Teaching In Higher Education

Teaching In Higher Education HIGHEST DEGR EES HELD Today, postsecondary educators hold 1.7 million jobs in America. With postsecondary teaching jobs expected to grow by 15 percent by 2018, you might be surprised about who is teaching in college classrooms. As it turns out, vocational and career-related Did you know that at most universities, the teaching faculty is comprised of both full-time and part-time professors? Both can be found teaching for all variety and subjects such as health specialties and business have the most instructors, while STEM subjects-such as computer science-lag behind. Even more surprising is how much time full-time professors spend on unpaid or non-teaching related work. levels of courses, but part-time instructors often don't receive the same benefits and distinction as full-time instructors. Part-timers are also more likely to hold a master's, rather than a doctorate, as their highest degree. Full-Time Less than Bachelor's Part-Time 10,000 KOIII| 41,000 Bachelor's 29,000 ||IKII 84.000 Specialties Number of teachers employed in each subject Professional (such as law or medicine) 56,000 || KS 39,000 Master's 180,000 ||||| 273,000 Biological Science Doctoral IKXI || 94.000 64,700 407,000 Computer Science 38,900 HOW THEY SP END TH E WORKDAY Art, Drama, & Music 93,800 In addition to in-class teaching time, professors devote their time to activities with no student interaction like research and professional growth. Education 6% 2.3 hrs 70,200 4% 1.9 hrs 53 Average hourly 40 4% 1.7 hrs work week 4% 22 hrs Business 85,400 85% 45.4 hrs • Paid activities within institution (class lectures, lab time, etc) 3.8 hrs 56% 22.1 hrs 34% English Language & Literature • Paid activities outside institution (attending conferences, etc) 13.7 hrs 74,800 • Unpaid activities within institution (office hours, grading, admin, etc) Vocational (Includes Mechanical, Electrical, and other Career Training) • Unpaid activities outside institution (other activities, etc) 120,200 Health (Includes Nursing and Healthcare Specialities) 155,300 A collaboration between GOOD and Hyperakt, GOOD + University of Phoenix Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics IES National Center for Education Statistics in partnership with University of Phoenix