Postsecondary Teacher

Welcome to The 2011 Hot Jobs Guide

Why It’s Hot:

• Job opportunities for postsecondary are expected to grow by 15% over the next 10 years, which exceeds the average for all occupations. This growth will be driven by increased student enrollment in postsecondary programs. As additional education becomes essential to succeed in the modern economy, postsecondary teachers positioned to capitalize on the increased demand.

• What You’ll Do:

College professors work in an environment that is exciting and intellectually stimulating. Students archetypically have a different attitude toward learning, the requirements, and the rigors of the course. They expect and embrace the professor’s efforts to affect student engagement, accept, and realize the assignments are designed to ensure comprehension. Students have paid a financial price for a seat in class, which means students have a vested interest in their education. They are not in attendance because of mandatory attendance laws, but because they choose to be a particular class. College students are more focused, disciplined, and serious learners; they proverbially have “their eyes on the prize” which could be career advancement, a college degree that will be instrumental in the establishment of a career, or personal enrichment. College professors have the task and objective of preparing their students for the future because those students theoretically are “the future”. One day, the reins of control will be entrusted to them, and placed in their hopefully capable, educated, and prepared hands after successful matriculation