General Education Teacher
Impact: Direct, long-term impact on individual student development and societal well-being.
Educate students in a variety of subjects and grade levels, fostering intellectual and social development. Develop and implement lesson plans, assess student progress, and manage classroom environments.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented
- Client facing
- Always
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- None
- Schedule flexibility
- Rigid
- Remote work
- Limited Remote
- Typical work hours
- 40-50 hours/week
- Stress level
- High
At a glance
- Median salary
- $62,000
- Entry-level
- $45,000
- Senior
- $85,000
- Growth by 2033
- 4%
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- Medium
- Typical student debt
- High
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Curriculum Development
- Classroom Management
- Differentiated Instruction
- Assessment Design
- Educational Technology
Soft skills
- Communication
- Patience
- Adaptability
- Problem-solving
- Empathy
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's degree
- Licensing
- Yes
- Years to mid-career
- 5-7 years
- Years to senior
- 10-15 years
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Lead Teacher, Department Head, School Administrator, Curriculum Specialist
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Low
- AI disruption risk
- Moderate
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 4/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 7/10
- Social perception
- High