Occupation AtlasBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary
O*NET · 25-1011.00
Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses in business administration and management, such as accounting, finance, human resources, labor and industrial relations, marketing, and operations research. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Job Zone
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Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive preparation. Usually a graduate degree, with extensive skill, knowledge and experience — many of these occupations expect more than five years of experience.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
SIESocial · Investigative · Enterprising — the three strongest interests, in order
- S Social6.43
- I Investigative4.85
- E Enterprising3.83
- C Conventional3.77
- A Artistic3.20
- R Realistic2.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Education and experience
The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.
- Related work experience
- None (33%)
- On-site or in-plant training
- None (45%)
- On-the-job training
- None or short demonstration (47%)
Typically associated skills
All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.
- SpeakingbasicImportance 4.3Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
- InstructingImportance 4.1Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
- Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 4.0Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
- WritingbasicImportance 4.0Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
- Learning StrategiesbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
- Active ListeningbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
- Active LearningbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
- Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
- MonitoringbasicImportance 3.6Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
- Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.5Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
- Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.4Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
- Time ManagementImportance 3.3Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
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- Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.3Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
- Systems AnalysisImportance 3.1Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Determine how a new piece of equipment will affect production rates
- Systems EvaluationImportance 3.1Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Identify the reasons why a client might be unhappy with a product
- MathematicsbasicImportance 3.0Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Calculate the square footage of a new home under construction
- CoordinationImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Schedule appointments for a medical clinic
- PersuasionImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Solicit donations for a charity
- Service OrientationImportance 2.8Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Ask customers if they would like a cup of coffee
- NegotiationImportance 2.8Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
- Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 2.6Level 2.5Level 2 looks like: Encourage a coworker who is having difficulty finishing a project
- Operations AnalysisImportance 2.3Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
- SciencebasicImportance 1.9Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Conduct standard tests to determine soil quality
- ProgrammingImportance 1.9Level 1.3Level 2 looks like: Write a program to sort objects in a database
- Management of Material ResourcesImportance 1.6Level 0.9
- Management of Financial ResourcesImportance 1.6Level 0.8
- Technology DesignImportance 1.6Level 0.6
- Quality Control AnalysisImportance 1.5Level 0.6
- Operations MonitoringImportance 1.5Level 0.5
- Operation and ControlImportance 1.1Level —
- Equipment MaintenanceImportance 1.0Level —
- Equipment SelectionImportance 1.0Level —
- InstallationImportance 1.0Level —
- RepairingImportance 1.0Level —
- TroubleshootingImportance 1.0Level —
Tasks
19 core · 6 supplementalWhat people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as financial accounting, principles of marketing, and operations management.Importance 4.7
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.Importance 4.6
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.Importance 4.6
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.Importance 4.5
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional organizations and conferences.Importance 4.5
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.Importance 4.4
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.Importance 4.4
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.Importance 4.4
- Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.Importance 4.4
- Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.Importance 4.2
- Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.Importance 4.1
- Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and career issues.Importance 4.0
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- Develop and maintain course Web sites.Importance 4.0
- Collaborate with members of the business community to improve programs, to develop new programs, and to provide student access to learning opportunities, such as internships.Importance 3.9
- Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks.Importance 3.8
- Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.Importance 3.8
- Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.Importance 3.6
- Participate in campus and community events.Importance 3.1
- Mentor new faculty.Importance 3.1
- Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.Importance 3.9
- Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.Importance 3.7
- Act as advisers to student organizations.Importance 3.4
- Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.Importance 3.3
- Provide professional consulting services to government or industry.Importance 3.0
- Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.Importance 2.6
Knowledge
Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.
- English LanguageImportance 4.6Level 5.4Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
- Education and TrainingImportance 4.5Level 6.0Level 7 looks like: Design a training program for new employees
- Administration and ManagementImportance 4.1Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
- Economics and AccountingImportance 4.0Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Develop financial investment programs for individual clients
- MathematicsImportance 3.9Level 5.5Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
- Computers and ElectronicsImportance 3.8Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
- Law and GovernmentImportance 3.8Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Prepare documents and title papers for the purchase of a new house
- Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 3.7Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
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- Communications and MediaImportance 3.4Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Host a music radio show
- Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 3.4Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants for an administrative position
- PsychologyImportance 3.2Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Understand the impact of alcohol on human responses
- AdministrativeImportance 3.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
- Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 2.9Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Write an article about cultural differences
- Production and ProcessingImportance 2.6Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Supervise an appliance assembly line
- Sales and MarketingImportance 2.6Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Introduce clients to a new line of products
- History and ArcheologyImportance 2.3Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Take a class in US history
- Philosophy and TheologyImportance 2.3Level 2.7
- Engineering and TechnologyImportance 2.1Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Install a door lock
- Public Safety and SecurityImportance 2.1Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Use a seatbelt
- TransportationImportance 2.1Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
- GeographyImportance 2.0Level 2.8
- DesignImportance 1.9Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Draw a straight line 4 3/16 inches long
- TelecommunicationsImportance 1.9Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Send an email
- Therapy and CounselingImportance 1.8Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Put ice on a sprained ankle
- BiologyImportance 1.5Level 0.9Level 1 looks like: Feed domestic animals
- ChemistryImportance 1.4Level 0.6Level 1 looks like: Use a common household bug spray
- Foreign LanguageImportance 1.4Level 0.7Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
- Medicine and DentistryImportance 1.4Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Use a band-aid
- Building and ConstructionImportance 1.3Level —
- MechanicalImportance 1.3Level —
- PhysicsImportance 1.3Level —
- Fine ArtsImportance 1.2Level —
- Food ProductionImportance 1.2Level —
Abilities
Enduring capacities the work calls for.
- Oral ExpressionImportance 4.6Level 5.3Level 6 looks like: Explain advanced principles of genetics to college freshmen
- Speech ClarityImportance 4.1Level 5.1Level 6 looks like: Give a lecture to a large audience
- Written ComprehensionImportance 4.1Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
- Written ExpressionImportance 4.1Level 5.1Level 6 looks like: Write an advanced economics textbook
- Oral ComprehensionImportance 4.0Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
- Deductive ReasoningImportance 3.9Level 4.3Level 5 looks like: Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
- Inductive ReasoningImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
- Speech RecognitionImportance 3.5Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
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- Near VisionImportance 3.4Level 3.9
- Problem SensitivityImportance 3.4Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
- Category FlexibilityImportance 3.3Level 3.3Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
- Information OrderingImportance 3.3Level 3.6Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
- Mathematical ReasoningImportance 3.1Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Decide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonuses
- Number FacilityImportance 3.1Level 3.3Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
- Fluency of IdeasImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
- OriginalityImportance 3.0Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
- Selective AttentionImportance 3.0Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
- MemorizationImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Recite the first names of the five people you just met
- Far VisionImportance 2.8Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
- Flexibility of ClosureImportance 2.6Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
- Speed of ClosureImportance 2.6Level 2.8Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
- Perceptual SpeedImportance 2.1Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
- Time SharingImportance 2.1Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Listen to music while entering numbers into a spreadsheet
- VisualizationImportance 2.1Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
- Auditory AttentionImportance 2.0Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
- Trunk StrengthImportance 1.9Level 1.6Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
- Finger DexterityImportance 1.8Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
- Hearing SensitivityImportance 1.8Level 0.8
- Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 1.8Level 0.9Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
- Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 1.6Level 0.8
- Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 1.0Level —
- Control PrecisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Depth PerceptionImportance 1.0Level —
- Dynamic FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
- Dynamic StrengthImportance 1.0Level —
- Explosive StrengthImportance 1.0Level —
- Extent FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
- Glare SensitivityImportance 1.0Level —
- Gross Body CoordinationImportance 1.0Level —
- Gross Body EquilibriumImportance 1.0Level —
- Manual DexterityImportance 1.0Level —
- Multilimb CoordinationImportance 1.0Level —
- Night VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Peripheral VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Rate ControlImportance 1.0Level —
- Reaction TimeImportance 1.0Level —
- Response OrientationImportance 1.0Level —
- Sound LocalizationImportance 1.0Level —
- Spatial OrientationImportance 1.0Level —
- Speed of Limb MovementImportance 1.0Level —
- StaminaImportance 1.0Level —
- Static StrengthImportance 1.0Level —
Work activities
Kinds of activity the work is made of.
- Training and Teaching OthersImportance 4.7Level 6.0Level 7 looks like: Develop and conduct training programs for a medical school
- Getting InformationImportance 4.4Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 4.1Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
- Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 4.1Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
- Working with ComputersImportance 4.1Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 4.0Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
- Thinking CreativelyImportance 4.0Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 3.9Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
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- Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 3.7Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
- Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 3.7Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 3.7Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
- Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 3.6Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
- Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 3.6Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
- Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 3.5Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 3.5Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
- Processing InformationImportance 3.5Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
- Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 3.5Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
- Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 3.4Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
- Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 3.4Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 3.2Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 3.1Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
- Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 2.9Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 2.9Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
- Developing and Building TeamsImportance 2.8Level 2.8
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 2.7Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 2.7Level 2.9
- Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 2.7Level 2.9
- Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 2.6Level 2.7
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 2.5Level 2.6
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 2.5Level 2.7
- Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 2.2Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Convince a coworker to assist with an assignment
- Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 2.0Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that has minimal staffing requirements
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 1.9Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Check that doors to building are locked
- Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 1.9Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Work as a server responsible for keeping track of utensils
- Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 1.9Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Walk between workstations in a small office
- Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 1.8Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Change settings on copy machines
- Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 1.7Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Operate a cash register
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 1.4Level 0.9Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and EquipmentImportance 1.2Level —
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 1.2Level —
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentImportance 1.1Level —
Work context
The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.
Technology
29 toolsSoftware used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.
In demand (1)
- Learning management system LMS
Hot (10)
- Google Docs
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- IBM SPSS Statistics
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- R
- SAS
Other tools (18)
- Almaris E-Learning Systems Financial Accounting Tutor
- Blackboard Learn
- Blackboard software
- Collaborative editing software
- Course management system software
- Desire2Learn LMS software
- DOC Cop
- Email software
- Google Gmail
- Google Scholar
- Image scanning software
- Instructure Canvas
- iParadigms Turnitin
- Sage 50 Accounting
- Sakai CLE
- Schoology
- StataCorp Stata
- Web browser software
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