Jobs / Education and social services / 25-3011.00
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
Teach or instruct out-of-school youths and adults in basic education, literacy, or English as a Second Language classes, or in classes for earning a high school equivalency credential.
- US jobs
- 37,310
- Median wage
- $61,540 a year
- Job family
- Education and social services
Can agents do the work of adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors?
We read the evidence at the level of the job family, Education and social services:
- Task levelUnexploredNo task-level benchmark in our collection tests teaching, counseling, or casework.
- Project levelPartialThin, adjacent evidence only. GDPval, which spans 44 occupations, is the one benchmark in our collection mapped here. OpenAI reports that GPT-5.5's deliverables won or tied against professionals' work in 84.9% of comparisons across all GDPval occupations. No benchmark tests work with students or clients.
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in education and social services, not always this occupation's tasks.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Observe and evaluate students' work to determine progress and make suggestions for improvement.
- Observe students to determine qualifications, limitations, abilities, interests, and other individual characteristics.
- Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.
- Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs, abilities, and interests.
- Prepare students for further education by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
- Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
- Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
- Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
- Assign and grade class work and homework.
- Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws or administrative policies.
- Conduct classes, workshops, and demonstrations to teach principles, techniques, or methods in subjects, such as basic English language skills, life skills, and workforce entry skills.
- Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom they are responsible.
Other job titles for this occupation (38)
Adult Basic Education Instructor (ABE Instructor) · Adult Basic Education Teacher (ABE Teacher) · Adult Education Instructor · Adult Education Teacher · ESL Instructor (English as a Second Language Instructor) · ESL Teacher (English as a Second Language Teacher) · ESOL Teacher (English for Speakers of Other Languages Teacher) · GED Instructor (General Educational Development Instructor) · GED Teacher (General Educational Development Teacher) · Teacher · Academic Specialist · Adult Basic Studies Teacher · Adult Education Coordinator · Adult Education Specialist · Adult Educator · Adult ESL Instructor (Adult English as a Second Language Instructor) · Adult ESL Teacher (Adult English as a Second Language Teacher) · Adult Literacy Instructor · Adult Literacy Teacher · Adult Remedial Education Instructor · Adult School Teacher · Adult Secondary Education Instructor · Bilingual Instructor · Bilingual Teacher · Community Education Specialist · English Instructor · English Teacher · ESOL Instructor (English for Speakers of Other Languages Instructor) · GED Preparation Teacher (General Educational Development Preparation Teacher) · General Education Teacher · Instructor · Literacy Coach · Literacy Specialist · Literacy Teacher · Math Teacher (Mathematics Teacher) · Reading Specialist · Reading Teacher · Remedial Reading, Math, or Other Subject Teacher