50 Best Jobs for Your Personality

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

problems. Determine allocations of funds for staff ,
supplies, materials, and equipment and authorize
purchases. Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary
and supplemental staff and recommend personnel
actions for programs and services. Direct and coor-
dinate activities of teachers or administrators at day-
care centers, schools, public agencies, or institutions.
Plan, direct, and monitor instructional methods and
content of educational, vocational, or student activity
programs. Review and interpret government codes
and develop procedures to meet codes and to ensure
facility safety, security, and maintenance. Determine
the scope of educational program off erings and pre-
pare drafts of program schedules and descriptions to
estimate staffi ng and facility requirements. Review
and evaluate new and current programs to determine
their effi ciency; eff ectiveness; and compliance with
state, local, and federal regulations, and recommend
any necessary modifi cations. Teach classes or courses
or provide direct care to children. Prepare and sub-
mit budget requests or grant proposals to solicit pro-
gram funding. Write articles, manuals, and other
publications and assist in the distribution of promo-
tional literature about programs and facilities. Col-
lect and analyze survey data, regulatory information,
and demographic and employment trends to fore-
cast enrollment patterns and the need for curricu-
lum changes. Inform businesses, community groups,
and governmental agencies about educational needs,
available programs, and program policies. Organize
and direct committees of specialists, volunteers, and
staff to provide technical and advisory assistance for
programs.


GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 05. Education and
Tr a i n i n g. Work Group: 05.01. Managerial Work in
Education. Other Jobs in " is Work Group: Edu-
cation Administrators, Elementary and Secondary
School; Education Administrators, Postsecondary;
Instructional Coordinators.


Skills: Management of Financial Resources; Man-
agement of Personnel Resources; Management of
Material Resources; Learning Strategies; Monitor-
ing; Social Perceptiveness; Negotiation; Persuasion.


Education and Training Programs: Educational
Leadership and Administration, General; Educa-
tional, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision;
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Prin-
cipalship; Educational Administration and Supervi-
sion, Other. Related Knowledge/Courses: Personnel
and Human Resources; Education and Training;
Clerical Practices; Philosophy and # eology; # er-
apy and Counseling; Sociology and Anthropology.
Work Environment: Indoors; standing.

Education Teachers, Postsecondary .................................

! Personality Code: SAI
! Education/Training Required: Doctoral
degree
! Annual Earnings: $54,220
! Beginning Wage: $29,060
! Earnings Growth Potential: High
! Growth: 22.9%
! Annual Job Openings: 9,359
! Self-Employed: 0.4%
! Part-Time: 27.8%

Teach courses pertaining to education, such as
counseling, curriculum, guidance, instruction,
teacher education, and teaching English as a sec-
ond language. Prepare course materials such as syl-
labi, homework assignments, and handouts. Prepare
and deliver lectures to undergraduate and/or grad-
uate students on topics such as children’s literature,
learning and development, and reading instruc-
tion. Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom dis-
cussions. Evaluate and grade students’ classwork,
assignments, and papers. Plan, evaluate, and revise
curricula, course content, and course materials and
methods of instruction. Supervise students’ fi eld-
work, internship, and research work. Keep abreast
of developments in their fi eld by reading current lit-
erature, talking with colleagues, and participating
in professional conferences. Advise students on aca-
demic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
Maintain regularly scheduled offi ce hours to advise
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