Occupation AtlasMathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
O*NET · 25-1022.00
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses pertaining to mathematical concepts, statistics, and actuarial science and to the application of original and standardized mathematical techniques in solving specific problems and situations. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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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
SICSocial · Investigative · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- S Social6.19
- I Investigative5.86
- C Conventional4.38
- A Artistic3.20
- R Realistic2.81
- E Enterprising1.94
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
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (32%)
- On-site or in-plant training
- None (45%)
- On-the-job training
- None or short demonstration (49%)
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.
- MathematicsbasicImportance 4.3Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Calculate the square footage of a new home under construction
- SpeakingbasicImportance 4.1Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
- Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
- InstructingImportance 4.0Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
- Active ListeningbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
- WritingbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
- Learning StrategiesbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
- Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
- MonitoringbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
- Active LearningbasicImportance 3.8Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
- Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.6Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
- Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.3Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
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- Time ManagementImportance 3.1Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
- Systems EvaluationImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Identify the reasons why a client might be unhappy with a product
- Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.0Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
- CoordinationImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Schedule appointments for a medical clinic
- Service OrientationImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Ask customers if they would like a cup of coffee
- Systems AnalysisImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Determine how loss of a team member will affect the completion of a job
- PersuasionImportance 2.6Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Solicit donations for a charity
- NegotiationImportance 2.5Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
- SciencebasicImportance 2.4Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Conduct standard tests to determine soil quality
- Operations AnalysisImportance 2.1Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
- Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 2.0Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Encourage a coworker who is having difficulty finishing a project
- ProgrammingImportance 1.8Level 0.9
- Management of Material ResourcesImportance 1.6Level 0.8
- Management of Financial ResourcesImportance 1.6Level 0.6
- Technology DesignImportance 1.6Level 0.6
- Quality Control AnalysisImportance 1.5Level 0.5
- Operations MonitoringImportance 1.3Level —
- Equipment MaintenanceImportance 1.0Level —
- Equipment SelectionImportance 1.0Level —
- InstallationImportance 1.0Level —
- Operation and ControlImportance 1.0Level —
- RepairingImportance 1.0Level —
- TroubleshootingImportance 1.0Level —
Tasks
13 core · 10 supplementalWhat people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.Importance 4.6
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.Importance 4.5
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as linear algebra, differential equations, and discrete mathematics.Importance 4.5
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.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 4.3
- Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.Importance 4.2
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.Importance 4.2
- Keep abreast of developments and technological advances in the mathematical field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.Importance 3.8
- Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks.Importance 3.6
- Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.Importance 3.6
- Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.Importance 3.5
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- Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.Importance 3.3
- Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in books, professional journals, or electronic media.Importance 3.9
- Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.Importance 3.5
- Develop department and course schedules.Importance 3.5
- Conduct faculty performance evaluations.Importance 3.4
- Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.Importance 3.3
- Act as advisers to student organizations.Importance 3.2
- Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.Importance 3.0
- Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.Importance 2.9
- Participate in campus and community events.Importance 2.7
- Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.Importance 2.5
Knowledge
Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.
- MathematicsImportance 4.9Level 6.5Level 7 looks like: Derive a complex mathematical equation
- Education and TrainingImportance 4.2Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
- English LanguageImportance 3.8Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
- Computers and ElectronicsImportance 3.4Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
- Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 2.7Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
- Administration and ManagementImportance 2.4Level 2.6
- PhysicsImportance 2.4Level 2.7
- AdministrativeImportance 2.3Level 2.6
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- Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 2.3Level 2.9
- PsychologyImportance 2.3Level 2.6
- Communications and MediaImportance 2.0Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Write a thank you note
- Public Safety and SecurityImportance 1.9Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Use a seatbelt
- DesignImportance 1.7Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Draw a straight line 4 3/16 inches long
- Engineering and TechnologyImportance 1.7Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Install a door lock
- Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 1.7Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Identify two cultures in a story as being different
- BiologyImportance 1.6Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Feed domestic animals
- ChemistryImportance 1.6Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Use a common household bug spray
- Philosophy and TheologyImportance 1.6Level 1.7Level 1 looks like: Watch a TV show on family values
- TelecommunicationsImportance 1.6Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Send an email
- Therapy and CounselingImportance 1.6Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Put ice on a sprained ankle
- Foreign LanguageImportance 1.5Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
- Law and GovernmentImportance 1.5Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Describe the length of a U.S. presidential term
- Economics and AccountingImportance 1.4Level —
- History and ArcheologyImportance 1.4Level 0.9Level 1 looks like: Take a class in US history
- Medicine and DentistryImportance 1.4Level 0.9Level 1 looks like: Use a band-aid
- Sales and MarketingImportance 1.4Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Sell cakes at a bake sale
- TransportationImportance 1.4Level 0.9Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
- MechanicalImportance 1.3Level —
- Building and ConstructionImportance 1.2Level —
- Fine ArtsImportance 1.2Level —
- GeographyImportance 1.2Level —
- Production and ProcessingImportance 1.2Level —
- Food ProductionImportance 1.1Level —
Abilities
Enduring capacities the work calls for.
- Mathematical ReasoningImportance 4.3Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Decide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonuses
- Number FacilityImportance 4.1Level 4.6Level 5 looks like: Compute the interest payment that should be generated from an investment
- Oral ExpressionImportance 4.1Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
- Deductive ReasoningImportance 4.0Level 4.1Level 5 looks like: Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
- Oral ComprehensionImportance 4.0Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
- Written ComprehensionImportance 4.0Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
- Inductive ReasoningImportance 3.9Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
- Speech ClarityImportance 3.9Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
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- Written ExpressionImportance 3.9Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
- Near VisionImportance 3.8Level 3.9
- Speech RecognitionImportance 3.5Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
- Information OrderingImportance 3.4Level 3.5Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
- Fluency of IdeasImportance 3.1Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
- OriginalityImportance 3.1Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
- Problem SensitivityImportance 3.1Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
- Category FlexibilityImportance 3.0Level 3.3Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
- MemorizationImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Recite the first names of the five people you just met
- Selective AttentionImportance 2.9Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
- Flexibility of ClosureImportance 2.6Level 2.5Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
- Time SharingImportance 2.6Level 2.6Level 3 looks like: Watch street signs while driving at 30 miles an hour
- Far VisionImportance 2.4Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
- Speed of ClosureImportance 2.3Level 2.3Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
- Perceptual SpeedImportance 2.1Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
- 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 1.9Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
- Trunk StrengthImportance 1.9Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
- Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 1.8Level 0.9Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
- Finger DexterityImportance 1.6Level 0.6
- Hearing SensitivityImportance 1.5Level 0.5
- Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 1.5Level 0.6
- Depth PerceptionImportance 1.4Level 0.4
- Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 1.0Level —
- Control PrecisionImportance 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 4.5Level 5.4Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
- Getting InformationImportance 4.2Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 4.0Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
- Working with ComputersImportance 4.0Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 3.8Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
- Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 3.8Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
- Thinking CreativelyImportance 3.8Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
- Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 3.7Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
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- Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 3.6Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
- Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 3.6Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 3.5Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
- Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 3.4Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 3.4Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
- Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 3.3Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 3.3Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 3.3Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
- Processing InformationImportance 3.3Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
- Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 3.2Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
- Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 3.1Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 3.0Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
- Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
- Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 2.9Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Help a medical patient find in-home assistance or healthcare
- Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 2.9Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
- Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 2.8Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
- Developing and Building TeamsImportance 2.6Level 2.7
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 2.6Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Estimate the size of household furniture to be shipped
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 2.6Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 2.5Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Check to see if baking bread is done
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 2.4Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Review forms for completeness
- Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 2.2Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Convince a coworker to assist with an assignment
- Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 2.2Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that has minimal staffing requirements
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 2.1Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Check that doors to building are locked
- Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 1.9Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Operate a cash register
- Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 1.8Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Work as a server responsible for keeping track of utensils
- Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 1.7Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Change settings on copy machines
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 1.5Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
- Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 1.5Level 0.9Level 1 looks like: Walk between workstations in a small office
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 1.4Level 0.7Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and 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
26 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 (11)
- Google Docs
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA
- Microsoft Word
- SAS
- Structured query language SQL
Other tools (14)
- Blackboard Learn
- Blackboard software
- Collaborative editing software
- Course management system software
- Desire2Learn LMS software
- Desmos
- DOC Cop
- Email software
- Geogebra
- Image scanning software
- iParadigms Turnitin
- Moodle
- Sakai CLE
- Web browser software
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