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Geography Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses in geography. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
- US jobs
- 3,330
- Median wage
- $97,590 a year
- Job family
- Education and social services
Can agents do the work of geography teachers, postsecondary?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Education and social services: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)
No direct benchmark gives a success rate.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 13%Advise others on educational or vocational mattersNot measured
- 12%Maintain current knowledge in area of expertiseNot measured
- 11%Assess student capabilities, needs, or performanceNot measured
- 10%Teach academic or vocational subjectsNot measured
- 8%Supervise personnel activitiesNot measured
- 6%Prepare informational or instructional materialsNot measured
- 5%Maintain operational recordsNot measured
- 5%Compile records, documentation, or other dataNot measured
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in education and social services, not always this occupation's tasks.
Context only
These benchmarks span many occupations, or they test how agents behave. They give context but do not set the step.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as urbanization, environmental systems, and cultural geography.
- Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
- Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
- Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
- Supervise students' laboratory and field work.
Other job titles for this occupation (22)
Assistant Professor · Associate Professor · Geography Instructor · Geography Professor · Human Geography Instructor · Human Geography Professor · Instructor · Lecturer · Physical Geography Professor · Professor · Cartography Professor · Cartography Teacher · College Faculty Member · College Professor · Cultural Geography Faculty Member · Geographic Information Systems Faculty Member (GIS Faculty Member) · Geographic Information Systems Professor (GIS Professor) · Geography Faculty Member · Geomatics Professor · Geospatial Instructor · Human Geography Faculty Member · University Faculty Member