Career roadmap
How to become Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
What you would actually do
The tasks that make up the work of Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, weighted by how central each one is to the job.
- Evaluate student work.
- Develop instructional materials.
- Teach social science courses at the college level.
- Stay informed about current developments in field of specialization.
- Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge.
- Guide class discussions.
- Evaluate effectiveness of educational programs.
- Develop instructional objectives.
The skills that actually carry the job
Scored on how much the work depends on each one — not a wishlist, a measurement.
- Speaking4.1/5
- Reading Comprehension4.0/5
- Active Listening4.0/5
- Learning Strategies4.0/5
- Instructing4.0/5
- Critical Thinking3.8/5
- Writing3.6/5
- Active Learning3.6/5
- Monitoring3.5/5
- Social Perceptiveness3.1/5
Would this suit you?
Every occupation leans on a particular mix of interests. Here is the mix measured for Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary — and our free 2-minute Career Match scores you on the same six.
- Social7.0/7
Helping, teaching, caring for and working directly with people
- Investigative4.9/7
Investigating, diagnosing, reasoning through problems with evidence
- Conventional3.5/7
Ordering, checking, following a precise procedure accurately
- Artistic3.4/7
Creating, expressing, working without a fixed procedure
- Realistic3.0/7
Hands-on, practical, working with tools, machines or the body
- Enterprising2.7/7
Persuading, leading, selling, taking commercial risk
Interest profiles from the O*NET 29.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Used under CC BY 4.0.
