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Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary

$78.81K Median Salary 4.7K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 10.2% Job Growth

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About This Career

Teach courses in psychology, such as child, clinical, and developmental psychology, and psychological counseling. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Reported Job Titles

Adjunct Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology Professor, Faculty Member, Instructor, Lecturer, Professor, Psychology Instructor, Psychology Professor

Skills You'll Need

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Abilities

Oral Expression
Written Comprehension
Written Expression
Oral Comprehension
Speech Clarity
Deductive Reasoning
Inductive Reasoning
Speech Recognition
Fluency of Ideas
Near Vision
Problem Sensitivity
Category Flexibility
Information Ordering
Originality

Knowledge

Psychology
English Language
Education and Training
Sociology and Anthropology
Mathematics
Therapy and Counseling
Computers and Electronics
Communications and Media
Administration and Management
Biology

Skills

Learning Strategies
Instructing
Reading Comprehension
Speaking
Active Listening
Writing
Active Learning
Critical Thinking
Complex Problem Solving
Judgment and Decision Making
Social Perceptiveness
Monitoring
Science
Coordination
Systems Analysis
Systems Evaluation
Mathematics
Service Orientation
Time Management

Technology Skills

Analytical or scientific software
Computer based training software
Word processing software
Data base user interface and query software
Information retrieval or search software
Spreadsheet software
Presentation software
Web page creation and editing software
Graphics or photo imaging software
Office suite software
Object or component oriented development software
Internet browser software
Medical software
Electronic mail software
Optical character reader OCR or scanning software
Project management software
Calendar and scheduling software

Tools

Microphones
Televisions
Portable data input terminals
Multimedia projectors
Videoconferencing systems
Web cameras
Medical positron emission tomography PET units
Photocopiers
Microphone stand
Scanners
Transmission electron microscopes
Epidiascopes
Teleconference equipment
Notebook computers
Projection screens or displays
Stereo or dissecting light microscopes
Touch screen monitors
High capacity removable media drives
Scanning light or spinning disk or laser scanning microscopes
MP3 players or recorders
Inkjet printers
Digital cameras
Slide projectors
Liquid crystal display projector
Laser printers
Compact disk players or recorders
Digital voice recorders
Digital camcorders or video cameras
Digital video disk players or recorders
Special purpose telephones
Overhead projectors
Laser fax machine
Scientific calculator
Camera based vision systems for automated data collection
Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI scanners
Binocular light compound microscopes
Scanning electron microscopes
Desktop computers
Tablet computers