2. HISTORY TEACHERS, POSTSECONDARY
Median wages (2012) $65,870 annual
Employment (2012) 29,000 employees
Projected growth
(2012-2022)
Average (8% to 14%)
Projected job openings
(2012-2022)
8,300
3. WORK STYLES
Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and
dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
Independence — Job requires developing one's own ways of doing
things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on
oneself to get things done.
Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and
thorough in completing work tasks.
4. TASKS
• Prepare course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and
handouts.
• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on
topics such as ancient history, postwar civilizations, and the history of
third-world countries.
• Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to
others.
• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials,
and methods of instruction.
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students
5. TOOLS & TECHNOLOGY
Electronic charts or maps or atlases — Google Maps ; Interactive
maps
Microphones — Handheld microphones; Wireless microphones
Multimedia projectors — Computer projectors; Multimedia projection
equipment
Portable data input terminals — Interactive whiteboard controllers;
Student response systems
Televisions — Liquid crystal display LCD televisions; Television monitors
6. KNOWLEDGE
History and Archeology — Knowledge of historical events and their
causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the
English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of
composition, and grammar.
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.
Geography — Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the
features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical
characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant,
animal, and human life.
Philosophy and Theology — Knowledge of different philosophical
systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values,
ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human
culture.
