Business Teachers, Postsecondary

What the job really is

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.

At a glance

• Sector: Education & Library
• O*NET-SOC code: 25-1011
• O*NET job zone: 5 — extensive preparation
• Work sample tasks on file: 12
• Tools and technologies listed: 12

What you actually do

Work sample tasks recorded for this occupation:

• 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.
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
• Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional organizations and conferences.
• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
• Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
• Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
• Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
• Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
• Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and career issues.

Tools and technology

Google Docs, Hypertext markup language HTML, IBM SPSS Statistics, Learning management system LMS, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, R, SAS, Almaris E-Learning Systems Financial Accounting Tutor

What employers expect you to already be comfortable with.

Where this job leads

Related occupations — the usual moves up and sideways:

• Management Analysts
• Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
• Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
• Law Teachers, Postsecondary
• Instructional Coordinators
• Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
• Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
• Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Getting in

O*NET assigns this occupation job zone 5 (extensive preparation). The related occupations above are the realistic routes in and out.

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