Occupation

Self-Enrichment Teachers

Human Advantage 75%

Significant human skills needed

AI Automation Risk Low Risk
2.4 / 10

This occupation requires complex human judgment, social interaction, and creative problem-solving that are difficult to automate.

Teach or instruct individuals or groups for the primary purpose of self-enrichment or recreation, rather than for an occupational objective, educational attainment, competition, or fitness.

Also Known As: Acting Teacher, Adventure Education Teacher, Americanization Teacher, Art Educator, Art Instructor, Art Teacher, Arts and Crafts Teacher, Athletic Instructor +106 more

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Core Tasks

  1. Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
  2. Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
  3. Prepare students for further development by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
  4. Observe students to determine qualifications, limitations, abilities, interests, and other individual characteristics.
  5. Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by administrative policy.
  6. Monitor students' performance to make suggestions for improvement and to ensure that they satisfy course standards, training requirements, and objectives.
  7. Prepare and administer written, oral, and performance tests, and issue grades in accordance with performance.
  8. Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.
  9. Prepare instructional program objectives, outlines, and lesson plans.
  10. Confer with other teachers and professionals to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning and development.
  11. Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
  12. Enforce policies and rules governing students.
  13. Review instructional content, methods, and student evaluations to assess strengths and weaknesses, and to develop recommendations for course revision, development, or elimination.
  14. Meet with other instructors to discuss individual students and their progress.
  15. Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
  16. Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
  17. Attend professional meetings, conferences, and workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.
  18. Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers, contests, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.
  19. Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.
  20. Select, order, and issue books, materials, and supplies for courses or projects.

Supplemental Tasks (10)

  1. Assign and grade class work and homework.
  2. Conduct classes, workshops, and demonstrations, and provide individual instruction to teach topics and skills, such as cooking, dancing, writing, physical fitness, photography, personal finance, and flying.
  3. Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injury and damage.
  4. Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine their priorities for their children.
  5. Schedule class times to ensure maximum attendance.
  6. Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help.
  7. Observe and evaluate the performance of other instructors.
  8. Organize and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development.
  9. Participate in publicity planning and student recruitment.
  10. Write instructional articles on designated subjects.

Education & Training

Job Zone 3 Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Education: Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
Experience: Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
On-the-Job Training: Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

Education Level Distribution

Percentage of workers in this occupation with each education level.

Master's Degree
35%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)
18%
Bachelor's Degree
18%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
14%
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
14%
Post-Doctoral Training
1%
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master.
1%
Some College Courses
0%

Technology & Tools

Hot Technologies

  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Hypertext markup language HTML
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word

Software (22)

  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  • Blackboard software
  • Corel Paint Shop Pro
  • Educational software
  • Email software
  • Google Classroom
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer
  • Microsoft Windows Movie Maker
  • Nearpod
  • Schoology
  • Video editing software
  • Web browser software
  • Word processing software
  • YouTube

Tools & Equipment (28)

  • 35 millimeter cameras
  • Acoustic guitars
  • Audio tape recorders or players
  • Commercial kitchen ovens
  • Commercial kitchen stoves
  • Compact disk CD players
  • Computer laser printers
  • Data input scanners
  • Desktop computers
  • Digital cameras
  • Flight simulators
  • Golf club sets
  • Interactive whiteboards
  • Laptop computers
  • Liquid crystal display LCD projectors
  • Oil painting brushes
  • Overhead data projectors
  • Passenger vehicles
  • Personal computers
  • Pianos
  • Pottery wheels
  • Sewing machines
  • Small propeller aircraft
  • Sound systems
  • Tablet computers
  • Tennis rackets
  • Video cassette recorders VCR
  • Watercolor painting brushes

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