Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

Education and Training
Teach languages and literature courses in languages other than English. Includes teachers of American Sign Language (ASL). Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

What a foreign language and literature teacher, postsecondary does

Become a foreign language and literature teacher, postsecondary

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good foreign language and literature teacher, postsecondary

  • Talking to others.
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
  • 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 $43 per hour with an average salary of $73,000 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $29 and $48 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $3,800 and $64,800 per year.
  • 44% 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 $39 per hour with an average salary of $39,900 per year.

Foreign Language And Literature Teacher, Postsecondary job outlook

  • There are 337 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 74 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Multiple Jobs

  • 1% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
  • 25% 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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