Private music teacher vs student teacher

The differences between private music 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 $53,216 average annual salary of a private music teacher.

The top three skills for a private music teacher include mathematics, language arts and cello. The most important skills for a student teacher are classroom management, math, and language arts.

Private music teacher vs student teacher overview

	Private Music Teacher	Student Teacher
Yearly salary	$53,216	$59,035
Hourly rate	$25.58	$28.38
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	55,993	79,071
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 75%
Average age	43	42
Years of experience	2	-

Private music teacher vs student teacher salary

Private music teachers and student teachers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Private Music Teacher	Student Teacher
Average salary	$53,216	$59,035
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $72,000	Between $46,000 And $74,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Maryland
Best paying company	-	Great Hearts Academies
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between private music teacher and student teacher education

There are a few differences between a private music teacher and a student teacher in terms of educational background:

	Private Music Teacher	Student Teacher
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 75%
Most common major	Music	Elementary Education
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Northwestern University

Private music teacher vs student teacher demographics

Here are the differences between private music teachers' and student teachers' demographics:

	Private Music Teacher	Student Teacher
Average age	43	42
Gender ratio	Male, 42.7% Female, 57.3%	Male, 26.4% Female, 73.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 8.5% White, 59.5% 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	12%	9%

Differences between private music teacher and student teacher duties and responsibilities

Private music teacher example responsibilities.

Lead debates with advance students on topics including globalization, economics, and political history.
Challenge students to master basic math concepts through implementation of manipulative graphing, and charting exercises that develop problem-solving skills.
Challenge students to master basic math concepts through implementation of manipulative graphing, and charting exercises that develop problem-solving skills.

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.

Private music teacher vs student teacher skills

Common private music teacher skills

Mathematics, 20%
Language Arts, 14%
Cello, 11%
In-Home, 8%
Music Theory, 6%
Piano Lessons, 5%

Common student teacher skills

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

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