Education
Teachers and the people who shape the next generation.
13 careers
Teaching
6Driving InstructorTeach teenagers to drive from the passenger seat. Cheap to start, and calm is the whole job.Typical pay$47kTo qualifyup to 1 yrDemandModerateEnglish as a Second Language TeacherYou teach English to people who already speak another language, in schools, adult centers or abroad. Modest pay, and work that changes someone's whole life.Typical pay$62kTo qualify4 to 6 yrsDemandLimitedMusic TeacherTeach piano, guitar, voice or band. You can start with no license at all, or take a degree and teach in a public school.Typical pay$47kTo qualifyup to 5 yrsDemandModerateSchool PrincipalRun a school: the staff, the budget, the discipline, the buses and the blame. You teach first, then you lead.Typical pay$106kTo qualify7 to 12 yrsDemandLimitedSpecial Education TeacherYou teach students with disabilities and you write the legal plan that says what their school has to provide.Typical pay$65kTo qualify4 to 6 yrsDemandModerateTeacherRun a classroom of your own. A state license, a school calendar, and the most openings of almost any job on this site.Typical pay$64kTo qualify4 to 5 yrsDemandVery high
Early years and support
2Preschool TeacherTeach three, four and five year olds how to be people. Meaningful work that the country underpays.Typical pay$38kTo qualify1 to 4 yrsDemandModerateTeaching AssistantWork alongside a teacher and with the students who need the most help. The quickest way into a school.Typical pay$37kTo qualifyup to 2 yrsDemandLimited
Colleges and universities
2College InstructorTeach the trade you already know at a community or technical college. Your work history is the qualification.Typical pay$64kTo qualify2 to 8 yrsDemandLimitedUniversity ProfessorTeach and research at a university. Ten years of training, and the secure jobs are disappearing.Typical pay$80kTo qualify9 to 14 yrsDemandLimited
Guidance and libraries
3LibrarianHelp people find what is true, run the collection and keep the doors open. A master's degree job that is mostly about people.Typical pay$68kTo qualify6 to 7 yrsDemandLimitedLibrary TechnicianRun the desk, the catalog and the shelves. The job that keeps a library working, reachable with a two-year degree.Typical pay$45kTo qualify1 to 2 yrsDemandLimitedSchool CounselorCourse choices, college applications, crises and everything in between, for hundreds of students at once.Typical pay$64kTo qualify6 to 7 yrsDemandModerate