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Occupation AtlasKindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

O*NET · 25-2012.00

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

Teach academic and social skills to kindergarten students.

Also called Art Teacher · Bilingual Education Teacher · Bilingual Kindergarten Teacher · Classroom Teacher · Early Childhood Teacher · Educator · Instructor · Kinder Teacher
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Kindergarten Classroom Teacher · Long Term Substitute Kindergarten Teacher · Montessori Teacher · PE Teacher · Physical Education Teacher (PE Teacher) · Physical Fitness Teacher · Private Kindergarten Teacher · Teacher · Title One Kindergarten Teacher · Transitional Kindergarten Teacher

Job Zone 4 — Considerable Preparation NeededHolland code SAC35 skills on file

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Job Zone

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  4. 4
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Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed

Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.

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

SACSocial · Artistic · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order

  • S Social7.00
  • A Artistic3.99
  • C Conventional3.80
  • I Investigative3.11
  • R Realistic2.68
  • E Enterprising2.48

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.

  • Bachelor's Degree76%
  • Post-Baccalaureate Certificate11%
  • Master's Degree14%
Related work experience
None (33%)
On-site or in-plant training
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (29%)
On-the-job training
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (34%)

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.

  • Social Perceptiveness4.14.0Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
  • Instructing4.13.3Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
  • Active Listeningbasic4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
  • Monitoringbasic4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
  • Learning Strategiesbasic4.03.9Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
  • Speakingbasic4.03.3Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
  • Reading Comprehensionbasic3.93.8Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
  • Coordination3.93.4Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
  • Time Management3.83.3Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
  • Service Orientation3.63.1Level 4 looks like: Make flight reservations for customers using an online booking site
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.53.1Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
  • Complex Problem Solving3.43.1Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
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Tasks

36 core · 1 supplemental

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

  1. Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.4.7
  2. Prepare children for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.4.7
  3. Teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills.4.6
  4. Instruct students individually and in groups, adapting teaching methods to meet students' varying needs and interests.4.6
  5. Demonstrate activities to children.4.6
  6. Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.4.5
  7. Read books to entire classes or to small groups.4.5
  8. Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play.4.5
  9. Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help.4.5
  10. Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems or special academic interests.4.5
  11. Identify children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems and discuss them with supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists.4.4
  12. Maintain accurate and complete student records and prepare reports on children and activities as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.4.4
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  1. Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.4.3
  2. Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.4.3
  3. Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to children.4.3
  4. Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine their priorities for their children and their resource needs.4.3
  5. Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, and storytelling.4.3
  6. Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools.4.2
  7. Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage.4.2
  8. Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress.4.2
  9. Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.4.2
  10. Assimilate arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove outerwear, and selecting activities of interest to them.4.1
  11. Prepare materials, classrooms, and other indoor and outdoor spaces to facilitate creative play, learning and motor-skill activities, and safety.4.1
  12. Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of kindergarten programs.4.1
  13. Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate children's progress.4.1
  14. Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.4.1
  15. Organize and label materials and display children's work in a manner appropriate for their sizes and perceptual skills.4.0
  16. Prepare for assigned classes and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisors.4.0
  17. Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guests, or other experiential activities and guide students in learning from those activities.3.8
  18. Supervise, evaluate, and plan assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers.3.7
  19. Administer standardized ability and achievement tests and interpret results to determine children's developmental levels and needs.3.7
  20. Involve parent volunteers and older students in children's activities to facilitate involvement in focused, complex play.3.7
  21. Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.3.6
  22. Attend staff meetings and serve on committees as required.3.6
  23. Perform administrative duties, such as assisting in school libraries, hall and cafeteria monitoring, and bus loading and unloading.3.5
  24. Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.3.5
  25. Provide students with disabilities with assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.4.3

Knowledge

Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.

  • Education and Training4.75.2Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
  • English Language4.64.8Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
  • Psychology4.04.1Level 4 looks like: Understand the impact of alcohol on human responses
  • Mathematics3.93.6Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
  • Customer and Personal Service3.54.0Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
  • Administrative3.34.2Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
  • Public Safety and Security3.32.7
  • Sociology and Anthropology3.33.4Level 4 looks like: Write an article about cultural differences
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  • Computers and Electronics3.23.7Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
  • Geography3.23.7Level 4 looks like: Find a specific country on a world map
  • Therapy and Counseling3.23.6Level 4 looks like: Provide job counseling to the unemployed
  • History and Archeology3.03.7Level 4 looks like: Teach local history to school children
  • Administration and Management2.93.3Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
  • Philosophy and Theology2.93.5Level 4 looks like: Understand another culture's religious practices
  • Communications and Media2.62.8
  • Fine Arts2.62.3Level 1 looks like: Attend a popular music concert
  • Personnel and Human Resources2.42.2Level 1 looks like: Fill out a medical claim form
  • Biology2.32.2Level 1 looks like: Feed domestic animals
  • Law and Government2.32.2Level 1 looks like: Describe the length of a U.S. presidential term
  • Foreign Language2.11.5Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
  • Medicine and Dentistry2.12.0Level 1 looks like: Use a band-aid
  • Engineering and Technology1.91.3Level 1 looks like: Install a door lock
  • Telecommunications1.90.9Level 1 looks like: Send an email
  • Design1.81.4Level 1 looks like: Draw a straight line 4 3/16 inches long
  • Transportation1.71.3Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
  • Economics and Accounting1.60.8Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
  • Production and Processing1.60.8Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
  • Chemistry1.51.0Level 1 looks like: Use a common household bug spray
  • Physics1.50.9Level 1 looks like: Use a crowbar to pry open a box
  • Sales and Marketing1.51.0Level 1 looks like: Sell cakes at a bake sale
  • Food Production1.4—
  • Mechanical1.3—
  • Building and Construction1.2—

Abilities

Enduring capacities the work calls for.

  • Oral Expression4.13.9Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
  • Written Comprehension4.03.9Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
  • Oral Comprehension3.93.9Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
  • Problem Sensitivity3.93.6Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
  • Speech Clarity3.93.8Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
  • Written Expression3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
  • Fluency of Ideas3.83.4Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
  • Speech Recognition3.63.8Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
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  • Deductive Reasoning3.43.6
  • Inductive Reasoning3.43.6Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
  • Originality3.43.4Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
  • Information Ordering3.33.1Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
  • Near Vision3.33.1Level 2 looks like: Read indicators on the dashboard of a car
  • Selective Attention3.33.0Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
  • Category Flexibility3.13.1Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
  • Time Sharing3.03.0Level 3 looks like: Watch street signs while driving at 30 miles an hour
  • Flexibility of Closure2.92.8Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
  • Number Facility2.92.4Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
  • Far Vision2.82.9Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
  • Memorization2.82.8
  • Speed of Closure2.82.4Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
  • Perceptual Speed2.62.6Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
  • Mathematical Reasoning2.52.5Level 1 looks like: Determine how much 20 oranges will cost when they are priced at 5 for 4 dollars
  • Trunk Strength2.42.5Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
  • Visual Color Discrimination2.42.0Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
  • Visualization2.42.5Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness2.32.1Level 2 looks like: Light a candle
  • Auditory Attention2.32.1Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
  • Extent Flexibility2.31.9Level 2 looks like: Reach to adjust the radio in a car
  • Finger Dexterity2.31.9Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
  • Gross Body Coordination2.31.8Level 2 looks like: Get in and out of a truck
  • Static Strength2.31.9Level 1 looks like: Push an empty shopping cart
  • Gross Body Equilibrium2.11.8Level 2 looks like: Stand on a ladder
  • Hearing Sensitivity2.12.0Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
  • Multilimb Coordination2.11.8Level 2 looks like: Row a boat
  • Dynamic Strength2.01.4Level 2 looks like: Use pruning shears to trim a bush
  • Stamina1.91.3Level 1 looks like: Walk 1/4 mile
  • Control Precision1.60.8
  • Manual Dexterity1.61.1Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
  • Depth Perception1.50.5
  • Explosive Strength1.50.8
  • Wrist-Finger Speed1.50.5
  • Sound Localization1.1—
  • Dynamic Flexibility1.0—
  • Glare Sensitivity1.0—
  • Night Vision1.0—
  • Peripheral Vision1.0—
  • Rate Control1.0—
  • Reaction Time1.0—
  • Response Orientation1.0—
  • Spatial Orientation1.0—
  • Speed of Limb Movement1.0—

Work activities

Kinds of activity the work is made of.

  • Thinking Creatively4.34.8Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work4.25.5Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships4.15.0Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
  • Developing Objectives and Strategies4.04.5Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems4.04.5Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
  • Training and Teaching Others4.04.3Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge4.04.8Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
  • Getting Information3.93.5Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
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  • Assisting and Caring for Others3.83.8Level 4 looks like: Help a medical patient find in-home assistance or healthcare
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates3.83.8Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
  • Coaching and Developing Others3.64.4Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others3.64.0Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards3.63.6Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
  • Scheduling Work and Activities3.64.3Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
  • Working with Computers3.63.2Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
  • Analyzing Data or Information3.54.0Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
  • Developing and Building Teams3.53.7Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings3.53.5Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others3.53.7Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
  • Documenting/Recording Information3.43.2Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events3.43.3Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
  • Communicating with People Outside the Organization3.33.3Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
  • Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates3.33.3Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the Public3.33.5Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
  • Processing Information3.23.5Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others3.02.8
  • Providing Consultation and Advice to Others2.93.1Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
  • Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People2.83.0Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
  • Performing Administrative Activities2.62.4Level 1 looks like: Complete routine paperwork
  • Performing General Physical Activities2.62.6
  • Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information2.52.1Level 1 looks like: Estimate the size of household furniture to be shipped
  • Handling and Moving Objects2.53.3Level 4 looks like: Arrange books in a library
  • Monitoring and Controlling Resources2.32.4Level 1 looks like: Work as a server responsible for keeping track of utensils
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials2.01.4Level 1 looks like: Check that doors to building are locked
  • Controlling Machines and Processes1.91.4Level 1 looks like: Operate a cash register
  • Selling or Influencing Others1.91.7Level 1 looks like: Convince a coworker to assist with an assignment
  • Staffing Organizational Units1.71.3Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that has minimal staffing requirements
  • Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment1.6—
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment1.3—
  • Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment1.1—
  • Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment1.1—

Work context

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

  • E-Mail4.9
  • Contact With Others4.6
  • Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.6
  • Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.6
  • Physical Proximity4.4
  • Deal With External Customers or the Public in General4.3
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.2
  • Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities4.1
  • Freedom to Make Decisions4.1
  • Frequency of Decision Making4.1

Technology

9 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 (5)

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
Other tools (4)
  • Bloomz
  • Children's educational software
  • Padlet
  • Seesaw

Related occupations

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

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

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