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A program that prepares individuals to teach adult students in various settings, including basic and remedial education programs, continuing education programs, and programs designed to develop or upgrade specific employment-related knowledge and skills. Find colleges offering adult and continuing education degree.

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Adult Literacy, Remedial Education, and GED Teachers and Instructors
Job Description
Teach or instruct out-of-school youths and adults in remedial education classes, preparatory classes for the General Educational Development test, literacy, or English as a Second Language. Teaching may or may not take place in a traditional educational institution. Read more about adult education teachers in our career profile section.
Salary and Wages
Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division
- Total Employment: 400
- Average Annual Salary: $55,960
- Average Hourly Rate: $26.90
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division
- Total Employment: 1,750
- Average Annual Salary: $64,660
- Average Hourly Rate: $31.08
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division
- Total Employment: 440
- Average Annual Salary: $48,940
- Average Hourly Rate: $23.53
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division
- Total Employment: 2,710
- Average Annual Salary: $66,110
- Average Hourly Rate: $31.78
Projections
- Total Employment (2008): 96,000
- Total Employment Projected (2018): 110,400
- Percent Job Growth: 14.50%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
Job Description
Teach or instruct courses other than those that normally lead to an occupational objective or degree. Courses may include self-improvement, nonvocational, and nonacademic subjects. Teaching may or may not take place in a traditional educational institution. Read more about self-enrichment education teachers in our career profile section.
Salary and Wages
Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division
- Total Employment: 2,070
- Average Annual Salary: $47,260
- Average Hourly Rate: $22.72
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division
- Total Employment: 3,750
- Average Annual Salary: $35,600
- Average Hourly Rate: $17.12
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division
- Total Employment: 2,040
- Average Annual Salary: $52,830
- Average Hourly Rate: $25.40
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division
- Total Employment: 13,990
- Average Annual Salary: $55,840
- Average Hourly Rate: $26.85
Projections
- Total Employment (2008): 253,600
- Total Employment Projected (2018): 334,900
- Percent Job Growth: 81.30%