What do they do?
Teach academic and social skills to students at the elementary school level.
Also known as:
Art Teacher, Classroom Teacher, Educator, Elementary Classroom Teacher, Elementary Education Teacher, Elementary Educator, Elementary School Teacher, Elementary Teacher, General Education Teacher, Language Arts Teacher, Mathematics Teacher (Math Teacher), Music Educator, Music Teacher, Physical Education Teacher (PE Teacher), Primary Teacher, Reading Teacher, Social Studies Teacher, Teacher, Title I Reading Teacher
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- Master's degree (46%)
- Bachelor's degree (44%)
- Doctorate or Professional Degree (4%)
- Some college, no degree (3%)
- Associate's degree (2%)
- High school diploma equivalent (<1%)
- Less than high school diploma (<1%)
Most Popular Majors that prepare Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
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Degrees Granted
30,185
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Female Students
27,956
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Male Students
2,229
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Median Starting Salary
$34,700
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Degrees Granted
13,133
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Female Students
12,604
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Male Students
529
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Median Starting Salary
$30,700
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Degrees Granted
2,068
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Female Students
1,840
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Male Students
228
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Median Starting Salary
$34,700
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Degrees Granted
109
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Female Students
103
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6
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Median Starting Salary
$37,307
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30
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People in this career often have these skills:
- Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
- Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- 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.
- Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
People in this career often know a lot about:
- 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.
- English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
- 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.
- Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
People in this career often have talent in:
- Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
- Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
- Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
- Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
- Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
- Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
- Fluency of Ideas - The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
- Originality - The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
- Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
- Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Category Flexibility - The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
People in this career often do these activities:
- Establish rules or policies governing student behavior.
- Modify teaching methods or materials to accommodate student needs.
- Apply multiple teaching methods.
- Discuss problems or issues with supervisors.
- Discuss student progress with parents or guardians.
- Encourage students.
- Set up classroom materials or equipment.
- Develop instructional objectives.
- Advise students on academic or career matters.
- Monitor student performance.
- Monitor student behavior, social development, or health.
- Evaluate student work.
- Enforce rules or policies governing student behavior.
- Read to students.
- Assist students with special educational needs.
- Plan educational activities.
- Develop strategies or programs for students with special needs.
- Collaborate with other teaching professionals to develop educational programs.
- Administer tests to assess educational needs or progress.
- Prepare tests.
- Create technology-based learning materials.
- Maintain student records.
- Assign class work to students.
- Teach others to use technology or equipment.
- Document lesson plans.
- Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge.
- Prepare reports detailing student activities or performance.
- Display student work.
- Evaluate performance of educational staff.
- Supervise student research or internship work.
- Plan experiential learning activities.
- Serve on institutional or departmental committees.
- Supervise school or student activities.
- Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
- Distribute instructional or library materials.
- Order instructional or library materials or equipment.
- Coordinate student extracurricular activities.
This page includes data from:
Career data: O*NET 28.3 Database
by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (“USDOL/ETA”). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA
Occupation statistics: USDOL U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics
Videos: CareerOneStop, USDOL/ETA and the Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development
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