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Also called accounting teacher, advertising teacher, banking teacher and bookkeeping teacher.
$99,080
Median pay a year
82,150
People do this work
6
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Postsecondary Business Teacher
Summary
Business teacher instructing undergraduate and graduate students in courses such as financial accounting, marketing, and operations management while also conducting research and collaborating with colleagues on academic matters
Experience
Postsecondary Business Teacher
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Prepared and delivered lectures to undergraduate and graduate students on financial accounting, principles of marketing, and operations management
Evaluated and graded students' class work, assignments, and papers
Initiated, facilitated, and moderated classroom discussions to enhance student engagement
Prepared course materials, including syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts for various classes
Maintained student attendance records, grades, and other required records for academic tracking
Conducted research in a particular field and published findings in professional journals and electronic media
Collaborated with colleagues to address teaching and research issues within the department
Skills
Core Skills
Advising students on careers, Evaluating student work, Researching expertise topics, Advising on policies, Evaluating educational programs, Administering tests, Preparing tests, Compiling specialized bibliographies, Selecting educational materials, Learning management system LMS
Technical Skills
Developing instructional materials
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Education
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Prepared and delivered lectures to studentsEvaluated and graded students' assignments and papersFacilitated and moderated classroom discussionsPrepared course materials, including syllabi and assignmentsMaintained student attendance records and gradesConducted research and published findings in journals
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Prepared and delivered lectures on business topics to undergraduate students, enhancing their understanding of key concepts
Helped with and moderated classroom discussions, encouraging student participation and critical thinking
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Prepared and delivered lectures on business topics, leading to improved exam grades for students
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Students showed better grades on examsClass discussions became more insightfulStudents expressed greater interest in the subject
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Helped with and moderated classroom discussions, encouraging student participation and critical thinking
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Discussions became more lively and interactiveClass participation rates increased significantly
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Advising students on careers
Evaluating student work
Researching expertise topics
Developing instructional materials
Advising on policies
Evaluating educational programs
Administering tests
Preparing tests
Compiling specialized bibliographies
Selecting educational materials
Developing instructional objectives
Attending training sessions
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What a Postsecondary Business Teacher does
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Teach courses in business administration and management, such as accounting, finance, human resources, labor and industrial relations, marketing, and operations research. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
What it pays
How much does a Postsecondary Business Teacher make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$64,150
Median
$99,080
75th percentile
$141,710
About 82,150 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$94,560
$168,930
$331,040
AL
$62,710
$82,170
$128,810
AR
$53,280
$64,620
$114,270
AZ
$71,230
$81,600
$127,690
CA
$80,600
$128,470
$176,570
CO
$55,620
$78,210
$126,190
CT
$78,090
$103,750
$168,350
DC
$81,170
$128,370
$172,370
DE
$79,650
$130,370
$167,870
FL
$61,630
$78,870
$103,220
GA
$56,880
$82,820
$127,970
HI
$40,220
$76,860
$102,100
IA
$61,120
$83,200
$129,830
ID
$62,680
$84,190
$143,810
IL
$58,130
$94,770
$141,710
IN
$66,000
$86,640
$134,320
KS
$61,090
$83,310
$140,190
KY
$59,180
$80,140
$127,800
LA
$81,690
$129,040
$176,570
MA
$80,430
$103,110
$169,010
MD
$86,220
$126,560
$165,080
ME
$61,300
$83,250
$114,710
MI
$64,730
$111,190
$163,360
MN
$79,320
$95,820
$134,990
MO
$64,380
$100,310
$167,370
MS
$56,330
$75,680
$107,940
MT
$62,520
$81,490
$129,880
NC
$61,720
$79,600
$131,980
ND
$71,780
$110,050
$161,610
NE
$65,480
$88,690
$136,480
NH
$63,250
$83,070
$142,010
NJ
$52,750
$85,250
$137,070
NM
$51,030
$83,980
$135,750
NV
$66,500
$98,920
$142,920
NY
$77,230
$104,490
$162,800
OH
$58,280
$79,770
$132,980
OK
$52,500
$82,060
$107,470
OR
$78,190
$100,180
$129,620
PA
$74,100
$101,760
$150,080
PR
$59,270
$66,340
$82,030
RI
$83,350
$103,820
$162,750
SC
$49,990
$78,830
$129,380
SD
$62,150
$72,650
$101,240
TN
$65,060
$85,950
$132,980
TX
$61,280
$101,210
$159,440
UT
$95,540
$115,870
$165,540
VA
$64,450
$103,860
$177,770
VT
$73,440
$101,170
$137,250
WA
$67,150
$100,390
$154,370
WI
$78,770
$96,680
$132,340
WV
$77,240
$104,480
$161,640
WY
$47,380
$69,550
$119,520
Other names
Other names for this job
accounting teacher, advertising teacher, banking teacher, bookkeeping teacher, business administration teacher, business education teacher, business teacher, career and technical education business teacher, cte business teacher, finance teacher, foreign trade teacher, industrial education teacher.
More names for this work
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