Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
What Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary Do
Teach courses pertaining to the culture and development of an area, an ethnic group, or any other group, such as Latin American studies, women's studies, or urban affairs. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- None
- Self-employed
- Not available
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
How Much Preparation Does This Take?
Job Zone 5 of 5Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- Experience
- Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience.
- Education
- Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
- Job training
- Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Source: O*NET Job Zones.
Key Knowledge Areas
Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.
- Education and Trainingimportance 4.6/5
- English Languageimportance 4.6/5
- Sociology and Anthropologyimportance 3.7/5
- History and Archeologyimportance 3.6/5
- Foreign Languageimportance 3.5/5
- Communications and Mediaimportance 3.4/5
- Computers and Electronicsimportance 3.3/5
- Philosophy and Theologyimportance 3.1/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- E-Mail4.9/5
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.7/5
- Freedom to Make Decisions4.7/5
- Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.5/5
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.5/5
- Public Speaking4.5/5
Careers With Similar Skills
Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.
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- Geography Teachers, Postsecondary98% skill match
- Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary98% skill match
- Communications Teachers, Postsecondary98% skill match
- Epidemiologists98% skill match
- Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary98% skill match
- Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary98% skill match
Transferable Skills
Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.
- Instructingimportance 4.1/5
- Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.9/5
- Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.4/5
- Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.3/5
- Time Managementimportance 3.3/5
- Persuasionimportance 3.1/5
- Service Orientationimportance 3.1/5
- Systems Analysisimportance 3.1/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Hot Technologies
In-Demand Technologies
Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Intellectual Curiosity
- Dependability
- Innovation
- Social Orientation
- Achievement Orientation
- Empathy
- Cooperation
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- SocialHigh
- InvestigativeHigh
- ArtisticMedium
- RealisticMedium
- ConventionalMedium
- EnterprisingMedium
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Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Ann Arbor, MI14.97× national avg
- 2Syracuse, NY3.59× national avg
- 3Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA2.50× national avg
- 4Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX2.42× national avg
- 5Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH2.22× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, PostsecondaryLateral Move
- Sociology Teachers, PostsecondaryLateral Move
- History Teachers, PostsecondaryLateral Move
- Political Science Teachers, PostsecondaryLateral Move
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Related Education Programs
Schools that offer related fields of study, based on the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk — not a guarantee that graduates enter this specific career.
Forensic Anthropology
- University of California-Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)grads earn ~$54,905
- University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)grads earn ~$47,348
- University of California-Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, CA)grads earn ~$52,315
- University of California-Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA)grads earn ~$56,238
- Arizona State University Digital Immersion (Scottsdale, AZ)grads earn ~$49,597
Hindu Studies
- Beth Medrash Govoha (Lakewood, NJ)grads earn ~$49,302
- Liberty University (Lynchburg, VA)grads earn ~$47,991
- Beth Medrash Govoha (Lakewood, NJ)grads earn ~$59,036
- Yeshiva University (New York, NY)
- Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel (Monroe, NY)grads earn ~$29,579
Deaf Studies
- University of Missouri-Columbia (Columbia, MO)grads earn ~$59,265
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, WI)
- University of California-Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)grads earn ~$55,088
- California State University-Northridge (Northridge, CA)grads earn ~$50,708
- University of California-Davis (Davis, CA)grads earn ~$58,670