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Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Teach academic and social skills to students at the elementary school level.
- Median pay
- $62,340
- per year
- 10-year outlook
- -2%
- Declining
- Typical entry
- Bachelor's degree
Key skills
- Learning Strategies
- Instructing
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Social Perceptiveness
- Reading Comprehension
What they do
- Instruct students individually and in groups, using teaching methods such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
- Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students.
- Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems or with special academic interests.
- Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
- Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
- Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
- Read books to entire classes or small groups.
- Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
- Confer with parents or guardians, teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.
- Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their resource needs.
Majors that lead here
- 13.1213
- 13.1339
- Bilingual and Multilingual Education
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Environmental Education
- Montessori Teacher Education
- Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
- Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language, Other
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections) and O*NET, used under CC BY 4.0.