Careers > Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
$77.28K Median Salary 11.6K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 10.1% Job Growth
About This Career
Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Reported Job Titles
Art History Professor, Art Instructor, Art Professor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Instructor, Music Instructor, Music Professor, Professor, Theater Professor
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Skills You'll Need
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Abilities
Oral Expression
Written Comprehension
Written Expression
Oral Comprehension
Speech Clarity
Near Vision
Originality
Speech Recognition
Inductive Reasoning
Deductive Reasoning
Fluency of Ideas
Problem Sensitivity
Category Flexibility
Far Vision
Information Ordering
Visual Color Discrimination
Visualization
Knowledge
Fine Arts
Education and Training
English Language
Communications and Media
History and Archeology
Psychology
Philosophy and Theology
Computers and Electronics
Sociology and Anthropology
Customer and Personal Service
Skills
Speaking
Instructing
Learning Strategies
Active Learning
Active Listening
Reading Comprehension
Writing
Monitoring
Critical Thinking
Social Perceptiveness
Time Management
Complex Problem Solving
Judgment and Decision Making
Coordination
Systems Analysis
Technology Skills
Graphics or photo imaging software
Computer based training software
Video creation and editing software
Music or sound editing software
Web platform development software
Development environment software
Word processing software
Electronic mail software
Desktop publishing software
Information retrieval or search software
Spreadsheet software
Optical character reader OCR or scanning software
Document management software
Desktop communications software
Office suite software
Operating system software
Data base management system software
Computer aided design CAD software
Internet browser software
Presentation software
Web page creation and editing software
Calendar and scheduling software
Tools
Power saws
Microphones
Clay or modeling tools
Hammers
Intaglio or lithography printing presses
Milling machines
Inkjet printers
Televisions
Portable data input terminals
Multimedia projectors
Epidiascopes
Web cameras
Automatic bar machine
Photocopiers
Metronomes
Hydraulic press brake
Focus spots
Paint application system
Floor stands
Air compressors
Drill press or radial drill
Laminators
Microphone stand
Scanners
Infrared imagers
Automatic lathe or chucking machine
Dry kiln fired clay
Surface grinding machine
Offset printing presses
Manual press brake
Cassette players or recorders
Sheet metal forming machine
Spray booth
Blow torch
Thermal binding machine
Videoconferencing systems
Loudspeakers
Paper cutters or refills
Teleconference equipment
Disc sander
Notebook computers
Projection screens or displays
Anvils
Sand blasting machine
Touch screen monitors
High capacity removable media drives
MP3 players or recorders
Carving tools
Kilns for firing ceramics
Digital cameras
Tangent bender
Slide projectors
Audio mixing consoles
Enameling Kilns
Paint brushes
Liquid crystal display projector
Sewing machines
Audio analog to digital AD converter
Laser printers
Cinematographic cameras
Laser cutting machine
Tube bending machine
Musical instrument effects unit
Compact disk players or recorders
Platen covers
Silkscreen screens or printing stations
Digital voice recorders
Scroll saw
Synthesizer
Vertical turning center
Spot welding machine
Shears
Plasma cutting machine
Digital camcorders or video cameras
Digital video disk players or recorders
Digital audio workstation DAW
Extruders for modeling materials
Tungsten inert gas welding machine
Special purpose telephones
Overhead projectors
Crimping pliers
Wood easels
Metal inert gas welding machine
Laser fax machine
Vacuum molding machines
Power sanders
Scientific calculator
Engravers
Miter saw
Stage or studio lamps
Belt sander
Metal crucibles
Desktop computers
Tablet computers
