Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
What Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary Do
Teach courses pertaining to the application of physical laws and principles of engineering for the development of machines, materials, instruments, processes, and services. Includes teachers of subjects such as chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, mechanical, mineral, and petroleum engineering. 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.
- Engineering and Technologyimportance 5.0/5
- Designimportance 4.6/5
- Computers and Electronicsimportance 4.5/5
- Mathematicsimportance 4.5/5
- English Languageimportance 4.4/5
- Physicsimportance 4.2/5
- Education and Trainingimportance 3.8/5
- Mechanicalimportance 3.5/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- E-Mail5.0/5
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.8/5
- Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.6/5
- Freedom to Make Decisions4.6/5
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.5/5
- Contact With Others4.3/5
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.
- Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary97% skill match
- Atmospheric and Space Scientists97% skill match
- Economics Teachers, Postsecondary97% skill match
- Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary96% skill match
- Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary96% skill match
- Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary96% skill match
- Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary96% skill match
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary96% 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 3.8/5
- Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.3/5
- Coordinationimportance 3.1/5
- Systems Analysisimportance 3.1/5
- Systems Evaluationimportance 3.1/5
- Time Managementimportance 3.1/5
- Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.0/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Hot Technologies
In-Demand Technologies
Other Software Used
Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Intellectual Curiosity
- Innovation
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Achievement Orientation
- Attention to Detail
- Social Orientation
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- SocialHigh
- InvestigativeHigh
- RealisticMedium
- ConventionalMedium
- ArtisticMedium
- 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 engineering teachers, postsecondary make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1College Station-Bryan, TX33.48× national avg
- 2Auburn-Opelika, AL13.74× national avg
- 3Ann Arbor, MI12.45× national avg
- 4South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI4.46× national avg
- 5Lincoln, NE4.38× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryLateral Move
- Chemistry Teachers, PostsecondaryLateral Move
- Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, PostsecondaryLateral Move
- Architecture 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.
Mechanical Engineering
- Purdue University-Main Campus (West Lafayette, IN)grads earn ~$102,572
- Texas A&M University-College Station (College Station, TX)grads earn ~$97,903
- Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus (Atlanta, GA)grads earn ~$99,955
- University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL)grads earn ~$89,663
- Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus (University Park, PA)grads earn ~$87,997
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- University of California-Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)grads earn ~$200,543
- Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA)grads earn ~$209,847
- University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)grads earn ~$180,468
- Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus (Atlanta, GA)grads earn ~$143,627
- The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)grads earn ~$146,003
Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (Pomona, CA)grads earn ~$97,790
- Texas A&M University-College Station (College Station, TX)grads earn ~$92,433
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA)grads earn ~$88,142
- University of California-Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)
- Stanford University (Stanford, CA)grads earn ~$112,118