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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

Also called: Art Professor, Music Professor, Professor, Theater Professor

What they do:

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.

On the job, you would:
  • Explain and demonstrate artistic techniques.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, performances, projects, assignments, and papers.
  • Prepare students for performances, exams, or assessments.
On the job, you'll need:

Arts and Humanities

  • music, dance, visual arts, drama, or sculpture
  • English language

Education and Training

  • teaching and course design

Communications

  • multimedia

Math and Science

  • psychology

Basic Skills

  • talking to others
  • using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Social

  • teaching people how to do something
  • understanding people's reactions

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • communicate by writing

Ideas and Logic

  • create new and original ideas
  • make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information

Social

People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.

  • Dependability
  • Attention to Detail
  • Cooperation
  • Self Control
  • Integrity
  • Achievement/Effort

Graphics or photo imaging software

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Next Limit Maxwell Render

Computer based training software

  • Blackboard software
  • Moodle

Video creation and editing software

  • Adobe After Effects
  • Apple Final Cut Pro

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Job Outlook

The job outlook for this position is Average.

New job opportunities are likely in the future.

Median Annual Salary: $77,280

Education

Master's degree or doctoral degree is usually needed.