Foreign service teacher vs certified teacher

The differences between foreign service teachers and certified teachers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a certified teacher has an average salary of $50,708, which is higher than the $41,015 average annual salary of a foreign service teacher.

The top three skills for a foreign service teacher include classroom management, math and core curriculum. The most important skills for a certified teacher are math, mathematics, and kids.

Foreign service teacher vs certified teacher overview

	Foreign Service Teacher	Certified Teacher
Yearly salary	$41,015	$50,708
Hourly rate	$19.72	$24.38
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	55,298	92,051
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	-	-

Foreign service teacher vs certified teacher salary

Foreign service teachers and certified teachers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Foreign Service Teacher	Certified Teacher
Average salary	$41,015	$50,708
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $66,000	Between $37,000 And $68,000
Highest paying City	El Monte, CA	Danbury, CT
Highest paying state	California	Connecticut
Best paying company	Madera High School	Universal Health Services
Best paying industry	Education	Government

Differences between foreign service teacher and certified teacher education

There are a few differences between a foreign service teacher and a certified teacher in terms of educational background:

	Foreign Service Teacher	Certified Teacher
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Elementary Education	Elementary Education
Most common college	Harvard University	University of Pennsylvania

Foreign service teacher vs certified teacher demographics

Here are the differences between foreign service teachers' and certified teachers' demographics:

	Foreign Service Teacher	Certified Teacher
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 28.9% Female, 71.1%	Male, 25.6% Female, 74.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 7.9% White, 59.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 10.0% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% Asian, 3.7% White, 69.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	11%	9%

Differences between foreign service teacher and certified teacher duties and responsibilities

Foreign service teacher example responsibilities.

Lead debates with advance students on topics including globalization, economics, and political history.
Work with students individually in math, reading, and language arts to assist in their learning.
Sit in on IEP meetings.
Recruit, interview and arrange training for pre-service foreign ESL teachers
Plan and teach two science lessons, two math lessons, and two social studies lessons to second grade students.
Prepare differentiated vocabulary lessons with ESL teacher.

Certified teacher example responsibilities.

Lead debates with advance students on topics including globalization, economics, and political history.
Prepare and implement daily lessons for reading, math, writing, science, social studies, and global events/locations.
Used PBIS behavior and academic model.
Serve on PBIS committee to drive school-wide behavior system.
Attend IEP meetings, apply accommodations to classroom instruction and assessment, work with co-teacher in inclusion classes.
Plan, prepare and demonstrate math instruction materials base on specific learning objectives for 6th , 7th and 8th grades.

Foreign service teacher vs certified teacher skills

Common foreign service teacher skills

Classroom Management, 36%
Math, 13%
Core Curriculum, 8%
Language, 7%
IEP, 5%
Classroom Environment, 4%

Common certified teacher skills

Math, 15%
Mathematics, 15%
Kids, 13%
Classroom Management, 9%
CPR, 5%
Professional Development, 5%

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