Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Art Professor,
Music Professor,
Professor,
Theater Professor
What they do: Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
- DemandNeutral
- state Avg. Salary $$$$$$78,540Download Career Flyer
What do they typically do on the job?
- Explain and demonstrate artistic techniques.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, performances, projects, assignments, and papers.
- Prepare students for performances, exams, or assessments.
Personality
Interests
Career interests describe the perspectives and interests of people who enjoy the type of work involved in this career.
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Knowledge
People who want to pursue this career have knowledge in these areas.
Arts and Humanities
Music, dance, visual arts, drama, or sculpture
English language
Education and Training
Teaching and course design
Communications
Multimedia
Math and Science
Psychology
Abilities
Whether you have received formal training or not, these types of abilities are helpful in this career.
Verbal
Communicate by speaking
Communicate by writing
Ideas and Logic
Create new and original ideas
Make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Skills
People who want to pursue this career have skills in these areas.
Basic Skills
Talking to others
Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things
Problem Solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
Teaching people how to do something
Understanding people's reactions
Work Values
Work values describe how your core beliefs align with those commonly needed for this career.
Independence
Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
Relationships
Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
Working Conditions
Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
Does this sound like something you'd like to do?
1. Do some research
- Identify how your interests, values, and strengths match this occupation
- Talk to someone who works in this field or spend a day job shadowing
- Use the colleges and training directory to explore programs related to this career
2. Plan your next move
- Talk to your college and career counselor or school admissions staff
- Connect with a career advisor or mentor
- Visit Idaho Launch
- Search for available Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary jobs on Idaho Works
Data for NSI career cards comes from the following: Idaho Department of Labor, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, O*NET, MyNextMove, and Career OneStop