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History Careers and Jobs

Select, Find and Prepare for History Careers and Jobs - all on one page

For people who love research and writing and want flexibility across education, museums, law, or policy. Use the tools below to see which history roles fit your background and goals.

Like other humanities majors, history's value lies in transferable research and analytical-writing skills rather than one dedicated job title. Use the tools below to explore History-related job titles sorted by growth rate, salary, or required education. You can start with entry points like Archive Assistant, or look ahead to advanced roles such as Museum Curator or Historian/Archivist. Along the way, you will see specific certifications, such as Certified Archivist (CA), that can help you move up the career ladder.



4 Steps to Use This Page: 1-Explore Careers of Intrerest 2-See Job Listings Matched to Career 3-Prepare for the Career 4-See External Career Resources

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This page will take you through 4 steps to (1) Select from History careers/jobs, (2) Find History job listings, (3) Prepare for History careers, and (4) Provide History career-specific resources.

Step 1: Select a Career/Job: This page starts with 4 ways for you to identify and select from listings of History careers/jobs:
A) Fastest Growing History Careers - 2023 to 2033 (est.)
These listings are based on job growth estimates and helps you to identify the fastest growing and evolving History careers. Some careers may not initially seem related to History, so relevant History jobs are listed alongside each listing. This can also help us to identify which careers (bottom of the listing) may have negative growth - perhaps due to automation or planned obsolescence.
B) Median Annual Salary U.S. History Careers
These listings are sorted (descending) by median annual salary in the U.S. This may help us to identify our ideal career. We may not qualify at this time for the desired career, but this listing and the results provided can help us to explore job details, as well as learn how to appropriately prepare for the career.
C) History Career Ladders (Educational Requirements)
These listings will help us to identify History careers sorted by educational requirements (with the most difficult to obtain listed first). This may help us to identify career ladders (as we scroll down the list), and help us to get jobs that we qualify for now.
D) Select From a Listing of 33 History Jobs.
The list may be quite long. There are two ways you might like to use this list:
1) Filter - As you enter a word, you will filter (limit) the list of job titles
2) Browse the list (Don't Filter) - You can simply explore the list of job titles. There may be many that you might never have considered to be of interest.
Once you have identified a job title of interest, simply click on it.

Step 2: Find a Job: After you have selected a career/job title above, you will see a form asking for your location. You will see several radio selection choices to utilize the job search site of your choice.

Step 3: Prepare For a Career: In this section you will gain access to detailed information to help you prepare for the chosen career. Information may include (not every career choice includes all of the elements below - updates occur quarterly):
Core Duties: Lists the primary worker-related tasks performed in this occupation
Supplemental Duties: Lists additional tasks that are performed but are secondary to the core duties
Work Activities: Summarizes the broad types of behaviors and actions related to this career
Specific Work Activities: Provides more granular day-to-day activities tied to the work performed
Essential Skills: Provides foundational skills that are core to performing this specific occupation
Transferable Skills: Provides career-portable skills that can be applied across multiple occupations and industries
Day-in-the-Life Summaries: Provides a snapshot of the key activities performed on a typical workday in this career
Knowledge Required: Provides the requirements regarding the acquisition of facts and principles
Software Skills: Lists software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized by category and priority
Preparation Required: Provides a summary of the required experience and education
Education Required: Detailed breakdown of the education required
Training and Experience Required: Detailed breakdown of the training and Training and Experience Required
Local Salary Information: Provides national and local salary ranges
Certifications: Provides appropriate government and private-sector certifications and/or credentials that may be required
Professional Associations: Provides professional associations that are related to the career selected
Job Listings: Provides links to active current job listings for the selected career, along with multiple similar job titles to explore. All information appears on this page without navigating away.
Related Careers to Consider: Lists up to 20 careers that might be of interest to you (related to your initial choice - what they do, what they know, and what they're called), ranked by best fit.

** If you clicked on a link from section D (as described in Step 1 above), you will see one or more links to an occupation that is usually a bit more general than your initial job selection - the link(s) is directly related to the specific job you identified through your prior selections.
*NOTE: It is possible that there may not be a career path identified for the specific job you selected in Step 1. If this is the case, scroll up the page and click on a different career/job.

Step 4: Career-Specific Resources (detailed and constantly updated): Continue to scroll down the page and you will find tabs that provide detailed (updated) links specific to the career you selected. This information includes:
Videos: Provides a listing of video links related to this career. A great way to get a quick overview of the occupation.
Resumes: Sources for resume materials and techniques. This can help to get you started.
Job Description: Sources that provide job descriptions, which are vital to resume and interview preparation.
Interviews: Provides links that can help you to prepare for and successfully complete the job interview. Can also assist with coffee chats.
Step by Step: Provides links to resources that can help to organize the career search process.
LinkedIn: One of the best professional social media sites that provides links, opportunities, and networking specifically for careers and career development.




Step 1 of 4: Select a Career/Job

7 History careers are listed below (sorted by Percentage Change in Total Job Openings - 2023 to 2033 est.). History-related jobs specific to each career are also provided. This shows which careers are emerging and growing the fastest. Please Scroll and Select below:

Occupations U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033 (% change) History-Related Jobs

Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 11% Church History Teacher
Occupation: Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 11% History-Related Jobs: Church History Teacher
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 10.1% Art History Professor
Occupation: Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 10.1% History-Related Jobs: Art History Professor
History Teachers, Postsecondary 7.9% Adjunct Art History Professor; Adjunct History Instructor; African History Professor; American History Professor; Art History Adjunct Professor; Art History Instructor; Economic History Teacher; Jewish History Professor; Online History Instructor; Russian History Professor; South Asian History Professor; World History Teacher
Occupation: History Teachers, Postsecondary U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 7.9% History-Related Jobs: Adjunct Art History Professor; Adjunct History Instructor; African History Professor; American History Professor; Art History Adjunct Professor; Art History Instructor; Economic History Teacher; Jewish History Professor; Online History Instructor; Russian History Professor; South Asian History Professor; World History Teacher
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 7.8% High School History Teacher; Secondary History Teacher; World History Teacher
Occupation: Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 7.8% History-Related Jobs: High School History Teacher; Secondary History Teacher; World History Teacher
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 7.5% American History Teacher; Middle School History Teacher; World History Teacher
Occupation: Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 7.5% History-Related Jobs: American History Teacher; Middle School History Teacher; World History Teacher
Historians 5.5% Architectural Historian; Art Historian; County Historian; Dance Historian; Dramatic Arts Historian; Film Historian; Health Historian; Medical Historian; Medication Historian; Music Historian; Oral Historian; Process Information Historian (PI Historian); Research Historian
Occupation: Historians U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 5.5% History-Related Jobs: Architectural Historian; Art Historian; County Historian; Dance Historian; Dramatic Arts Historian; Film Historian; Health Historian; Medical Historian; Medication Historian; Music Historian; Oral Historian; Process Information Historian (PI Historian); Research Historian
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks -4.8% Credit Historian
Occupation: Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: -4.8% History-Related Jobs: Credit Historian

7 History careers are listed below (sorted by U.S. National Median Salary). History-related jobs specific to each occupation are also provided. Please Scroll and Select below::

Occupations National Median Salary History-Related Jobs

History Teachers, Postsecondary $ 82,140 Adjunct Art History Professor; Adjunct History Instructor; African History Professor; American History Professor; Art History Adjunct Professor; Art History Instructor; Economic History Teacher; Jewish History Professor; Online History Instructor; Russian History Professor; South Asian History Professor; World History Teacher
Occupation: History Teachers, Postsecondary National Median Salary: $ 82,140 History-Related Jobs: Adjunct Art History Professor; Adjunct History Instructor; African History Professor; American History Professor; Art History Adjunct Professor; Art History Instructor; Economic History Teacher; Jewish History Professor; Online History Instructor; Russian History Professor; South Asian History Professor; World History Teacher
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary $ 80,360 Art History Professor
Occupation: Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary National Median Salary: $ 80,360 History-Related Jobs: Art History Professor
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary $ 79,930 Church History Teacher
Occupation: Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary National Median Salary: $ 79,930 History-Related Jobs: Church History Teacher
Historians $ 72,890 Architectural Historian; Art Historian; County Historian; Dance Historian; Dramatic Arts Historian; Film Historian; Health Historian; Medical Historian; Medication Historian; Music Historian; Oral Historian; Process Information Historian (PI Historian); Research Historian
Occupation: Historians National Median Salary: $ 72,890 History-Related Jobs: Architectural Historian; Art Historian; County Historian; Dance Historian; Dramatic Arts Historian; Film Historian; Health Historian; Medical Historian; Medication Historian; Music Historian; Oral Historian; Process Information Historian (PI Historian); Research Historian
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $ 65,220 High School History Teacher; Secondary History Teacher; World History Teacher
Occupation: Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education National Median Salary: $ 65,220 History-Related Jobs: High School History Teacher; Secondary History Teacher; World History Teacher
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $ 64,290 American History Teacher; Middle School History Teacher; World History Teacher
Occupation: Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education National Median Salary: $ 64,290 History-Related Jobs: American History Teacher; Middle School History Teacher; World History Teacher
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks $ 48,000 Credit Historian
Occupation: Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks National Median Salary: $ 48,000 History-Related Jobs: Credit Historian

8 History careers are listed (sorted by Education/Preparation Requirements - descending) to provide career ladders. History-related jobs specific to each career are also provided.

Education/Preparation Categories:
5 = Usually requires graduate school (e.g., Master's degree, Ph.D., M.D., or J.D.)
4 = Usually requires a four-year Bachelor's degree
3 = Usually requires vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or Associate's degree
2 = Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, but not always
Please Scroll and Select below:
Occupations Education/Preparation History-Related Jobs

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 5 Art History Professor
Occupation: Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary Education/Preparation: 5 History-Related Jobs: Art History Professor
Historians 5 Architectural Historian; Art Historian; County Historian; Dance Historian; Dramatic Arts Historian; Film Historian; Health Historian; Medical Historian; Medication Historian; Music Historian; Oral Historian; Process Information Historian (PI Historian); Research Historian
Occupation: Historians Education/Preparation: 5 History-Related Jobs: Architectural Historian; Art Historian; County Historian; Dance Historian; Dramatic Arts Historian; Film Historian; Health Historian; Medical Historian; Medication Historian; Music Historian; Oral Historian; Process Information Historian (PI Historian); Research Historian
History Teachers, Postsecondary 5 Adjunct Art History Professor; Adjunct History Instructor; African History Professor; American History Professor; Art History Adjunct Professor; Art History Instructor; Economic History Teacher; Jewish History Professor; Online History Instructor; Russian History Professor; South Asian History Professor; World History Teacher
Occupation: History Teachers, Postsecondary Education/Preparation: 5 History-Related Jobs: Adjunct Art History Professor; Adjunct History Instructor; African History Professor; American History Professor; Art History Adjunct Professor; Art History Instructor; Economic History Teacher; Jewish History Professor; Online History Instructor; Russian History Professor; South Asian History Professor; World History Teacher
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 5 Church History Teacher
Occupation: Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary Education/Preparation: 5 History-Related Jobs: Church History Teacher
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 4 American History Teacher; Middle School History Teacher; World History Teacher
Occupation: Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Education/Preparation: 4 History-Related Jobs: American History Teacher; Middle School History Teacher; World History Teacher
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 4 High School History Teacher; Secondary History Teacher; World History Teacher
Occupation: Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Education/Preparation: 4 History-Related Jobs: High School History Teacher; Secondary History Teacher; World History Teacher
Tour Guides and Escorts 3 Haunted History Tour Guide
Occupation: Tour Guides and Escorts Education/Preparation: 3 History-Related Jobs: Haunted History Tour Guide
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks 2 Credit Historian
Occupation: Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks Education/Preparation: 2 History-Related Jobs: Credit Historian

Scroll through the picklist (below). There are 33 specific History job titles listed. Select those that may be of interest - you will get active job listing links, along with detailed resources to help you prepare for a career related to that job.
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Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

Description: Teach one or more subjects to students at the middle, intermediate, or junior high school level.

U.S. Total Employment (2023):
598,500
U.S. Total Employment (2033 est.):
643,300
Employment Change (2023-2033 est.):
44,800 (7.5%)
Average Annual Job Openings (2023-2033 est.):
48,400
Please click on a section below to expand and see detailed occupational information related to "Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education":

Core Duties

Important Core Job Duties (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate these objectives to students.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students.
Importance: 99 (%) Description: Assign lessons and correct homework.
Importance: 97 (%) Description: Meet or correspond with parents or guardians to discuss children's progress and to determine priorities and resource needs.
Importance: 97 (%) Description: Attend staff meetings and serve on staff committees, as required.
Importance: 97 (%) Description: Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
Importance: 97 (%) Description: Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.
Importance: 97 (%) Description: Maintain accurate, complete, and correct student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
Importance: 97 (%) Description: Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
Importance: 97 (%) Description: Prepare students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
Importance: 97 (%) Description: Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress.
Importance: 97 (%) Description: Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
Importance: 97 (%) Description: Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.
Importance: 96 (%) Description: Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from such activities.
Importance: 95 (%) Description: Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
Importance: 94 (%) Description: Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress.
Importance: 93 (%) Description: Organize and label materials and display students' work.
Importance: 93 (%) Description: Instruct through lectures, discussions, and demonstrations in one or more subjects, such as English, mathematics, or social studies.
Importance: 93 (%) Description: Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injury and damage.
Importance: 93 (%) Description: Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration.
Importance: 92 (%) Description: Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.
Importance: 92 (%) Description: Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of middle school programs.
Importance: 91 (%) Description: Prepare for assigned classes and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisors.
Importance: 90 (%) Description: Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools.
Importance: 90 (%) Description: Assist students who need extra help, such as by tutoring and preparing and implementing remedial programs.
Importance: 88 (%) Description: Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.
Importance: 87 (%) Description: Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems, or special academic interests.
Importance: 84 (%) Description: Perform administrative duties, such as school library assistance, hall and cafeteria monitoring, and bus loading and unloading.
Importance: 81 (%) Description: Coordinate and supervise extracurricular activities, such as clubs, student organizations, and academic contests.
Importance: 78 (%) Description: Administer standardized ability and achievement tests, and interpret results to determine student strengths and needs.
Importance: 77 (%) Description: Organize and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development.
Supplemental Duties
Important Supplemental Job Duties (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 59 (%) Description: Supervise, evaluate, and plan assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers.
Importance: 55 (%) Description: Provide students with disabilities with assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.
Work Activities

Important General Work Activities (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 92 (%) Description: Training and Teaching Others: Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
Importance: 90 (%) Description: Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships: Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Importance: 88 (%) Description: Thinking Creatively: Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
Importance: 88 (%) Description: Developing Objectives and Strategies: Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
Importance: 87 (%) Description: Coaching and Developing Others: Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
Importance: 87 (%) Description: Assisting and Caring for Others: Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
Importance: 87 (%) Description: Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work: Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Importance: 86 (%) Description: Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others: Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
Importance: 86 (%) Description: Making Decisions and Solving Problems: Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Importance: 84 (%) Description: Getting Information: Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Importance: 83 (%) Description: Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others: Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
Importance: 83 (%) Description: Documenting/Recording Information: Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
Importance: 83 (%) Description: Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates: Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Importance: 81 (%) Description: Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge: Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
Importance: 80 (%) Description: Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events: Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Importance: 80 (%) Description: Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others: Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
Importance: 79 (%) Description: Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People: Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
Importance: 77 (%) Description: Working with Computers: Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
Importance: 77 (%) Description: Analyzing Data or Information: Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
Importance: 76 (%) Description: Scheduling Work and Activities: Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
Importance: 76 (%) Description: Developing and Building Teams: Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
Importance: 75 (%) Description: Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards: Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
Importance: 75 (%) Description: Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings: Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
Importance: 72 (%) Description: Processing Information: Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
Importance: 71 (%) Description: Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates: Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
Importance: 68 (%) Description: Communicating with People Outside the Organization: Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
Importance: 65 (%) Description: Providing Consultation and Advice to Others: Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Performing Administrative Activities: Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
Importance: 63 (%) Description: Performing for or Working Directly with the Public: Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
Specific Work Activities

Important Specific Work Activities
How can you begin to build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. Specific Work Activities appear below:
Administer tests to assess educational needs or progress.
Advise students on academic or career matters.
Apply multiple teaching methods.
Assign class work to students.
Assist students with special educational needs.
Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge.
Collaborate with other teaching professionals to develop educational programs.
Coordinate student extracurricular activities.
Create technology-based learning materials.
Develop instructional objectives.
Discuss problems or issues with supervisors.
Discuss student progress with parents or guardians.
Display student work.
Distribute instructional or library materials.
Document lesson plans.
Encourage students.
Enforce rules or policies governing student behavior.
Establish rules or policies governing student behavior.
Evaluate performance of educational staff.
Evaluate student work.
Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
Maintain student records.
Modify teaching methods or materials to accommodate student needs.
Monitor student behavior, social development, or health.
Monitor student performance.
Order instructional or library materials or equipment.
Plan educational activities.
Plan experiential learning activities.
Prepare reports detailing student activities or performance.
Prepare tests.
Serve on institutional or departmental committees.
Set up classroom materials or equipment.
Supervise school or student activities.
Supervise student research or internship work.
Teach others to use technology or equipment.
Tutor students who need extra assistance.
Knowledge Required

Knowledge Required (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 88 (%) Description: Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Importance: 85 (%) Description: English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
Importance: 74 (%) Description: Philosophy and Theology: Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
Importance: 72 (%) Description: Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Importance: 65 (%) Description: Psychology: Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
Importance: 63 (%) Description: Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: History and Archeology: Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
Importance: 61 (%) Description: Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Importance: 60 (%) Description: Sociology and Anthropology: Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.
Importance: 59 (%) Description: Administrative: Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
Importance: 59 (%) Description: Geography: Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
Essential Skills

Essential Skills (in order of importance)
These are the foundational skills most central to success in this occupation. For the Top 5 most important, how can you begin building experience and confidence using these skills now?
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 71 (%) Description: Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Importance: 68 (%) Description: Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Transferable Skills

Transferable Skills (in order of importance)
These are skills that can transfer across occupations and industries. For the Top 5 most important, how can you strengthen these skills now so they support both this career and future career flexibility?
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 71 (%) Description: Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Importance: 60 (%) Description: Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Importance: 60 (%) Description: Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Importance: 54 (%) Description: Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Importance: 52 (%) Description: Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Day-in-the-Life Summaries

Day-in-the-Life Summaries
These summaries show the main types of activities you are likely to perform on a regular basis in this occupation. How can you imagine your typical workday — using these examples to see if this type of work fits you?
Activity: Advise others on educational or vocational matters.
Activity: Assess student capabilities, needs, or performance.
Activity: Assign work to others.
Activity: Assist individuals with special needs.
Activity: Collaborate in the development of educational programs.
Activity: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities.
Activity: Coordinate group, community, or public activities.
Activity: Develop educational programs, plans, or procedures.
Activity: Develop safety standards, policies, or procedures.
Activity: Distribute materials, supplies, or resources.
Activity: Evaluate personnel capabilities or performance.
Activity: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise.
Activity: Maintain operational records.
Activity: Monitor individual behavior or performance.
Activity: Prepare informational or instructional materials.
Activity: Prepare reports of operational or procedural activities.
Activity: Provide support or encouragement to others.
Activity: Purchase goods or services.
Activity: Replenish inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
Activity: Serve on organizational committees.
Activity: Set up classrooms, facilities, educational materials, or equipment.
Activity: Supervise personnel activities.
Activity: Teach academic or vocational subjects.
Activity: Train others to use equipment or products.
Software Skills

Software Skills
These are examples of software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized from most to least important for your career preparation. How can you start learning or practicing the highest-priority tools so that you feel confident using them on the job?
Emerging Tech Skills
Document management software:
Microsoft SharePoint
Electronic mail software:
Microsoft Outlook
Office suite software:
Microsoft Office software
Operating system software:
Apple macOS
Presentation software:
Microsoft PowerPoint
Spreadsheet software:
Microsoft Excel
Video conferencing software:
Zoom
Web page creation and editing software:
Facebook
Word processing software:
Google Docs
Microsoft Word
General Software Tools
Analytical or scientific software:
Desmos
Cloud-based data access and sharing software:
Google Drive
Computer based training software (scroll table below):
Appletree
Children's educational software
Common Curriculum
Moodle
Padlet
Schoology
Data base user interface and query software:
Blackboard software
Desktop communications software:
ClassTag
Edmodo
Tadpoles
Electronic mail software:
Email software
Graphics or photo imaging software:
JamBoard
Internet browser software:
Web browser software
Multi-media educational software:
Kahoot!
Nearpod
Seesaw
Presentation software:
Pear Deck
Project management software:
Google Classroom
Video conferencing software:
Google Meet
Video creation and editing software:
Apple Final Cut Pro
Flipgrid
Screencastify
Video editing software
Preparation Required
Preparation Required - How much preparation is needed to obtain this type of job?
Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include real estate brokers, sales managers, database administrators, graphic designers, conservation scientists, art directors, and cost estimators.
Education Required

Education Required - by frequency of educational attainment
This shows you details about the level of education most commonly held by workers in this occupation. How can you begin planning the educational pathway that will prepare you best for this type of work?
Frequency of Attainment (%) Level of Education
Frequency of Attainment: 66.9 (%) Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree
Frequency of Attainment: 21.3 (%) Level of Education: Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master.
Frequency of Attainment: 9.6 (%) Level of Education: Less than a High School Diploma
Frequency of Attainment: 2.2 (%) Level of Education: Master's Degree
Training and Experience Required

Training and Experience Required - by frequency of training and work experience attainment
This section shows you how often different types of training and work experience are required for this occupation. How can you start gaining the kinds of experience and training that are most common for this type of work?
Frequency of Attainment (%) Level of Training and Work Experience
Frequency of Attainment: 22.1 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Frequency of Attainment: 21.1 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Frequency of Attainment: 18.9 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: None
Frequency of Attainment: 15.3 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months
Frequency of Attainment: 13.9 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Frequency of Attainment: 7.1 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Up to and including 1 month
Frequency of Attainment: 1.5 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
Professional Associations
Professional Associations
These associations connect people who work in this occupation or related fields. How can you start using these associations to learn more, build your network, or find mentoring opportunities?
Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) External Link
Job Listings
Job Listings and Similar Occupational Titles - scroll and click to identify common requirements, keywords, and skills in current job listings
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Step 4 of 4: Career-Specific Resources

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Videos

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Resumes

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Job Description

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Interviews

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Salary Data

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Raises

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Jobs

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Jobs

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Classifieds

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Step-by-Step

Here are links to help guide you, step-by-step, to become a(n): Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education


Career Change

Here are resources to help you prepare for a career change. It is helpful to look carefully at the information provided in Section 3: Career Change (detailed previously on this page) prior to using these links. There is much to learn ...


LinkedIn®

Here are links to various posts and groups from LinkedIn ® that relate to this occupation. Great way to start building professional contacts in the field that might be most appropriate for you.


Career Path

Here are links to various resources to help you explore the career path related to the "Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education" occupation.






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