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Best Careers for Teaching/Education Interests

A more specific interest area within Social.

748 occupations, ranked by how strongly they match this interest type, per O*NET RIASEC data.

  1. 1Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$38,140
  2. 2Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$62,680
  3. 3Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$63,970
  4. 4Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$64,370
  5. 5Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$72,040
  6. 6Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$66,270
  7. 7Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$61,540
  8. 8Geography Teachers, Postsecondary$97,590
  9. 9English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$78,760
  10. 10Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$85,020
  11. 11Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$80,340
  12. 12Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$107,310
  13. 13Education Teachers, Postsecondary$75,350
  14. 14Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$78,620
  15. 15Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$79,350
  16. 16Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$75,870
  17. 17Special Education Teachers, Preschool$64,830
  18. 18Special Education Teachers, Middle School$66,810
  19. 19Business Teachers, Postsecondary$99,080
  20. 20Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$79,940
  21. 21Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary$94,980
  22. 22Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$98,070
  23. 23Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$78,580
  24. 24History Teachers, Postsecondary$83,820
  25. 25Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$77,270
  26. 26Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$65,030
  27. 27Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$74,260
  28. 28Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$103,170
  29. 29Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$84,290
  30. 30Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$80,250
  31. 31Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary$77,570
  32. 32Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$80,260
  33. 33Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary$96,870
  34. 34Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$98,700
  35. 35Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$84,620
  36. 36Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$100,310
  37. 37Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary$99,650
  38. 38Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$123,920
  39. 39Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$109,270
  40. 40Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary$101,420
  41. 41Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary$80,340
  42. 42Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$76,590
  43. 43Law Teachers, Postsecondary$128,500
  44. 44Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$63,820
  45. 45Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$96,980
  46. 46Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$93,250
  47. 47Self-Enrichment Teachers$46,800
  48. 48Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$41,670
  49. 49Tutors$43,350
  50. 50Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$42,910

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Source: O*NET 30.3 Database, Career Interest Types (RIASEC). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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