Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
What Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary Do
Teach courses in computer science. May specialize in a field of computer science, such as the design and function of computers or operations and research analysis. 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
- 0.2%
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.
- Computers and Electronicsimportance 4.8/5
- Education and Trainingimportance 4.8/5
- English Languageimportance 4.2/5
- Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 4.0/5
- Mathematicsimportance 3.9/5
- Engineering and Technologyimportance 3.8/5
- Administration and Managementimportance 3.8/5
- Administrativeimportance 3.5/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- E-Mail5.0/5
- Freedom to Make Decisions4.7/5
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.6/5
- Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.6/5
- Contact With Others4.5/5
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.4/5
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.
- Survey Researchers96% skill match
- Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary96% skill match
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary96% skill match
- Geography Teachers, Postsecondary95% skill match
- Economics Teachers, Postsecondary95% skill match
- Atmospheric and Space Scientists95% skill match
- Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary95% skill match
- Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary95% 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
- Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.9/5
- Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.8/5
- Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.6/5
- Systems Analysisimportance 3.4/5
- Systems Evaluationimportance 3.3/5
- Service Orientationimportance 3.1/5
- Time Managementimportance 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
- Achievement Orientation
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- 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
- ConventionalMedium
- ArtisticMedium
- RealisticMedium
- EnterprisingLow
This page includes information from the O*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where computer science teachers, postsecondary make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Amherst Town-Northampton, MA11.09× national avg
- 2College Station-Bryan, TX5.99× national avg
- 3Harrisonburg, VA4.87× national avg
- 4South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI4.84× national avg
- 5Boulder, CO4.28× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryLateral Move
- Business Teachers, PostsecondaryLateral Move
- Library Science Teachers, PostsecondaryLateral Move
- Mathematical 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.
Computer and Information Sciences, General
- Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus (Atlanta, GA)grads earn ~$195,622
- DeVry University-Illinois (Lisle, IL)
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (Ann Arbor, MI)grads earn ~$172,904
- University of North Texas (Denton, TX)
- New York University (New York, NY)grads earn ~$173,716
Computer Science
- University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)grads earn ~$188,871
- University of Central Missouri (Warrensburg, MO)
- University of California-Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)grads earn ~$204,379
- Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR)grads earn ~$121,405
- University of Maryland-College Park (College Park, MD)grads earn ~$137,931
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
- Western Governors University (Salt Lake City, UT)grads earn ~$65,801
- Grand Canyon University (Phoenix, AZ)grads earn ~$63,874
- American College of Education (Indianapolis, IN)
- Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College (Baton Rouge, LA)grads earn ~$61,045
- Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA)grads earn ~$59,442