Substitute Teachers, Short-Term
Building Sub (Building Substitute),
Short-Term Sub Teacher (Short-Term Substitute Teacher),
Sub (Substitute),
Sub Teacher (Substitute Teacher)
What they do: Teach students on a short-term basis as a temporary replacement for a regular classroom teacher, typically using the regular teacher's lesson plan.
- DemandHigh
- state Avg. Salary $$$$$$29,820Download Career Flyer
What do they typically do on the job?
- Enforce school and class rules to maintain order in the classroom.
- Answer students' questions.
- Follow lesson plans designed by absent teachers.
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
Listen and understand what people say
Communicate by speaking
Ideas and Logic
Make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Use rules to solve problems
Skills
People who want to pursue this career have skills in these areas.
Basic Skills
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Reading work related information
Social
Understanding people's reactions
Teaching people how to do something
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 Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 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