What Can I Do With A Major In Education

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Overview	Career Titles	Employers	Skills	Salary Information
Graduate Data	Alumni/Intern Profiles	Links of Interest	Additional Information

Overview | Return to top

The theme of teacher education is: "Actively engaged in becoming a teacher at the intersection of theory and practice."

By studying both professional education and traditional academic subjects, students grow intellectually. Commitment to Christian service and the process of learning how to fulfill that commitment through teaching helps young adults grow personally and morally. Through various teacher education programs, students prepare for teaching careers and become active and effective participants in community life.

Career Titles | Return to top

Academic Advisor
Admissions Counselor
Adoption Counselor
Adult Education Teacher
Advertising Account Executive
After School Director
Alumni Relations Coordinator
Art Teacher
Assistant Principal
Assistant Superintendent
Athletic Coach
Athletic Director
Audiovisual Specialist
Autism Center Manager/Teacher
Behavioral Psychologist
Biographer
Boy or Girl Scout Director
Camp Counselor
Camp Director
Career Counselor
Caseworker
Child Advocate
Child Birth Educator
Child Life Specialist
Children's Activity Director
Children's Book Author
Community Relations Worker
Consultant
Consumer Advocate
Continuing Education Program Planner
Convention Organizer
Corporate Trainer
Counselor
Court Appointed Special Advocate
CPR/First Aid Instructor
Creative Arts Therapist
Critic
Curriculum Specialist
Customer Service Representative
Day Camp Director
Day Care Administrator
Day Care Center Teacher
Director of Curriculum
Disability Advocate
Diversity Facilitator
Early Childhood Teacher
Editor
Education Management Specialist
Education Research Assistant

Educational Journalist
Educational Lobbyist
Educational Materials Sales Representative
Educational Resource Coordinator
Educational Software Developer
Educational Web Page Creator
Elementary School Teacher
Employee Development Specialist
English Instructor Abroad
ESL Teacher
Financial Aid Counselor
Fitness Instructor
Flight Attendant
Foreign Student Adviser
Fundraiser
Government Agency Administrator
Grant Writer
Graphic Designer
Guidance Counselor
Head Start Director
Head Start Teacher
Headmaster
Historic Site Administrator
Human Resources Administrator
Insurance Agent
Insurance Underwriter
Journalist
Kindergarten Teacher
Learning Disabilities Specialist
Learning Specialist
Librarian
Literacy Program Coordinator
Lobbyist
Market Researcher
Mathematics Teacher
Media Buyer
Media Center Specialist
Middle School Teacher
Missionary Worker
Non-profit Administrator
Nursery School Teacher
Occupational Therapist
Outdoor/Adventure Teacher
Overseas Teacher
Parent Educator
Peace Corps/VISTA Worker
Physical Education Teacher
Physical Therapist
Playground Equipment Sales Representative
Preschool Administrator

Preschool Teacher
Principal
Private Tutor
Probation/Parole Officer
Professor
Property Manager
Psychologist
Public Health Educator
Public Information Specialist
Public Relations Specialist
Reading Specialist
Real Estate Agent
Recreation Leader
Registrar
Rehabilitation Counselor
Religious Education Teacher
Research Assistant
Researcher
Resource Teacher
Sales Representative
School Counselor
School Psychologist
School Social Worker
School Technology Specialist
Science Teacher
Secondary School Teacher
Social Studies Teacher
Social Worker
Special Education Teacher
Speech Pathologist
Speech Therapist
State Education Agency Official
Student Affairs Administrator
Substance Abuse Specialist
Superintendent
Teacher
Teacher Aide
Technical Writer
Test Developer
Textbook Editor
Tour Guide
Training Specialist
Travel Agent
Tutor
Vocational Counselor
Volunteer Coordinator
Welfare Worker
YMCA / YWCA Worker
Youth Corrections Officer
Youth Director

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Adoption Agencies
Boards of Education
Bookstores
Camps
Child Care Centers
Child Welfare Departments
Colleges and Universities
Community Colleges
Community Recreation Centers
Community Service Agencies
Consulting Organizations
Consumer Products Firms
Correctional Institutions
Cultural Organizations
Day Care Centers
Department of Education
Department of State

Educational Materials Publishers
Federal Education Agencies
Financial Institutions
Government Affiliated Schools Abroad
Group Homes
Health Service Providers
Hospitals
Judicial System
Libraries
Marketing Companies
Media/ Communications Industry
Medical and Professional Schools
Mental Health Clinics
Museums, Historical Societies, Parks
National Associations and Councils
Nursing Homes

Peace Corps/AmeriCorps
Preschools
Private Schools
Private Schools Abroad
Professional Organizations
Public Schools
Publishers
Regional and National Accrediting Agencies
Rehabilitation Centers
Religious Organizations
Research and Development Centers
Scouts
Special Education Cooperatives
Technical Schools
Tutoring/ Test Preparation Companies
YMCA/YWCA

Skills | Return to top

Ability to hold the attention of a group of students
Ability to speak to groups of people
Ability to teach to different learning levels
Ability to work independently
Ability to work on a team of educators
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Able to manage groups of children
Adapt quickly to new situations
Adapt the presentation of information to different audiences and age levels
Advising and counseling
Assess the progress of individuals and the success of programs
Capability to integrate technology into the classroom
Capacity to analyze, interpret and evaluate information
Communicate with children and parents
Computer skills
Conflict resolution
Creativity
Critical thinking

Decision making
Demonstrate enthusiasm and energy for education
Design and implement appropriate curricula/programs
Desire to work with and help people
Disciplinarian
Effectively plan activities
Explain ideas clearly
Extensive knowledge in a particular subject area
Flexibility
Good written and oral communication skills
Imagination and creativity
In-depth knowledge of subject
Initiating and persuading
Knowledge of educational theory, teaching strategies, developmental theories, and techniques of discipline
Leading and managing
Lesson planning
Maintain order, resolve differences, anticipate and prevent trouble
Motivate and encourage students

Multi-tasking
Needs assessment
Nurturing potential growth and development of people
Organization
Patience and listening skills
Presentation skills
Problem solving
Public speaking
Reporting results
Research techniques
Select and effectively using audio-visual and other educational materials
Self-evaluation
Sense of humor
Sensitivity to the differences and needs of others
Serve as a role model
Summarize ideas
Team player
Understanding children

Salary Information | Return to top

NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers) Summer 2012 Average Starting Salary:

Elementary Teacher Education Bachelor's Degree: $35,800
Pre-Elementary Teacher Education Bachelor's Degree: $32,400
Secondary Education Bachelor's Degree: $42,200

Average Salary of SNC Education Graduate:

2009: $25,000 - $30,000
2010: $25,000 - $30,000
2011: $30,001 - $40,000

For additional salary information, please visit salary.com

Graduate Data | Return to top

The job titles and employers listed below are a sample of the results from the annual St. Norbert College Career Services graduate follow-up survey for the Classes of 2003-2011.

Job Titles

1^st Grade Teacher
2^nd Grade Teacher
3^rdGrade Teacher
4^thGrade Teacher
5^th Grade Teacher
6^th Grade Teacher
8^th Grade Teacher
21st Century After School Community Learning Center Coordinator
4K Teacher
Assistant Technology Consultant
At-Risk Teacher
Bilingual Elementary Teacher
Bilingual Literacy Teacher
Book Seller
Childcare Teacher
Customer Care
Day Care Teacher

Director of First Impressions
Early Childhood Special Education Teacher
Elementary Education Teacher
Elementary Spanish Teacher
English Teacher
ESL Teacher
First Grade Long Term Substitute
Headstart Teacher
High School Spanish Teacher
Kindergarten Paraprofessional
Kindergarten Teacher
Language Arts Teacher
Lead Teacher
Loan Officer
Math Teacher
Mental Health Professional
Middle School At Risk Teacher
Middle School Teacher
Music Teacher
Playground Leader

Pre-School Teacher
Reading Aide
Reading Intervention Specialist
Reading Research Teacher
Religion Teacher
Residence Hall Director
Resource Teacher
Science Teacher
Social Studies Teacher
Social Worker/Family Interactions Specialist
Spanish Teacher
Special Education Teacher
Substitute Teacher
Teacher
Teacher's Aide
Teacher's Associate
Teller
Tutor

Employers

Addison Trail High School
AmeriCorps
Annie Jackson Elementary School
Appleton Area School District
Appleton Park & Rec
Archdiocese of Chicago
Barnes & Noble
Baylake Bank
Bayview Middle School
Beaver Dam School District
Brown County
Burbank School Distract
Champion Mortgage Company
Chicago Archdiocese
Children's Hospital of Milwaukee
Consolidated School District
Danz Elementary School
District 303
Eagle Heights/Eden Prairie Schools
East De Pere School District
Encompass Childcare
Fond du Lac School District

Gibraltar Area Schools
Good Shepard Children's Center
Green Bay Public Schools
Hamilton School District
Hartford School District
Hillcrest Elementary
Holy Family School
Hortonville School District
Howard/Suamico School District
Kaukauna Area School District
Kettle Moraine School District
Kewaskum School District
Meadowbrook Elementary School
New London Middle School
Neumann Catholic School
Nicolet School
Northwestern Mutual
Notre Dame Elementary School
Notre Dame High School
Notre Dame Middle School
NWTC
Oak Creek Franklin School District

Rogers Memorial HospitalSt. Bernard School
School District of Denmark
Seymour School District
St. Catherine Laboure School
St. John the Baptist
St. John Bosco Catholic Schools
St. Mary's School
St. Norbert College
St. Rose School
School District #35
Southern Door Schools
Sun Prairie Schools
Teach for America
Twin City Catholic Education
Wausau School District
West De Pere School District
Whitewater Unified School District
Wisconsin Rapids School District
Wrightstown School District
YWCA Headstart

Graduate Programs

Estrella Bilingual and ESL Certification
Masters in Curriculum with an Emphasis on Urban Leadership

Graduate Schools

University of Colorado-Denver
UW Oshkosh
Viterbo University

Alumni/Intern Profiles | Return to top

Alumni Profiles
Nicole Bowman-Farrell
Jon Dooley
Maureen Fallon
Kate Geenen

Intern Profiles
Jordan Lentz

Links of Interest | Return to top

Career Information
Education Week on the Web
Education World
Graduate Programs in Education
Job Profiles for Educators
Masters in Education
Quintessential Careers
Teacher Certification Information
Teacher Salary Survey
TeachersFirst
Teaching Resources

Professional Associations
American Association of School Administrators
American Education Research Association
American Society for Training & Development
Association for Experiential Education
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
Institute of International Education
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
National Education Association
National Middle School Association
National Science Teachers Association
Wisconsin Education Association Council

Jobs & Internships
ABC Teaching Jobs
Academic Employment Network
Best Bets for Teaching Abroad
ESL Employment
Higher Education Jobs
K-12 Job Search
School jobs
SNC Resources for K-12 Educators
SNC Teach Abroad Resources
Student Affairs Job Search
Teach for America

Additional Information | Return to top

SNC Education Department
Major Requirements
Academic Advising
Career Services Job Search Links

Disclaimer: The information included on this page is not all-inclusive. You are encouraged to utilize additional online and print resources when researching majors and careers. Some of the careers listed may require additional education, training, development, licenses and/or certifications. If you feel something should be added, changed, updated or removed, please contact Career Services. The content included on this page will be updated annually each summer. Please contact Career Services if you have any questions about the information on this page or to schedule an appointment.