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Geography Teachers, Postsecondary

$81.92K Median Salary 400 Job Openings (Annual Projection) 6.8% Job Growth

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About This Career

Teach courses in geography. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Reported Job Titles

Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Geography Instructor, Geography Professor, Human Geography Instructor, Human Geography Professor, Instructor, Lecturer, Physical Geography Professor, Professor

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Skills You'll Need

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Abilities

Oral Expression

Written Expression

Oral Comprehension

Written Comprehension

Speech Clarity

Deductive Reasoning

Inductive Reasoning

Problem Sensitivity

Speech Recognition

Near Vision

Fluency of Ideas

Information Ordering

Category Flexibility

Originality

Knowledge

English Language

Geography

Education and Training

History and Archeology

Mathematics

Computers and Electronics

Sociology and Anthropology

Skills

Instructing

Speaking

Writing

Active Listening

Reading Comprehension

Active Learning

Complex Problem Solving

Critical Thinking

Learning Strategies

Judgment and Decision Making

Time Management

Monitoring

Science

Social Perceptiveness

Coordination

Persuasion

Systems Analysis

Technology Skills

Geographic information system

Word processing software

Analytical or scientific software

Computer based training software

Map creation software

Internet browser software

Electronic mail software

Development environment software

Information retrieval or search software

Spreadsheet software

Optical character reader OCR or scanning software

Document management software

Desktop publishing software

Office suite software

Presentation software

Calendar and scheduling software

Tools

Portable data input terminals

Microphones

Scanners

Televisions

Multimedia projectors

Weather stations

High capacity removable media drives

Web cameras

Photocopiers

Microphone stand

Videoconferencing systems

Paramagnetic susceptibility analyzers

Teleconference equipment

Notebook computers

Projection screens or displays

Metal detectors

Touch screen monitors

Epidiascopes

MP3 players or recorders

Inkjet printers

Digital cameras

Slide projectors

Liquid crystal display projector

Laser printers

Coring equipment

Compact disk players or recorders

Laser measuring systems

Digital camcorders or video cameras

Digital video disk players or recorders

Video projectors

Plotter printers

Special purpose telephones

Overhead projectors

Laser fax machine

Scientific calculator

Global positioning system GPS receiver

Conductivity meters

Desktop computers

Tablet computers

Abilities

Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
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).
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.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
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).
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).
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
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.

Knowledge

English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Geography: Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
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.
History and Archeology: Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Sociology and Anthropology: Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.

Skills

Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
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.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.

Technology Skills

Geographic information system: ESRI ArcView; Geographic information system GIS systems
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Analytical or scientific software: Statistical analysis software; TapRooT
Computer based training software: BrainTrain IVA+Plus; Language arts educational software; Math educational software
Map creation software: ESRI Site Scan for ArcGIS; OpenDroneMap
Internet browser software: Web browser software
Electronic mail software: IBM Notes; Microsoft Exchange; Microsoft Outlook
Development environment software: Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Suite
Information retrieval or search software: LexisNexis
Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Optical character reader OCR or scanning software: Text scanning software
Document management software: Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat; Filing system software; Records management software; Transcription system software
Desktop publishing software: Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign; Microsoft Publisher
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint
Calendar and scheduling software: Appointment scheduling software

Tools

Portable data input terminals: Data acquisition equipment; Data loggers
Microphones: Handheld microphones; Studio microphones; Wireless microphones
Scanners: Data input scanners
Televisions: Liquid crystal display LCD televisions; Television monitors
Multimedia projectors: Computer projectors; Multimedia projection equipment
Weather stations: Portable meteorological stations
High capacity removable media drives: Universal serial bus USB flash drives
Web cameras: Webcams
Photocopiers: Photocopying equipment
Microphone stand: Microphone podiums
Videoconferencing systems: Videoconferencing equipment
Paramagnetic susceptibility analyzers: Magnetic susceptibility measurement systems; Magnetic susceptibility/anisotropy systems; Magnetic susceptibility/temperature systems; Pocket magnetic susceptibility meters
Teleconference equipment: Teleconferencing equipment
Notebook computers: Laptop computers
Projection screens or displays: Projector screens
Metal detectors: Rebar locators
Touch screen monitors: Interactive whiteboards
Epidiascopes: Opaque projectors
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
Coring equipment: Power coring devices
Compact disk players or recorders: Compact disk CD players
Laser measuring systems: Laser shearography flaw detectors; Verisurf Master3DGage
Digital camcorders or video cameras: Digital video cameras
Digital video disk players or recorders: Digital video disk DVD players
Video projectors: Digital movie projectors
Plotter printers: Plotters
Special purpose telephones: Multi-line telephone systems
Overhead projectors: Overhead data projectors
Laser fax machine: Laser facsimile machines
Scientific calculator: Digital calculators
Global positioning system GPS receiver: Global positioning system GPS receivers
Conductivity meters:
Desktop computers:
Tablet computers: