Foreign service teacher vs student teacher

The differences between foreign service teachers and student teachers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a student teacher has an average salary of $59,035, 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 student teacher are classroom management, math, and language arts.

Foreign service teacher vs student teacher overview

	Foreign Service Teacher	Student Teacher
Yearly salary	$41,015	$59,035
Hourly rate	$19.72	$28.38
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	55,298	79,071
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 75%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	-	-

Foreign service teacher vs student teacher salary

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

	Foreign Service Teacher	Student Teacher
Average salary	$41,015	$59,035
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $66,000	Between $46,000 And $74,000
Highest paying City	El Monte, CA	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	California	Maryland
Best paying company	Madera High School	Great Hearts Academies
Best paying industry	Education	Education

Differences between foreign service teacher and student teacher education

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

	Foreign Service Teacher	Student Teacher
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 75%
Most common major	Elementary Education	Elementary Education
Most common college	Harvard University	Northwestern University

Foreign service teacher vs student teacher demographics

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

	Foreign Service Teacher	Student Teacher
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 28.9% Female, 71.1%	Male, 26.4% Female, 73.6%
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, 9.7% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 3.7% White, 69.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	11%	9%

Differences between foreign service teacher and student 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.

Student teacher example responsibilities.

Manage RTI reading groups using both basal materials and literature-base novel units.
Lead debates with advance students on topics including globalization, economics, and political history.
Develop lessons that integrate technology into mathematics and language arts for various grade-levels.
Enhance student engagement for learning math and science through maintaining collaborative learning classroom environment.
Used responsive classroom strategies for Pre-K and first grade.
Attend workshops on how to access and create IEPS and bill for services.

Foreign service teacher vs student teacher skills

Common foreign service teacher skills

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

Common student teacher skills

Classroom Management, 20%
Math, 13%
Language Arts, 8%
Social Studies, 6%
Kindergarten, 5%
IEP, 4%

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