National

Employment data collected from Postsecondary Teachers.

Teach or instruct vocational or occupational subjects at the postsecondary level (but at less than the baccalaureate) to students who have graduated or left high school. Includes correspondence school instructors; industrial, commercial and government training instructors; and adult education teachers and instructors who prepare persons to operate industrial machinery and equipment and transportation and communications equipment. Teaching may take place in public or private schools whose primary business is education or in a school associated with an organization whose primary business is other than education.

Sample of reported job titles: Instructor, Professor, Business Instructor, Cosmetology Instructor, Medical Assistant Instructor, Practical Nursing Instructor, Teacher, Automotive Instructor, Automotive Technology Instructor, Flight Instructor

Tasks

• Supervise and monitor students' use of tools and equipment.
• Observe and evaluate students' work to determine progress, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement.
• Present lectures and conduct discussions to increase students' knowledge and competence using visual aids, such as graphs, charts, videotapes, and slides.
• Administer oral, written, or performance tests to measure progress and to evaluate training effectiveness.
• Prepare reports and maintain records such as student grades, attendance rolls, and training activity details.
• Supervise independent or group projects, field placements, laboratory work, or other training.
• Determine training needs of students or workers.
• Provide individualized instruction and tutorial or remedial instruction.
• Conduct on-the-job training classes or training sessions to teach and demonstrate principles, techniques, procedures, or methods of designated subjects.
• Develop curricula and plan course content and methods of instruction.