National

Employment data collected from Postsecondary Teachers.

Teach courses in economics.

Sample of reported job titles: Economics Professor, Professor, Instructor, Economics Instructor, Finance Professor, Faculty Member, Teacher, Entrepreneurial Finance Professor

Tasks

• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as econometrics, price theory, and macroeconomics.
• Prepare course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
• Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
• Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
• Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
• Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
• Select and obtain materials and supplies such as textbooks.
• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.