business studies and economics teacher secondary school
Business studies and economics teachers at secondary schools provide education to students, commonly children and young adults, in a secondary school setting. They are usually subject teachers, specialised and instructing in their own field of study, business and economics. They prepare lesson plans and materials, monitor the students' progress, assist individually when necessary, and evaluate the students' knowledge and performance on the subject of business and economics through assignments, tests and examinations.
business studies and economics teacher secondary school business studies and economics teachers at secondary schools provide education to students, commonly children and young adults, in a secondary school setting. The role 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 learning difficulties, instructional strategies, economics, post-secondary school procedures, business strategy concepts.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £47,632 a year for Secondary education teaching professionals (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £39,059 to £54,047 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 2313). 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 business studies and economics teacher secondary school, 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
Top skills
Knowledge you'll build
- Mathematics
- Education and Training
- Economics and Accounting
- English Language
- Computers and Electronics
- Administration and Management
- Law and Government
- Sociology and Anthropology
What you'd actually do
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as econometrics, price theory, and macroeconomics.
- 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.
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
Tools & technology you'd use
Frequently asked questions
What does business studies and economics teacher secondary school do?
Business studies and economics teachers at secondary schools provide education to students, commonly children and young adults, in a secondary school setting. They are usually subject teachers, specialised and instructing in their own field of study, business and economics.
What skills does business studies and economics teacher secondary school need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include learning difficulties, instructional strategies, economics, post-secondary school procedures, business strategy concepts, secondary school procedures. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace business studies and economics teacher secondary school?
Our AI-durability model gives business studies and economics teacher secondary school 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.