Native english teacher vs creative writing instructor

The differences between native english teachers and creative writing instructors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a native english teacher and a creative writing instructor. Additionally, a creative writing instructor has an average salary of $65,256, which is higher than the $53,757 average annual salary of a native english teacher.

The top three skills for a native english teacher include classroom management, foreign language and english language. The most important skills for a creative writing instructor are literature, fiction, and course curriculum.

Native english teacher vs creative writing instructor overview

	Native English Teacher	Creative Writing Instructor
Yearly salary	$53,757	$65,256
Hourly rate	$25.84	$31.37
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	53,556	28,400
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 85%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	6	6

Native english teacher vs creative writing instructor salary

Native english teachers and creative writing instructors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Native English Teacher	Creative Writing Instructor
Average salary	$53,757	$65,256
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $74,000	Between $33,000 And $126,000
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Differences between native english teacher and creative writing instructor education

There are a few differences between a native english teacher and a creative writing instructor in terms of educational background:

	Native English Teacher	Creative Writing Instructor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 85%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Most common major	English	English
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Native english teacher vs creative writing instructor demographics

Here are the differences between native english teachers' and creative writing instructors' demographics:

	Native English Teacher	Creative Writing Instructor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 45.2% Female, 54.8%	Male, 32.2% Female, 67.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.7% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 9.5% Asian, 16.4% White, 62.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 7.1% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.1% Asian, 11.3% White, 66.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between native english teacher and creative writing instructor duties and responsibilities

Native english teacher example responsibilities.

Plan English conversation and writing classes, grade assignments, design and lead an English summer camp course for freshmen.
Develop valuable experience working within a foreign culture and overcoming language barriers.
Reduce the language gap and improve communication with co-workers by learning conversational Korean.
Conduct private and group conversation classes for intermediate to advance Japanese English-language learners, from students to business professionals.
Organize and host Christmas and Halloween parties for the entire school.

Creative writing instructor example responsibilities.

Develop lesson plans, teach mechanics and creativity in writing, teach reading, math and manage resource room as needed.
Create PowerPoint presentations for in class lessons and discussions.
Provide support for creative writing instructors for teen program, leading small group literature discussions.
Design and implement an original class syllabus along with daily lesson plans for undergraduate courses.
Create syllabus to facilitate teaching creative writing to seniors at the various centers across Memphis.
Introduce identifying elements of genre and techniques for creative writing in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.

Native english teacher vs creative writing instructor skills

Common native english teacher skills

Classroom Management, 48%
Foreign Language, 11%
English Language, 9%
Kindergarten, 6%
Vocabulary, 3%
Children Ages, 3%

Common creative writing instructor skills

Literature, 20%
Fiction, 17%
Course Curriculum, 12%
English Language, 12%
ESL, 10%
Class Discussions, 9%

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