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Also called cartography teacher, geography teachers postsecondary, assistant professor and associate professor.
$97,590
Median pay a year
3,330
People do this work
6
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Postsecondary Geography Teacher
Summary
Geography teacher preparing and delivering courses on urbanization and environmental systems, while evaluating student performance and conducting research in the field
Experience
Postsecondary Geography Teacher
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Prepared course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts
Prepared and delivered lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as urbanization and environmental systems
Evaluated and graded students' class work, assignments, and papers
Maintained student attendance records, grades, and other required records
Conducted research in a particular field of knowledge and published findings in professional journals
Planned, evaluated, and revised curricula, course content, and methods of instruction
Supervised undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work
Skills
Advising students on careers, Evaluating student work, Researching expertise topics, Evaluating educational programs, Administering tests, Preparing tests, Compiling specialized bibliographies, Compiling geographic data, Analyzing geological data, Selecting educational materials, Geographic information system GIS systems, ESRI ArcGIS software
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Prepared course materials and assignmentsDelivered lectures on urbanization and geographyConducted research and published findingsEvaluated and graded students' assignmentsMaintained student attendance and grade recordsFacilitated and moderated classroom discussions
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Prepared course materials and assignments for geography courses, ensuring alignment with academic standards
Conducted research in geography, resulting in published findings that contributed to the field
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Prepared course materials and assignments for several geography courses each semester, ensuring alignment with academic standards
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Conducted research in geography, resulting in published findings that contributed to the field
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Helped shape new teaching methodsInformed local policy decisionsEnhanced student understanding of geography
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Advising students on careers
Evaluating student work
Researching expertise topics
Evaluating educational programs
Administering tests
Preparing tests
Compiling specialized bibliographies
Compiling geographic data
Analyzing geological data
Selecting educational materials
Developing instructional objectives
Attending training sessions
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What a Postsecondary Geography Teacher does
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Teach courses in geography. 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 Geography 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
$74,690
Median
$97,590
75th percentile
$123,900
About 3,330 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AZ
$77,960
$82,510
$108,070
CA
$112,980
$146,040
$192,800
CT
$79,790
$105,470
$135,670
GA
$64,100
$85,420
$106,760
IL
$78,210
$100,790
$119,300
IN
$67,880
$82,830
$124,270
KY
$69,830
$86,790
$98,230
MA
$80,650
$101,870
$128,200
MD
$97,830
$103,430
$132,230
MI
$58,130
$81,380
$102,660
MN
$80,210
$95,890
$118,070
MO
$67,120
$83,530
$105,420
MS
$56,730
$75,130
$99,580
NC
$75,090
$84,630
$105,520
NE
$47,810
$72,300
$89,900
NJ
$36,010
$78,540
$109,610
NM
$79,480
$89,060
$96,420
NY
$82,160
$100,420
$131,920
OH
$65,820
$81,290
$104,250
OK
$84,170
$84,170
$102,880
OR
$65,270
$113,500
$171,540
PA
$79,590
$97,120
$123,900
SC
$79,850
$85,810
$104,820
TN
$60,090
$81,220
$111,510
TX
$64,180
$99,510
$127,000
VT
$103,710
$107,790
$110,030
WA
$75,540
$90,550
$100,080
WI
$72,660
$78,710
$121,040
Other names
Other names for this job
cartography teacher, geography teachers postsecondary, assistant professor, associate professor, cartography professor, college faculty member, college professor, cultural geography faculty member, geographic information systems faculty member, geographic information systems professor, geography faculty member, geography instructor.
More names for this work
geography professor, geomatics professor, geospatial instructor, gis faculty member, gis professor, human geography faculty member, human geography instructor, human geography professor, instructor, lecturer, physical geography professor, professor, university faculty member.
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