Adult school teacher vs teacher

The differences between adult school teachers and teachers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a teacher has an average salary of $47,989, which is higher than the $41,409 average annual salary of an adult school teacher.

The top three skills for an adult school teacher include learning environment, language and ESOL. The most important skills for a teacher are ESL, handle scheduling, and kids.

Adult school teacher vs teacher overview

	Adult School Teacher	Teacher
Yearly salary	$41,409	$47,989
Hourly rate	$19.91	$23.07
Growth rate	-6%	4%
Number of jobs	68,434	71,918
Job satisfaction	-	4.14
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	43	42
Years of experience	4	-

Adult school teacher vs teacher salary

Adult school teachers and teachers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Adult School Teacher	Teacher
Average salary	$41,409	$47,989
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $61,000	Between $32,000 And $70,000
Highest paying City	Daly City, CA	Baltimore, MD
Highest paying state	California	Maryland
Best paying company	West Contra Costa Unified School District	King Low Heywood Thomas
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between adult school teacher and teacher education

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

	Adult School Teacher	Teacher
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Education	Elementary Education
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Adult school teacher vs teacher demographics

Here are the differences between adult school teachers' and teachers' demographics:

	Adult School Teacher	Teacher
Average age	43	42
Gender ratio	Male, 36.2% Female, 63.8%	Male, 25.7% Female, 74.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 6.1% White, 60.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 12.9% Asian, 3.7% White, 68.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	12%	9%

Differences between adult school teacher and teacher duties and responsibilities

Adult school teacher example responsibilities.

Lead debates with advance students on topics including globalization, economics, and political history.
Install, set up, and run computer lab for GED students.
Plan and provide training of new integrate software to increase student's language proficiency.
Display excellent technical skills in preparing several creative and educational PowerPoint presentations per week to facilitate student learning.
Provide bilingual education in drama.

Teacher example responsibilities.

Work closely with co-teacher to manage and co-teach curriculum to a large group.
Target at risk and high achieving students using levele readers and DRA strategies.
Lead debates with advance students on topics including globalization, economics, and political history.
Develop social studies and geography curriculum.
Provide kindergarten readiness in approaching phonemic awareness, phonics, and introductory math skills.
Attend and participate in ESL professional development activities, conferences/workshops, curriculum/program planning, & special events and activities.

Adult school teacher vs teacher skills

Common adult school teacher skills

Learning Environment, 39%
Language, 26%
ESOL, 19%
GED, 16%

Common teacher skills

ESL, 17%
Handle Scheduling, 15%
Kids, 12%
Classroom Management, 7%
CPR, 5%
Curriculum Development, 4%

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