hygiene/Hygienist; others. Related

Knowledge/Courses: Biology; Medicine and Den-

tistry; Education and Training; # erapy and Coun-

seling; Sociology and Anthropology; Psychology.

Work Environment: Indoors; sitting.

History Teachers, Postsecondary .....................................

! Personality Code: SIA

! Education/Training Required: Doctoral
degree
! Annual Earnings: $59,160

! Beginning Wage: $33,540

! Earnings Growth Potential: High

! Growth: 22.9%

! Annual Job Openings: 3,570

! Self-Employed: 0.4%

! Part-Time: 27.8%

Teach courses in human history and historiogra-

phy. Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate

and/or graduate students on topics such as ancient

history, postwar civilizations, and the history of

third-world countries. Evaluate and grade students’

classwork, assignments, and papers. Prepare course

materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and

handouts. Compile, administer, and grade examina-

tions or assign this work to others. Initiate, facilitate,

and moderate classroom discussions. Keep abreast of

developments in their fi eld by reading current liter-

ature, talking with colleagues, and participating in

professional conferences. Plan, evaluate, and revise

curricula, course content, and course materials and

methods of instruction. Maintain student attendance

records, grades, and other required records. Maintain

regularly scheduled offi ce hours to advise and assist

students. Conduct research in a particular fi eld of

knowledge and publish fi ndings in professional jour-

nals, books, or electronic media. Select and obtain

materials and supplies such as textbooks. Advise stu-

dents on academic and vocational curricula and on

career issues. Collaborate with colleagues to address

teaching and research issues. Serve on academic or

administrative committees that deal with institu-

tional policies, departmental matters, and academic

issues. Participate in campus and community events.

Act as advisers to student organizations. Partici-

pate in student recruitment, registration, and place-

ment activities. Compile bibliographies of specialized

materials for outside reading assignments. Supervise

undergraduate and graduate teaching, internship,

and research work. Perform administrative duties

such as serving as department head. Write grant pro-

posals to procure external research funding. Provide

professional consulting services to government, edu-

cational institutions, and 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; Art, Drama, and

Music Teachers, Postsecondary; Atmospheric, Earth,

Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary;

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary; Business

Te a c h e r s , Po s t s e c o n d a r y ; C h e m i s t r y Te a c h e r s , Po s t-

secondary; Communications Teachers, Postsecond-

ary; Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary;

Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers,

Postsecondary; Economics Teachers, Postsecondary;

Education Teachers, Postsecondary; Engineering