About This Career Path
Teach courses pertaining to the laws of matter and energy. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
A Day In The Life
STEM Area of Interest
Salary Breakdown
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Average
$93,960
ANNUAL
Entry Level
$48,990
ANNUAL
Mid Level
$98,070
ANNUAL
Expert Level
$127,760
ANNUAL
Projected Jobs
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
240
Projected job openings through 2030
Top Expected Tasks
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
01
Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
02
Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
03
Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
04
Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as quantum mechanics, particle physics, and optics.
05
Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
06
Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
07
Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
08
Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
09
Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
10
Supervise students' laboratory work.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Common knowledge, skills & abilities needed to get a foot in the door.
KNOWLEDGE
Mathematics
KNOWLEDGE
Physics
KNOWLEDGE
Education and Training
KNOWLEDGE
English Language
KNOWLEDGE
Computers and Electronics
SKILL
Instructing
SKILL
Reading Comprehension
SKILL
Science
SKILL
Speaking
SKILL
Active Learning
ABILITY
Oral Expression
ABILITY
Oral Comprehension
ABILITY
Written Comprehension
ABILITY
Written Expression
ABILITY
Deductive Reasoning
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