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Occupation AtlasGeography Teachers, Postsecondary

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Geography Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in geography. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Also called Assistant Professor · Associate Professor · Cartography Professor · Cartography Teacher · College Faculty Member · College Professor · Cultural Geography Faculty Member · Geographic Information Systems Faculty Member (GIS Faculty Member)
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Geographic Information Systems Professor (GIS Professor) · Geography Faculty Member · Geography Instructor · Geography Professor · Geomatics Professor · Geospatial Instructor · GIS Faculty Member · GIS Professor · Human Geography Faculty Member · Human Geography Instructor · Human Geography Professor · Instructor · Lecturer · Physical Geography Professor · Professor · University Faculty Member

Job Zone 5 — Extensive Preparation NeededHolland code SIA35 skills on file

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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

SIASocial · Investigative · Artistic — the three strongest interests, in order

  • S Social6.76
  • I Investigative5.65
  • A Artistic3.69
  • C Conventional3.67
  • R Realistic3.24
  • E Enterprising2.61

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.

  • Master's Degree10%
  • Post-Master's Certificate10%
  • Doctoral Degree80%
Related work experience
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years (34%)
On-site or in-plant training
None (59%)
On-the-job training
None or short demonstration (51%)

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.

  • Speakingbasic4.14.9Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
  • Writingbasic4.14.9Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
  • Instructing4.14.8Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
  • Reading Comprehensionbasic4.04.8Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
  • Active Listeningbasic4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
  • Active Learningbasic3.94.1Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
  • Critical Thinkingbasic3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
  • Learning Strategiesbasic3.93.9Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
  • Complex Problem Solving3.93.8Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.33.8Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
  • Time Management3.33.3Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
  • Monitoringbasic3.13.9Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
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  • Sciencebasic3.13.5Level 4 looks like: Conduct product tests to ensure safety standards are met
  • Social Perceptiveness3.13.3Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
  • Coordination3.03.4Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
  • Persuasion3.03.1Level 4 looks like: Convince a supervisor to purchase new office equipment
  • Systems Analysis3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Determine how loss of a team member will affect the completion of a job
  • Management of Personnel Resources2.93.0Level 2 looks like: Encourage a coworker who is having difficulty finishing a project
  • Negotiation2.93.0Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
  • Service Orientation2.93.0Level 2 looks like: Ask customers if they would like a cup of coffee
  • Systems Evaluation2.93.0Level 2 looks like: Determine why estimates for the time to complete a task are overly optimistic
  • Mathematicsbasic2.83.0Level 2 looks like: Count the amount of change to be given to a customer
  • Operations Analysis2.52.5Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
  • Management of Financial Resources2.01.4Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
  • Programming2.01.4Level 2 looks like: Write a program to sort objects in a database
  • Management of Material Resources2.01.3Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
  • Technology Design1.91.1Level 2 looks like: Adjust exercise equipment for use by a customer
  • Operations Monitoring1.40.5
  • Quality Control Analysis1.3—
  • Equipment Maintenance1.0—
  • Equipment Selection1.0—
  • Installation1.0—
  • Operation and Control1.0—
  • Repairing1.0—
  • Troubleshooting1.0—

Tasks

19 core · 6 supplemental

What people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).

  1. Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.4.6
  2. Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as urbanization, environmental systems, and cultural geography.4.5
  3. Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.4.4
  4. Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.4.3
  5. Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.4.3
  6. Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.4.3
  7. Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.4.2
  8. Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.4.2
  9. Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.4.1
  10. Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.4.0
  11. Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.3.9
  12. Supervise students' laboratory and field work.3.7
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  1. Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.3.5
  2. Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.3.5
  3. Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.3.4
  4. Perform spatial analysis and modeling using geographic information system techniques.3.3
  5. Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.3.2
  6. Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.3.1
  7. Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks.3.0
  8. Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.3.7
  9. Maintain geographic information systems laboratories, performing duties such as updating software.3.3
  10. Participate in campus and community events.2.9
  11. Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.2.9
  12. Provide professional consulting services to government or industry.2.5
  13. Act as advisers to student organizations.2.4

Knowledge

Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.

  • English Language4.95.9
  • Geography4.86.6Level 7 looks like: Develop a map of the world showing mountains, deserts, and rivers
  • Education and Training4.35.8
  • History and Archeology3.44.3Level 4 looks like: Teach local history to school children
  • Mathematics3.34.2Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
  • Computers and Electronics3.13.9Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
  • Sociology and Anthropology3.03.9Level 4 looks like: Write an article about cultural differences
  • Communications and Media2.73.3Level 4 looks like: Host a music radio show
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  • Law and Government2.52.5Level 1 looks like: Describe the length of a U.S. presidential term
  • Physics2.52.3Level 1 looks like: Use a crowbar to pry open a box
  • Philosophy and Theology2.43.6Level 4 looks like: Understand another culture's religious practices
  • Administrative2.32.1Level 1 looks like: Direct phone calls to the appropriate staff member
  • Biology2.22.3Level 1 looks like: Feed domestic animals
  • Administration and Management2.12.1Level 1 looks like: Approve a reimbursement request
  • Customer and Personal Service2.12.6
  • Psychology2.12.0Level 1 looks like: Monitor several children on a playground
  • Chemistry2.01.8Level 1 looks like: Use a common household bug spray
  • Foreign Language2.02.1Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
  • Design1.91.9Level 1 looks like: Draw a straight line 4 3/16 inches long
  • Personnel and Human Resources1.91.9Level 1 looks like: Fill out a medical claim form
  • Public Safety and Security1.71.3Level 1 looks like: Use a seatbelt
  • Economics and Accounting1.60.8Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
  • Therapy and Counseling1.61.2Level 1 looks like: Put ice on a sprained ankle
  • Transportation1.61.1Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
  • Engineering and Technology1.50.9Level 1 looks like: Install a door lock
  • Fine Arts1.51.1Level 1 looks like: Attend a popular music concert
  • Telecommunications1.5—
  • Sales and Marketing1.41.2Level 1 looks like: Sell cakes at a bake sale
  • Building and Construction1.3—
  • Mechanical1.30.5Level 1 looks like: Replace the filters in a furnace
  • Medicine and Dentistry1.2—
  • Food Production1.1—
  • Production and Processing1.1—

Abilities

Enduring capacities the work calls for.

  • Oral Expression4.34.9Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
  • Written Expression4.14.9Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
  • Oral Comprehension4.04.9Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
  • Written Comprehension4.05.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
  • Speech Clarity3.94.6Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
  • Deductive Reasoning3.83.9
  • Inductive Reasoning3.83.9Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
  • Problem Sensitivity3.53.3Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
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  • Speech Recognition3.53.8Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
  • Near Vision3.43.4Level 2 looks like: Read indicators on the dashboard of a car
  • Fluency of Ideas3.13.6Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
  • Information Ordering3.13.6Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
  • Category Flexibility3.03.6Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
  • Originality3.03.6Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
  • Selective Attention2.92.8Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
  • Flexibility of Closure2.82.5Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
  • Far Vision2.62.8Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
  • Mathematical Reasoning2.62.9
  • Time Sharing2.62.1Level 2 looks like: Listen to music while entering numbers into a spreadsheet
  • Memorization2.52.5Level 1 looks like: Remember the number on your bus to be sure you get back on the right one
  • Visualization2.32.4Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
  • Number Facility2.12.8Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
  • Perceptual Speed2.12.1Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
  • Speed of Closure2.12.3Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
  • Visual Color Discrimination2.11.5Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
  • Trunk Strength2.01.8Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
  • Auditory Attention1.91.4Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
  • Hearing Sensitivity1.91.4Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
  • Finger Dexterity1.50.8
  • Depth Perception1.3—
  • Spatial Orientation1.3—
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness1.0—
  • Control Precision1.0—
  • Dynamic Flexibility1.0—
  • Dynamic Strength1.0—
  • Explosive Strength1.0—
  • Extent Flexibility1.0—
  • Glare Sensitivity1.0—
  • Gross Body Coordination1.0—
  • Gross Body Equilibrium1.0—
  • Manual Dexterity1.0—
  • Multilimb Coordination1.0—
  • Night Vision1.0—
  • Peripheral Vision1.0—
  • Rate Control1.0—
  • Reaction Time1.0—
  • Response Orientation1.0—
  • Sound Localization1.0—
  • Speed of Limb Movement1.0—
  • Stamina1.0—
  • Static Strength1.0—
  • Wrist-Finger Speed1.0—

Work activities

Kinds of activity the work is made of.

  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others4.75.6
  • Working with Computers4.74.4Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
  • Analyzing Data or Information4.55.8
  • Getting Information4.55.2Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
  • Processing Information4.55.6
  • Training and Teaching Others4.55.4Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge4.56.1Level 7 looks like: Learn information related to a complex and rapidly changing technology
  • Thinking Creatively4.35.5Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
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  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates4.25.2Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
  • Documenting/Recording Information3.94.4Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships3.95.1Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
  • Communicating with People Outside the Organization3.85.0Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events3.84.4Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems3.84.6Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
  • Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People3.74.4Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work3.64.5Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
  • Coaching and Developing Others3.54.6Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
  • Developing Objectives and Strategies3.54.3Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
  • Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information3.43.6Level 4 looks like: Estimate the time required to evacuate a city in the event of a major disaster
  • Scheduling Work and Activities3.34.3Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
  • Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates3.23.6Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
  • Developing and Building Teams3.12.8
  • Providing Consultation and Advice to Others3.13.8Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings3.03.6Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the Public3.04.2Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
  • Assisting and Caring for Others2.93.4Level 4 looks like: Help a medical patient find in-home assistance or healthcare
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others2.83.5Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
  • Performing Administrative Activities2.82.9
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others2.73.5Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards2.63.0Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
  • Monitoring and Controlling Resources2.32.6
  • Selling or Influencing Others2.32.4Level 1 looks like: Convince a coworker to assist with an assignment
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials2.22.1Level 1 looks like: Check that doors to building are locked
  • Controlling Machines and Processes2.12.1Level 1 looks like: Operate a cash register
  • Staffing Organizational Units2.02.4Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that has minimal staffing requirements
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment1.81.4Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
  • Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment1.71.5Level 1 looks like: Specify the lighting for a work area
  • Performing General Physical Activities1.71.6Level 1 looks like: Walk between workstations in a small office
  • Handling and Moving Objects1.51.4Level 1 looks like: Change settings on copy machines
  • Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment1.40.9Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
  • Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment1.3—

Work context

The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.

  • E-Mail5.0
  • Freedom to Make Decisions4.9
  • Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.8
  • Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.7
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.6
  • Contact With Others4.4
  • Public Speaking4.4
  • Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.0
  • Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities3.9
  • Level of Competition3.9

Technology

40 tools

Software 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)

  • Geographic information system GIS systems

Hot (11)

  • Adobe Creative Cloud software
  • ESRI ArcGIS software
  • Google Docs
  • IBM SPSS Statistics
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • The MathWorks MATLAB
Other tools (28)
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • Blackboard Learn
  • Caliper Maptitude
  • Clark Labs CartaLinx
  • Clark Labs IDRISI
  • Collaborative editing software
  • Course management system software
  • Desire2Learn LMS software
  • DOC Cop
  • Email software
  • ESRI ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst
  • ESRI ArcView
  • ESRI ArcView 3D Analyst
  • Geographic information system GIS software
  • Geographic resources analysis support system GRASS
  • HEC-RAS
  • Image scanning software
  • Insightful S-PLUS
  • Interface definition language IDL
  • iParadigms Turnitin
  • ITT Exelis Visual Information Solutions ENVI
  • Learning management system LMS
  • Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer
  • Microsoft Publisher
  • Sakai CLE
  • Tibco S-PLUS
  • Web browser software

Related occupations

O*NET's own list of the occupations most related to this one, closest first.

  1. Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
  2. Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary
  3. Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
  4. History Teachers, Postsecondary
  5. Geographers
  6. Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary
  7. Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
  8. Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary
  9. Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
  10. Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary

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