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Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors

Also called: Adult Basic Education Instructor (ABE Instructor), ESL Instructor (English as a Second Language Instructor), GED Instructor (General Educational Development Instructor), Teacher

What they do:

Teach or instruct out-of-school youths and adults in basic education, literacy, or English as a Second Language classes, or in classes for earning a high school equivalency credential.

On the job, you would:
  • Observe and evaluate students' work to determine progress and make suggestions for improvement.
  • Observe students to determine qualifications, limitations, abilities, interests, and other individual characteristics.
  • Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.
On the job, you'll need:

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Education and Training

  • teaching and course design

Business

  • customer service
  • administrative services

Basic Skills

  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • reading work related information

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
  • communicate by writing

Ideas and Logic

  • notice when problems happen
  • use rules to solve problems

Social

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

  • Dependability
  • Integrity
  • Self Control
  • Adaptability/Flexibility
  • Concern for Others
  • Independence

Office suite software

  • Google Workspace software
  • Microsoft Office software

Computer based training software

  • Blackboard software
  • Quizlet

Multi-media educational software

  • Edpuzzle
  • Kahoot!

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Job Outlook

The job outlook for this position is Below Average.

New job opportunities are less likely in the future.

Median Annual Salary: $58,590

Education

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