English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Education & Training · Teaching/Training
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $30,000; experienced workers reach $98,790. About 260 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
- +2.5%
- Openings a year
- 30
- Employed in 2024
- 398
Typical entry education: Doctoral or professional degree
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
7 programs, with the college that teaches each.
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.
- Reading Comprehension5.0
- Instructing4.4
- Writing4.9
- Speaking4.8
- Learning Strategies5.0
- Active Listening4.3
- Active Learning4.0
- Critical Thinking4.0
What the work is
Teach courses in English language and literature, including linguistics and comparative literature. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as poetry, novel structure, and translation and adaptation.
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
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.
- High school or less10%
- Master's degree32%
- Doctoral or professional59%
Job zone 5, extensive preparation: A graduate or professional degree, usually after a bachelor's.
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