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Occupation AtlasSelf-Enrichment Teachers

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Self-Enrichment Teachers

Teach or instruct individuals or groups for the primary purpose of self-enrichment or recreation, rather than for an occupational objective, educational attainment, competition, or fitness.

Also called Acting Teacher · Adventure Education Teacher · Americanization Teacher · Art Educator · Art Instructor · Art Teacher · Arts and Crafts Teacher · Athletic Instructor
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Job Zone 3 — Medium Preparation NeededHolland code SAE35 skills on file

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Job Zone

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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed

Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.

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

SAESocial · Artistic · Enterprising — the three strongest interests, in order

  • S Social7.00
  • A Artistic4.18
  • E Enterprising3.20
  • C Conventional3.08
  • I Investigative2.97
  • R Realistic2.51

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.

  • High School Diploma or the equivalent14%
  • Post-Secondary Certificate19%
  • Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree14%
  • Bachelor's Degree18%
  • Master's Degree35%
Related work experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (49%)
On-site or in-plant training
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (27%)
On-the-job training
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months (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.

  • Speakingbasic3.63.6Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
  • Learning Strategiesbasic3.43.5Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
  • Active Listeningbasic3.43.3Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
  • Instructing3.43.3Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
  • Reading Comprehensionbasic3.13.8Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
  • Social Perceptiveness3.13.3Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
  • Active Learningbasic3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
  • Critical Thinkingbasic3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
  • Monitoringbasic3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
  • Writingbasic3.03.1Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
  • Coordination3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Schedule appointments for a medical clinic
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Decide how scheduling a break will affect work flow
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Tasks

20 core · 10 supplemental

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

  1. Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.4.5
  2. Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.4.4
  3. Prepare students for further development by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.4.4
  4. Observe students to determine qualifications, limitations, abilities, interests, and other individual characteristics.4.3
  5. Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by administrative policy.4.3
  6. Monitor students' performance to make suggestions for improvement and to ensure that they satisfy course standards, training requirements, and objectives.4.2
  7. Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.4.1
  8. Prepare and administer written, oral, and performance tests, and issue grades in accordance with performance.4.1
  9. Prepare instructional program objectives, outlines, and lesson plans.3.9
  10. Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.3.8
  11. Confer with other teachers and professionals to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning and development.3.8
  12. Enforce policies and rules governing students.3.7
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  1. Review instructional content, methods, and student evaluations to assess strengths and weaknesses, and to develop recommendations for course revision, development, or elimination.3.7
  2. Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.3.6
  3. Meet with other instructors to discuss individual students and their progress.3.6
  4. Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers, contests, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.3.5
  5. Attend professional meetings, conferences, and workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.3.5
  6. Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.3.5
  7. Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.3.4
  8. Select, order, and issue books, materials, and supplies for courses or projects.3.3
  9. Assign and grade class work and homework.4.1
  10. Conduct classes, workshops, and demonstrations, and provide individual instruction to teach topics and skills, such as cooking, dancing, writing, physical fitness, photography, personal finance, and flying.3.9
  11. Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injury and damage.3.9
  12. Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine their priorities for their children.3.7
  13. Schedule class times to ensure maximum attendance.3.6
  14. Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help.3.6
  15. Observe and evaluate the performance of other instructors.3.5
  16. Organize and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development.3.3
  17. Participate in publicity planning and student recruitment.3.2
  18. Write instructional articles on designated subjects.2.4

Knowledge

Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.

  • Education and Training4.35.7
  • Customer and Personal Service3.54.1Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
  • English Language3.34.3Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
  • Computers and Electronics2.52.6
  • Psychology2.53.1Level 4 looks like: Understand the impact of alcohol on human responses
  • Sociology and Anthropology2.52.7
  • Communications and Media2.42.5Level 1 looks like: Write a thank you note
  • Foreign Language2.42.2Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
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  • Mathematics2.42.3Level 1 looks like: Add two numbers
  • Sales and Marketing2.42.2Level 1 looks like: Sell cakes at a bake sale
  • Fine Arts2.22.1Level 1 looks like: Attend a popular music concert
  • Geography2.22.3Level 1 looks like: Know the capital of the United States
  • Administration and Management2.11.8Level 1 looks like: Approve a reimbursement request
  • Administrative2.02.2Level 1 looks like: Direct phone calls to the appropriate staff member
  • Public Safety and Security2.01.6Level 1 looks like: Use a seatbelt
  • Law and Government1.92.1Level 1 looks like: Describe the length of a U.S. presidential term
  • Physics1.91.3Level 1 looks like: Use a crowbar to pry open a box
  • Personnel and Human Resources1.71.5Level 1 looks like: Fill out a medical claim form
  • Philosophy and Theology1.71.4Level 1 looks like: Watch a TV show on family values
  • Therapy and Counseling1.71.4Level 1 looks like: Put ice on a sprained ankle
  • Engineering and Technology1.6—
  • History and Archeology1.61.1Level 1 looks like: Take a class in US history
  • Mechanical1.61.4Level 1 looks like: Replace the filters in a furnace
  • Production and Processing1.61.3Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
  • Biology1.50.6Level 1 looks like: Feed domestic animals
  • Medicine and Dentistry1.40.8Level 1 looks like: Use a band-aid
  • Transportation1.40.7Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
  • Telecommunications1.3—
  • Chemistry1.2—
  • Economics and Accounting1.2—
  • Design1.1—
  • Building and Construction1.0—
  • Food Production1.0—

Abilities

Enduring capacities the work calls for.

  • Oral Expression4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
  • Oral Comprehension3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
  • Speech Clarity3.63.8Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
  • Speech Recognition3.33.1Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
  • Deductive Reasoning3.13.1Level 2 looks like: Know that a stalled car can coast downhill
  • Information Ordering3.13.1Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
  • Near Vision3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Read indicators on the dashboard of a car
  • Written Comprehension3.13.8Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
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  • Written Expression3.13.5Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
  • Category Flexibility3.03.0Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
  • Fluency of Ideas3.03.1Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
  • Inductive Reasoning3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Decide what to wear based on the weather report
  • Originality3.03.3Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
  • Problem Sensitivity3.03.1Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
  • Flexibility of Closure2.62.3Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
  • Selective Attention2.62.4Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
  • Far Vision2.52.6Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
  • Memorization2.52.4Level 1 looks like: Remember the number on your bus to be sure you get back on the right one
  • Visualization2.52.3Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
  • Time Sharing2.42.0Level 2 looks like: Listen to music while entering numbers into a spreadsheet
  • Perceptual Speed2.12.0Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
  • Trunk Strength2.12.0Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness2.01.8Level 2 looks like: Light a candle
  • Auditory Attention2.02.0Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
  • Finger Dexterity2.01.9Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
  • Mathematical Reasoning2.01.9Level 1 looks like: Determine how much 20 oranges will cost when they are priced at 5 for 4 dollars
  • Number Facility2.01.8Level 1 looks like: Add 2 and 7
  • Speed of Closure2.02.0Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
  • Visual Color Discrimination2.01.8Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
  • Extent Flexibility1.91.5Level 2 looks like: Reach to adjust the radio in a car
  • Manual Dexterity1.91.4Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
  • Stamina1.91.0Level 1 looks like: Walk 1/4 mile
  • Control Precision1.81.3Level 2 looks like: Adjust a room light with a dimmer switch
  • Depth Perception1.80.8
  • Dynamic Strength1.80.8
  • Multilimb Coordination1.81.3Level 2 looks like: Row a boat
  • Static Strength1.81.3Level 1 looks like: Push an empty shopping cart
  • Gross Body Coordination1.60.6
  • Gross Body Equilibrium1.61.0Level 2 looks like: Stand on a ladder
  • Hearing Sensitivity1.61.1Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
  • Wrist-Finger Speed1.60.6
  • Response Orientation1.50.5
  • Explosive Strength1.3—
  • Rate Control1.3—
  • Reaction Time1.3—
  • Spatial Orientation1.1—
  • Dynamic Flexibility1.0—
  • Glare Sensitivity1.0—
  • Night Vision1.0—
  • Peripheral Vision1.0—
  • Sound Localization1.0—
  • Speed of Limb Movement1.0—

Work activities

Kinds of activity the work is made of.

  • Training and Teaching Others4.94.9Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
  • Coaching and Developing Others4.75.0Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others4.33.8Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships4.15.0Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
  • Thinking Creatively4.14.5Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
  • Getting Information4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems4.03.8Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events3.94.2Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
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  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates3.73.6Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings3.53.9Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge3.53.6Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
  • Documenting/Recording Information3.42.9
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work3.34.2Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
  • Communicating with People Outside the Organization3.13.2Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others3.13.3Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
  • Developing Objectives and Strategies3.12.6
  • Providing Consultation and Advice to Others3.13.3Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
  • Scheduling Work and Activities3.13.5Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
  • Analyzing Data or Information3.02.7
  • Assisting and Caring for Others3.03.6Level 4 looks like: Help a medical patient find in-home assistance or healthcare
  • Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People3.02.9
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the Public3.03.3Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
  • Processing Information3.02.5Level 1 looks like: Calculate the costs for shipping packages
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others3.03.5Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
  • Selling or Influencing Others3.02.9
  • Performing General Physical Activities2.82.9
  • Working with Computers2.82.3Level 1 looks like: Enter employee information into a database
  • Developing and Building Teams2.72.4Level 1 looks like: Encourage two coworkers to stick with a tough assignment
  • Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates2.72.6
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards2.62.2Level 1 looks like: Review forms for completeness
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials2.62.7
  • Performing Administrative Activities2.52.2Level 1 looks like: Complete routine paperwork
  • Handling and Moving Objects2.42.9
  • Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information1.91.6Level 1 looks like: Estimate the size of household furniture to be shipped
  • Monitoring and Controlling Resources1.91.3Level 1 looks like: Work as a server responsible for keeping track of utensils
  • Staffing Organizational Units1.91.6Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that has minimal staffing requirements
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment1.81.3Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
  • Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment1.7—
  • Controlling Machines and Processes1.61.3Level 1 looks like: Operate a cash register
  • Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment1.4—
  • Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment1.3—

Work context

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

  • Contact With Others4.8
  • Freedom to Make Decisions4.8
  • Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.7
  • Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.4
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.4
  • Physical Proximity4.0
  • E-Mail3.9
  • Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities3.8
  • Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team3.8
  • Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results3.7

Technology

21 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.

Hot (8)

  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Hypertext markup language HTML
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
Other tools (13)
  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  • Blackboard software
  • Corel Paint Shop Pro
  • Educational software
  • Email software
  • Google Classroom
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer
  • Microsoft Windows Movie Maker
  • Nearpod
  • Schoology
  • Video editing software
  • Web browser software
  • YouTube

Related occupations

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

  1. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
  2. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
  3. Tutors
  4. Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
  5. Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
  6. Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten
  7. Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
  8. Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
  9. Special Education Teachers, Elementary School
  10. Teaching Assistants, Special Education

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