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Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary

$78.97K Median Salary 1.6K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 7.5% Job Growth

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About This Career

Teach courses in sociology. 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, Faculty Member, Instructor, Lecturer, Professor, Social Science Instructor, Sociology Instructor, Sociology Professor

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Skills You'll Need

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Abilities

Oral Expression

Inductive Reasoning

Oral Comprehension

Speech Clarity

Written Comprehension

Written Expression

Deductive Reasoning

Near Vision

Speech Recognition

Information Ordering

Category Flexibility

Fluency of Ideas

Originality

Problem Sensitivity

Knowledge

English Language

Sociology and Anthropology

Education and Training

Computers and Electronics

History and Archeology

Psychology

Law and Government

Philosophy and Theology

Communications and Media

Mathematics

Customer and Personal Service

Administrative

Geography

Skills

Speaking

Active Listening

Instructing

Learning Strategies

Reading Comprehension

Writing

Critical Thinking

Monitoring

Active Learning

Social Perceptiveness

Time Management

Judgment and Decision Making

Complex Problem Solving

Service Orientation

Technology Skills

Analytical or scientific software

Word processing software

Computer based training software

Electronic mail software

Information retrieval or search software

Spreadsheet software

Optical character reader OCR or scanning software

Office suite software

Object or component oriented development software

Internet browser software

Presentation software

Data base user interface and query software

Calendar and scheduling software

Tools

Microphones

Scanners

Televisions

Portable data input terminals

Multimedia projectors

Touch screen monitors

Web cameras

Photocopiers

Microphone stand

Videoconferencing systems

Teleconference equipment

Notebook computers

Projection screens or displays

Epidiascopes

High capacity removable media drives

MP3 players or recorders

Inkjet printers

Digital cameras

Liquid crystal display projector

Laser printers

Compact disk players or recorders

Digital camcorders or video cameras

Digital video disk players or recorders

Special purpose telephones

Overhead projectors

Laser fax machine

Scientific calculator

Slide projectors

Desktop computers

Personal computers

Tablet computers

Abilities

Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
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.
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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.
Sociology and Anthropology: Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.
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.
Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
History and Archeology: Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
Psychology: Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
Philosophy and Theology: Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Administrative: Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
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.

Skills

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.
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.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.

Technology Skills

Analytical or scientific software: Statistical analysis software; TapRooT
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
Electronic mail software: IBM Notes; Microsoft Exchange; Microsoft Outlook
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
Object or component oriented development software: Oracle Java
Internet browser software: Web browser software
Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint
Data base user interface and query software: Blackboard software; Database software; Microsoft Access; Yardi software
Calendar and scheduling software: Appointment scheduling software

Tools

Microphones: Handheld microphones; Studio microphones; Wireless microphones
Scanners: Data input scanners
Televisions: Liquid crystal display LCD televisions; Television monitors
Portable data input terminals: Data acquisition equipment; Data loggers
Multimedia projectors: Computer projectors; Multimedia projection equipment
Touch screen monitors: Interactive whiteboards
Web cameras: Webcams
Photocopiers: Photocopying equipment
Microphone stand: Microphone podiums
Videoconferencing systems: Videoconferencing equipment
Teleconference equipment: Teleconferencing equipment
Notebook computers: Laptop computers
Projection screens or displays: Projector screens
Epidiascopes: Opaque projectors
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:
Liquid crystal display projector: Liquid crystal display LCD projectors
Laser printers: Computer laser printers
Compact disk players or recorders: Compact disk CD players
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
Laser fax machine: Laser facsimile machines
Scientific calculator: Digital calculators
Slide projectors: Carousel slide projectors
Desktop computers:
Personal computers:
Tablet computers:

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