Literacy consultant vs adult school teacher

The differences between literacy consultants and adult school teachers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a literacy consultant and an adult school teacher. Additionally, a literacy consultant has an average salary of $83,694, which is higher than the $41,409 average annual salary of an adult school teacher.

The top three skills for a literacy consultant include professional development workshops, pre-k and public schools. The most important skills for an adult school teacher are learning environment, language, and ESOL.

Literacy consultant vs adult school teacher overview

	Literacy Consultant	Adult School Teacher
Yearly salary	$83,694	$41,409
Hourly rate	$40.24	$19.91
Growth rate	-6%	-6%
Number of jobs	8,150	68,434
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	4	4

Literacy consultant vs adult school teacher salary

Literacy consultants and adult school teachers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Literacy Consultant	Adult School Teacher
Average salary	$83,694	$41,409
Salary range	Between $44,000 And $155,000	Between $27,000 And $61,000
Highest paying City	-	Daly City, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	West Contra Costa Unified School District
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between literacy consultant and adult school teacher education

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

	Literacy Consultant	Adult School Teacher
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Education	Education
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Literacy consultant vs adult school teacher demographics

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

	Literacy Consultant	Adult School Teacher
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 16.9% Female, 83.1%	Male, 36.2% Female, 63.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 5.3% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	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%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between literacy consultant and adult school teacher duties and responsibilities

Literacy consultant example responsibilities.

Lead initiative to promote early childhood literacy.
Work with building administrator and specialists to redesign RTI time.
Install and maintain computers and appropriate software in early childhood classrooms parent education areas.
Work in Pre-K classroom, planning and implementing literacy target lessons

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.

Literacy consultant vs adult school teacher skills

Common literacy consultant skills

Professional Development Workshops, 22%
Pre-K, 19%
Public Schools, 10%
Guided Reading, 7%
K-5, 6%
ELA, 5%

Common adult school teacher skills

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

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