Eleamantary Teacher
Career Information
What do people in this occupation do?
- Teach Elementary students
- Teach all Subjects
- Teach them basics of all subjects
Working Conditions
- work with younger children
- having face to face discussion
- determine tasks, priorities, and goals
Physical Demand
- Standing
- Sitting
- Talking
- May be running
Required to Know and Do
- requirement to teach
- required license to teach
- able to communicate, inspire trust, motivate students and understand students' needs
- required to know about which subject they are teaching
- they needs to know how to communicate with parents
How do People in this occupation prepare for it?
- need bachelor's degree is most common or master degree
- need student teaching to become competent
Licensin or Certification and how to get it?
- required Teaching License
- Type of Certificate : National Board Certification - Early and Middle Childhood Certificate/Art
National Board Certification - Early and Middle Childhood Certificate/English as a New Language
National Board Certification - Early Childhood through Young Adulthood/Library Media
National Board Certification - Early and Middle Childhood/Music
National Board Certification - Early and Middle Childhood/Physical Education
National Board Certification - Early and Middle Childhood/Literacy: Reading - Language Arts - link for how to get license : http://education.state.mn.us/mde/edexc/licen/
How much do elemantary teachers earn in teaching?
Wages for Elementary School Teachers
Area Low Median High
U S
$36,116.42 $54,129.01 $84,295.29
Minnesota
$35,964.37 $57,545.02 $98,283.69
Central Minnesota
$35,818.40 $52,832.55 $74,306.76
Northeast Minnesota
$32,030.39 $53,314.03 $82,502.14
Northwest Minnesota
$37,045.94 $52,993.72 $72,822.78
Southeast Minnesota
$32,758.19 $48,899.58 $70,978.95
Southwest Minnesota
$33,960.38 $49,360.79 $64,791.61
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN
$37,205.08 $66,273.57 $107,844.45how many people are employed in elemantary teaching occupation in MN and Nationally?
- In Minnesota, there are 25,780 workers employed in this very large career(2010)
- Nationally: 1,476,500 workers employed(2010)
- Outlook 17% ( about as fast as average)