National Career Readiness Certificate

Median Annual Income

$102,610

Projected Job Growth

+3 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Master's degree

Plan, direct, or coordinate student instruction, administration, and services, as well as other research and educational activities, at postsecondary institutions, including universities, colleges, and junior and community colleges.

Median Annual Income

$82,140

Projected Job Growth

+5 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Doctoral or professional degree

Teach courses in psychology, such as child, clinical, and developmental psychology, and psychological counseling. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Median Annual Income

$82,670

Projected Job Growth

+3 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Doctoral or professional degree

Teach courses in sociology. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Median Annual Income

$80,310

Projected Job Growth

+4 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Doctoral or professional degree

Teach courses in library science. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Median Annual Income

$75,020

Projected Job Growth

+4 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Doctoral or professional degree

Teach courses in social work. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Median Annual Income

$79,910

Projected Job Growth

+3 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Doctoral or professional degree

Teach courses in communications, such as organizational communications, public relations, radio/television broadcasting, and journalism. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Median Annual Income

$78,410

Projected Job Growth

+4 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Doctoral or professional degree

Teach courses in childcare, family relations, finance, nutrition, and related subjects pertaining to home management. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Median Annual Income

$60,560

Projected Job Growth

-13 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Teach or instruct out-of-school youths and adults in basic education, literacy, or English as a Second Language classes, or in classes for earning a high school equivalency credential.

Median Annual Income

$43,750

Projected Job Growth

+4 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Assist faculty or other instructional staff in postsecondary institutions by performing instructional support activities, such as developing teaching materials, leading discussion groups, preparing and giving examinations, and grading examinations or papers.