Foreign service teacher vs teacher

The differences between foreign service 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 $41,015 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 teacher are ESL, handle scheduling, and kids.

Foreign service teacher vs teacher overview

	Foreign Service Teacher	Teacher
Yearly salary	$41,015	$47,989
Hourly rate	$19.72	$23.07
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	55,298	71,918
Job satisfaction	-	4.14
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	-	-

Foreign service teacher vs teacher salary

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

	Foreign Service Teacher	Teacher
Average salary	$41,015	$47,989
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $66,000	Between $32,000 And $70,000
Highest paying City	El Monte, CA	Baltimore, MD
Highest paying state	California	Maryland
Best paying company	Madera High School	King Low Heywood Thomas
Best paying industry	Education	Education

Differences between foreign service teacher and teacher education

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

	Foreign Service Teacher	Teacher
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Elementary Education	Elementary Education
Most common college	Harvard University	University of Pennsylvania

Foreign service teacher vs teacher demographics

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

	Foreign Service Teacher	Teacher
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 28.9% Female, 71.1%	Male, 25.7% Female, 74.3%
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, 10.1% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 12.9% Asian, 3.7% White, 68.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	11%	9%

Differences between foreign service teacher and 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.

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.

Foreign service teacher vs teacher skills

Common foreign service teacher skills

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

Common teacher skills

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

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