Career Profile: Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Salary and Outlook

According to the US Department of Labor, there are 103,400 people employed as business teachers, postsecondary in the United States. The median annual salary is $94,360. Entry level employees earn approximately $46,910 per year and senior employees earn approximately $198,240 per year.

Estimates do not include other potential benefits such as health insurance, overtime, or retirement benefits that may be offered by employers.

Job Duties

• Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
• Participate in campus and community events.
• Mentor new faculty.
• Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.
• Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
• Act as advisers to student organizations.
• Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
• Provide professional consulting services to government or industry.
• Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
• 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.
• Develop and maintain course Web sites.
• Collaborate with members of the business community to improve programs, to develop new programs, and to provide student access to learning opportunities, such as internships.
• Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
• Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks.
• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as financial accounting, principles of marketing, and operations management.

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