Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Education & Training · Teaching/Training

Bright outlookJob zone 5: extensive preparationO*NET 25-1011.00

Pay and outlook shown for

median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

$38k10th$78kMedian$171k90th

New workers start near $38,070; experienced workers reach $170,580. About 660 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.

Job outlook

Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.

Employment change: +6.1%; Alamo region, 693 to 735 jobs · U.S. +6%
Openings a year: 55; in the Alamo region, from growth and people leaving · U.S. 8,100
Employed in 2024: 693; in the Alamo region · U.S. 103,100

Typical entry education: Doctoral or professional degree

Alamo Colleges programs that lead here

24 programs, with the college that teaches each.

Showing 10 of 24.

Apply to Alamo Colleges

Skills this career uses

The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.

Speaking4.9
Instructing4.6
Reading Comprehension5.0
Writing5.0
Learning Strategies4.8
Active Listening4.1
Critical Thinking4.4
Active Learning4.4

What the work is

Teach courses in business administration and management, such as accounting, finance, human resources, labor and industrial relations, marketing, and operations research. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as financial accounting, principles of marketing, and operations management.
Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.

Education people in this job have

Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.

Bachelor's degree6%
Master's degree21%
Doctoral or professional73%

Job zone 5, extensive preparation: A graduate or professional degree, usually after a bachelor's.

Does this fit you?

Six questions rank every career here by how closely its interest profile follows yours.

Check my interests