Adult education teacher vs teacher-in-training

The differences between adult education teachers and teachers-in training can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an adult education teacher and a teacher-in-training. Additionally, an adult education teacher has an average salary of $41,280, which is higher than the $37,214 average annual salary of a teacher-in-training.

The top three skills for an adult education teacher include classroom management, math and ESL. The most important skills for a teacher-in-training are classroom management, K-12, and powerpoint.

Adult education teacher vs teacher-in-training overview

	Adult Education Teacher	Teacher-In-Training
Yearly salary	$41,280	$37,214
Hourly rate	$19.85	$17.89
Growth rate	-6%	2%
Number of jobs	70,775	132,725
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	43	46
Years of experience	4	4

What does an adult education teacher do?

An adult education teacher teaches and coordinates programs developed for adult learners. Adult education teachers assist learners who stop schooling early to provide for their families. They are advocates for the skills and confidence needed by those who were not able to complete their learning and in preparation for their job. Other than teaching, they make lesson plans so that adult learners can meet their goals. Also, they help students to look for resources that can be used to network in their job community.

What does a teacher-in-training do?

A teacher-in-training is a teaching professional who offers technical teaching assistance to teachers in developing effective behavior management and instructional strategies to support student learning. The teacher must collaborate with principals while employing diverse techniques to increase the effectiveness of student learning. By observing classes and then giving feedback to teachers about their teaching style, classroom management, and techniques are some of the responsibilities of a teacher-in-training. The teacher must also develop a wide array of curriculum materials and lesson plans for classroom instruction.

Adult education teacher vs teacher-in-training salary

Adult education teachers and teachers-in training have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Adult Education Teacher	Teacher-In-Training
Average salary	$41,280	$37,214
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $55,000	Between $24,000 And $56,000
Highest paying City	Novato, CA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	Washington	New York
Best paying company	Contra Costa College	World Learning
Best paying industry	Government	Education

Differences between adult education teacher and teacher-in-training education

There are a few differences between an adult education teacher and a teacher-in-training in terms of educational background:

	Adult Education Teacher	Teacher-In-Training
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Elementary Education	Education
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Adult education teacher vs teacher-in-training demographics

Here are the differences between adult education teachers' and teachers-in training' demographics:

	Adult Education Teacher	Teacher-In-Training
Average age	43	46
Gender ratio	Male, 32.6% Female, 67.4%	Male, 34.8% Female, 65.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 6.0% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 7.1% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.2% Asian, 11.6% White, 65.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	12%	16%

Differences between adult education teacher and teacher-in-training duties and responsibilities

Adult education teacher example responsibilities.

Lead debates with advance students on topics including globalization, economics, and political history.
Teach students various subjects; writing, language, reading, science, social studies, and math.
Assist students in acquiring effective study skills and the self-confidence the student need to reenter an academic environment.
Instruct and motivate welfare-to-work clients in computers, high school completion courses, ESOL and with acquiring their GED.
Serve as a counselor between the students and school administrators in areas of language, cultural, and social differences.
Provide and maintain appropriate social interaction, receptive and expressive language programs, teaching job skills and other vocational subjects.

Teacher-in-training example responsibilities.

Assist in achieving and maintaining DoD certification and national accreditation or equivalent.
Lead debates with advance students on topics including globalization, economics, and political history.
Report and communicate progress to head of yoga teachers training program.
Conduct in-service training to the teaching staff on the learning disable student.
Write IEP goals and objectives base on assessment and diagnostic tests results.
Work with various ministries inside and outside the church for ministry and outreachopportunities.

Adult education teacher vs teacher-in-training skills

Common adult education teacher skills

Classroom Management, 11%
Math, 11%
ESL, 10%
Social Studies, 7%
Language, 5%
Grammar, 5%

Common teacher-in-training skills

Classroom Management, 24%
K-12, 15%
PowerPoint, 15%
Staff Development, 13%
Student Achievement, 11%
Student Engagement, 5%

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