Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary Career, Salary and Skills

Occupation description

Teach courses pertaining to the culture and development of an area, an ethnic group, or any other group, such as Latin American studies, women's studies, or urban affairs. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

National salary and employment

Top skills

Typical tasks

• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as race and ethnic relations, gender studies, and cross-cultural perspectives.
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
• 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.
• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
• Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
• Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.

Technology

• Blackboard Learn
• Collaborative editing software
• Course management system software
• Desire2Learn LMS software
• DOC Cop
• Email software
• FileMaker Pro
• Google Docs
• Google Drive
• Image scanning software
• iParadigms Turnitin
• Learning management system LMS
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office software

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary salary by location

Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.

• Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in NY
  Median $101,800 · Employment 1,520
• Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in New York, NY
  Median $103,700 · Employment 1,190
• Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in TX
  Median $72,250 · Employment 830
• Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in CA
  Median $105,220 · Employment 770
• Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in MA
  Median $100,470 · Employment 610
• Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in NC
  Median $66,470 · Employment 590
• Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in MD
  Median $91,330 · Employment 520
• Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in NJ
  Median $97,500 · Employment 480
• Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in MI
  Median $87,840 · Employment 460
• Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in GA
  Median $77,630 · Employment 450
• Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Boston, MA
  Median $100,140 · Employment 440
• Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in OH
  Median $80,060 · Employment 390

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