Elementary School Teachers
Classroom Teacher,
Elementary School Teacher,
Elementary Teacher,
Teacher
What they do: Teach academic and social skills to students at the elementary school level.
- DemandHigh
- state Avg. Salary $$$$$$59,720Download Career Flyer
What do they typically do on the job?
- Instruct students individually and in groups, using teaching methods such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
- Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students.
- Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems or with special academic interests.
Personality
Interests
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Abilities
Whether you have received formal training or not, these types of abilities are helpful in this career.
Verbal
Communicate by speaking
Listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
Make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Notice when problems happen
Attention
Pay attention to something without being distracted
Do two or more things at the same time
Skills
People who want to pursue this career have skills in these areas.
Basic Skills
Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things
Talking to others
Social
Teaching people how to do something
Understanding people's reactions
People and Technology Systems
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
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
- Visit Idaho Launch
- Search for available Elementary School Teachers 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