Description
Teach academic and social skills to kindergarten students.
Interests
- Social
- Artistic
Work Values
- Relationships
- Achievement
- Independence
Work Styles
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Concern for Others
- Cooperation
Tasks
- 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.
- Teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills.
- Demonstrate activities to children.
Work Activities
- Thinking Creatively
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
- Developing Objectives and Strategies
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Detailed Work Activities
- Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
- Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
- Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
- Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
- Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
Technology Skills
- Spreadsheet software
- Computer based training software
- Electronic mail software
- Desktop communications software
- Office suite software
Abilities
- Oral Expression
- Written Comprehension
- Oral Comprehension
- Problem Sensitivity
- Speech Clarity
Skills
- Instructing
- Social Perceptiveness
- Active Listening
- Learning Strategies
- Monitoring
Knowledge
- Education and Training
- English Language
- Psychology
- Mathematics
- Customer and Personal Service
Most Common Education Level
The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.
Certificates
Certificate name
National Board Certification - Early Childhood - GeneralistCertifying Organization
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
Type
Core
Certifying Organization
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
National Board Certification - Early and Middle Childhood Certificate - English as a New LanguageCertifying Organization
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
World Languages Other than English/Early and Middle ChildhoodCertifying Organization
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
Type
Specialty
Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $57,805 |
| Median (50%) | $66,110 |
| High (90%) | $76,916 |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | $66,091 |
| Mid Level | $71,872 |
| Senior Level | $70,359 |
| Expert Level | $89,366 |
Employability
There are currently 122,700 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to decrease to 121,800 positions, reflecting a projected decline of -1%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of -1%
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