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Communications Teachers, Postsecondary

What do they do?

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.

Education Required

Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

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What Does This Job Pay?

Median Annual Salary: $79,910
$48,060
$79,910
$160,060
One out of ten earn less than $48,060
The median salary is $79,910
One out of ten earn more than $160,060

Top Skills For This Job

  • Basic Skills
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Talking to others
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Understanding people's reactions
  • Looking for ways to help people
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Reading work related information
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it
  • Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
  • Reading work related information
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Understanding people's reactions
  • Looking for ways to help people
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Understanding people's reactions
  • Looking for ways to help people
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Reading work related information
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Looking for ways to help people
  • Changing what is done based on other people's actions
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Reading work related information
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Changing what is done based on other people's actions
  • Understanding people's reactions
  • Talking to others
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • Teaching people how to do something
  • Understanding people's reactions
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Reading work related information
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
  • Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Changing what is done based on other people's actions
  • Teaching people how to do something
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
  • Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Reading work related information
  • Problem Solving
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Talking to others
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Understanding people's reactions
  • Looking for ways to help people
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Reading work related information
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it
  • Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
  • Reading work related information
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Understanding people's reactions
  • Looking for ways to help people
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Understanding people's reactions
  • Looking for ways to help people
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Reading work related information
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Looking for ways to help people
  • Changing what is done based on other people's actions
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Reading work related information
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Changing what is done based on other people's actions
  • Understanding people's reactions
  • Talking to others
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • Teaching people how to do something
  • Understanding people's reactions
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Reading work related information
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
  • Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Changing what is done based on other people's actions
  • Teaching people how to do something
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
  • Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Reading work related information
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Social
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Talking to others
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Understanding people's reactions
  • Looking for ways to help people
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Reading work related information
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it
  • Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
  • Reading work related information
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Understanding people's reactions
  • Looking for ways to help people
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Understanding people's reactions
  • Looking for ways to help people
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Reading work related information
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Looking for ways to help people
  • Changing what is done based on other people's actions
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Reading work related information
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Changing what is done based on other people's actions
  • Understanding people's reactions
  • Talking to others
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • Teaching people how to do something
  • Understanding people's reactions
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Reading work related information
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
  • Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Changing what is done based on other people's actions
  • Teaching people how to do something
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
  • Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Reading work related information
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Teaching people how to do something
  • Understanding people's reactions

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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.

Typical Daily Tasks

  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.