Education
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
Teach or instruct out-of-school youths and adults in basic education, literacy, or English as a Second Language classes, or in classes for earning a high school equivalency credential.
Median salary
$59,950
Typical range
$40k – $96k
Job outlook
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Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
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Junior Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
Entry / Junior
$39,750
~2 yrs to advance
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
Established
$59,950
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
Senior
$77,850
Key skills
A typical day
- •Observe and evaluate students' work to determine progress and make suggestions for improvement.
- •Observe students to determine qualifications, limitations, abilities, interests, and other individual characteristics.
- •Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.
- •Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs, abilities, and interests.
- •Prepare students for further education by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Education
Explore all- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
- University of Wisconsin–Madison49% admit · $72,000 grad pay
- Vanderbilt University7% admit · $88,000 grad pay
- University of Virginia19% admit · $85,000 grad pay
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