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Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

Also called: Bilingual Kindergarten Teacher, Classroom Teacher, Kinder Teacher, Teacher

What they do:

Teach academic and social skills to kindergarten students.

On the job, you would:
  • Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
  • Prepare children for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
  • Instruct students individually and in groups, adapting teaching methods to meet students' varying needs and interests.
On the job, you'll need:

Education and Training

  • teaching and course design

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Math and Science

  • psychology
  • arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Business

  • customer service

Basic Skills

  • keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

Social

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

Problem Solving

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

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • read and understand what is written

Ideas and Logic

  • notice when problems happen
  • come up with lots of ideas

Attention

  • pay attention to something without being distracted
  • do two or more things at the same time

Social

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

  • Dependability
  • Integrity
  • Adaptability/Flexibility
  • Concern for Others
  • Cooperation
  • Persistence

Spreadsheet software

  • Microsoft Excel

Computer based training software

  • Children's educational software
  • Padlet

Electronic mail software

  • Microsoft Outlook

Job Outlook

The job outlook for this position is Below Average.

New job opportunities are less likely in the future.

Median Annual Salary: $60,490

Education

Bachelor's degree or master's degree is usually needed.