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Secondary School Teachers

• Total Employment: 823,600
• Average Annual Salary: $51,141

• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree

• Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
• Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
• Administer standardized ability and achievement tests and interpret results to determine students' strengths and areas of need.
• Perform administrative duties such as assisting in school libraries, hall and cafeteria monitoring, and bus loading and unloading.
• Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help.
• Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration.
• Prepare students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
• Assign and grade class work and homework.
• Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.
• Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students.

• Experience
• A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
• Education
• Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
• Job Training
• Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
• Examples
• Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include accountants, sales managers, database administrators, teachers, chemists, environmental engineers, criminal investigators, and special agents.