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Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary
Teaches college classes and studies a subject deeply.
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Professors teach college students in one subject: history, biology, nursing, business, art, engineering, law, a trade, or almost anything else. At universities many also do research and write. At community colleges most of the job is teaching. Nursing, health and trade instructors often come from years of work in the field.
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High school courses that build toward it
- Child Development · Career and Technical
Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.
- Sociology · Social Studies
Builds how groups and cultures work, which this job uses.
- English 10 · English
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
- Physical Education · Health and PE
Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.
- Computer Science Principles · Computer Science
Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.
- Statistics · Math
Builds math, which this job uses.
Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.