Careers

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, approximately 3.6 million full-time-equivalent (FTE) elementary and secondary school teachers were engaged in classroom instruction in fall 2010. This number has risen 8% since 2000. Some careers of interest for education majors include:

• Adult education teacher
• Assistant principal
• Business education teacher
• Christian education worker
• College dean
• College president
• College teacher
• Counselor
• Director of admissions
• Director of guidance
• Director of student affairs
• Education consultant
• Elementary teacher
• ESL teacher
• Financial aid director
• Librarian
• Peace Corps/VISTA volunteer
• Personnel director
• Preschool teacher
• Principal
• Registrar
• School psychologist
• School social worker
• School superintendent
• Secondary teacher
• Special education teacher
• Textbook writer
• Trainer (educational)
• Tutor
• Vocational rehabilitation counselor
• Vocational/technical teacher