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Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

$103.55K Median Salary 5.1K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 12.5% Job Growth

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About This Career

Teach courses pertaining to the application of physical laws and principles of engineering for the development of machines, materials, instruments, processes, and services. Includes teachers of subjects such as chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, mechanical, mineral, and petroleum engineering. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Reported Job Titles

Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering Professor, Electrical Engineering Professor, Engineering Instructor, Engineering Professor, Environmental Engineering Professor, Instructor, Mechanical Engineering Professor, Professor

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Abilities

Oral Expression

Speech Clarity

Written Comprehension

Oral Comprehension

Deductive Reasoning

Inductive Reasoning

Written Expression

Category Flexibility

Information Ordering

Mathematical Reasoning

Near Vision

Speech Recognition

Number Facility

Problem Sensitivity

Fluency of Ideas

Originality

Visualization

Flexibility of Closure

Selective Attention

Knowledge

Engineering and Technology

Design

Computers and Electronics

Mathematics

English Language

Physics

Education and Training

Mechanical

Chemistry

Administration and Management

Production and Processing

Skills

Instructing

Learning Strategies

Speaking

Active Listening

Reading Comprehension

Critical Thinking

Mathematics

Writing

Judgment and Decision Making

Active Learning

Science

Monitoring

Complex Problem Solving

Coordination

Systems Analysis

Systems Evaluation

Time Management

Social Perceptiveness

Technology Skills

Computer aided design CAD software

Word processing software

Computer based training software

Object or component oriented development software

Electronic mail software

Analytical or scientific software

Project management software

Information retrieval or search software

Spreadsheet software

Optical character reader OCR or scanning software

Office suite software

Internet browser software

Presentation software

Web platform development software

Computer aided manufacturing CAM software

Calendar and scheduling software

Tools

Microphones

Televisions

Portable data input terminals

Multimedia projectors

Notebook computers

Web cameras

Photocopiers

Microphone stand

Scanners

Videoconferencing systems

Teleconference equipment

Epidiascopes

Projection screens or displays

Touch screen monitors

Milling machines

High capacity removable media drives

MP3 players or recorders

Inkjet printers

Digital cameras

Slide projectors

Liquid crystal display projector

Laser printers

Compact disk players or recorders

Vertical turning center

Digital camcorders or video cameras

Digital video disk players or recorders

Special purpose telephones

Overhead projectors

Pocket calculator

Laser fax machine

Desktop computers

Tablet computers

Abilities

Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Mathematical Reasoning: The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Number Facility: The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Fluency of Ideas: The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
Originality: The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
Visualization: The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
Flexibility of Closure: The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.

Knowledge

Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
Design: Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Physics: Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.
Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
Chemistry: Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Production and Processing: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

Skills

Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Systems Evaluation: Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Technology Skills

Computer aided design CAD software: Autodesk AutoCAD; Autodesk Revit
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Computer based training software: BrainTrain IVA+Plus; Language arts educational software; Math educational software
Object or component oriented development software: Oracle Java
Electronic mail software: IBM Notes; Microsoft Exchange; Microsoft Outlook
Analytical or scientific software: Statistical analysis software; TapRooT
Project management software: Mavenlink; Microsoft Project
Information retrieval or search software: LexisNexis
Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Optical character reader OCR or scanning software: Text scanning software
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Internet browser software: Web browser software
Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint
Web platform development software: Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software: 1CadCam Unigraphics; Geometric CAMWorks; Siemens NX
Calendar and scheduling software: Appointment scheduling software

Tools

Microphones: Handheld microphones; Studio microphones; Wireless microphones
Televisions: Liquid crystal display LCD televisions; Television monitors
Portable data input terminals: Data acquisition equipment; Data loggers
Multimedia projectors: Computer projectors; Multimedia projection equipment
Notebook computers: Laptop computers
Web cameras: Webcams
Photocopiers: Photocopying equipment
Microphone stand: Microphone podiums
Scanners: Data input scanners
Videoconferencing systems: Videoconferencing equipment
Teleconference equipment: Teleconferencing equipment
Epidiascopes: Opaque projectors
Projection screens or displays: Projector screens
Touch screen monitors: Interactive whiteboards
Milling machines: Machining centers
High capacity removable media drives: Universal serial bus USB flash drives
MP3 players or recorders: MP3 digital voice recorders
Inkjet printers: Poster printers
Digital cameras:
Slide projectors: Carousel slide projectors
Liquid crystal display projector: Liquid crystal display LCD projectors
Laser printers: Computer laser printers
Compact disk players or recorders: Compact disk CD players
Vertical turning center: Computer numerical control CNC vertical lathes; Vertical spindle mills
Digital camcorders or video cameras: Digital video cameras
Digital video disk players or recorders: Digital video disk DVD players
Special purpose telephones: Multi-line telephone systems
Overhead projectors: Overhead data projectors
Pocket calculator: Handheld calculators
Laser fax machine: Laser facsimile machines
Desktop computers:
Tablet computers:

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