Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Education and Training
Teach courses pertaining to education, such as counseling, curriculum, guidance, instruction, teacher education, and teaching English as a second language. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

What an education teacher, postsecondary does

Become an education teacher, postsecondary

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good education teacher, postsecondary

  • Talking to others.
  • Reading work related information.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
  • Teaching people how to do something.
  • Understanding people's reactions.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Average hourly rate is $48 per hour with an average salary of $70,400 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $29 and $56 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $4,800 and $62,800 per year.
  • 43% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.

Part-time

  • The average hourly rate for part-time workers is $40 per hour with an average salary of $33,000 per year.

Education Teacher, Postsecondary job outlook

  • There are 1,319 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 119 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Multiple Jobs

  • 1% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
  • 48% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

Programs to get you there

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