Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses in education, such as counseling, curriculum, guidance, instruction, teacher education, and teaching English as a second language.
Education Teachers, Postsecondary teach courses in education, such as counseling, curriculum, guidance, instruction, teacher education, and teaching English as a second language. The role reports a median annual salary of $72,090 in the US with the middle 80% earning between $40,150 and $136,590 and is showing modest growth of 2% over the next decade. Entry typically requires a Doctoral or professional degree, and shows moderate AI exposure (0.47 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include Speaking, Instructing, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Writing.
Salary distribution (US)
Real salary data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The p10–p90 spread tells you more than the median alone.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £52,835 a year for Higher education teaching professionals (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £42,062 to £66,191 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 2311). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Professionals” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only Education Teachers, Postsecondary, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 2. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
How to get here in India
The usual route into this career in India. Each step links to the official page it comes from.
- 1 · Qualification Master's degree in education (at least 55%; 50% for reserved categories)[1]
- 2 · Entrance exam UGC-NET in Education[2][1]
- 3 · First role Assistant Professor in a college or university (subject to its recruitment rules)[2]
Rules change: check the exam body's and regulator's current notice before you apply.
- UGC-NET June 2025 Information Bulletin — NTA (read on 2026-09-27)
- UGC-NET — National Testing Agency (read on 2026-09-27)
Top skills
Knowledge you'll build
- Education and Training
- English Language
- Psychology
- Sociology and Anthropology
- Administration and Management
- Communications and Media
- Customer and Personal Service
- Philosophy and Theology
A day in the life
You begin your morning preparing lesson plans for graduate students studying curriculum design or teaching methodology, weaving in the latest peer-reviewed research and field observations from partner schools. Your teaching blocks are interactive seminars where future educators practice lesson delivery, analyze case studies of classroom management, and reflect on their student-teaching experiences while you provide real-time coaching. Between classes, you supervise student teachers at local schools, review dissertations, attend faculty governance meetings, and carve out time for your own research on instructional equity or literacy development. The deep reward is watching your students become confident, effective teachers, but balancing the demands of mentoring, scholarship, and university service leaves little margin in your schedule.
Illustrative: one typical day. Real days vary by employer and seniority.
What you'd actually do
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- Supervise students' fieldwork, internship, and research work.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
Tools & technology you'd use
Frequently asked questions
What does Education Teachers, Postsecondary do?
Teach courses in education, such as counseling, curriculum, guidance, instruction, teacher education, and teaching English as a second language.
What does a typical day look like in Education Teachers, Postsecondary?
You begin your morning preparing lesson plans for graduate students studying curriculum design or teaching methodology, weaving in the latest peer-reviewed research and field observations from partner schools. Your teaching blocks are interactive seminars where future educators practice lesson delivery, analyze case studies of classroom management, and reflect on their student-teaching experiences while you provide real-time coaching.
How much does Education Teachers, Postsecondary earn?
The median annual salary for Education Teachers, Postsecondary in the US is $72,090. The middle 80% of workers earn between $40,150 and $136,590 annually. Entry-to-mid-career earners typically fall between $53,700 and $99,890.
What is the job outlook for Education Teachers, Postsecondary?
The role is showing modest growth of 2% over the next decade. Current US employment is approximately 74,900 workers.
How do I become education teachers, postsecondary?
The typical entry education is a Doctoral or professional degree. Building a foundation in the top skills below will strengthen your application.
What skills does Education Teachers, Postsecondary need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include Speaking, Instructing, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Critical Thinking. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace Education Teachers, Postsecondary?
Our AI-durability model gives Education Teachers, Postsecondary a score of 0.47 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.
How hard is it to enter this field?
Education Teachers, Postsecondary has very high barrier to entry — very highly gated — extended graduate education, licensure, or years of specialised training are required.