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Communications Teachers, Postsecondary

What do they do?

Teach courses in communications, such as organizational communications, public relations, radio/television broadcasting, and journalism. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Education Required

Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

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What Does This Job Pay?
Tennessee Average Salary: $86,000-$175,000
Median Annual Salary: $79,910
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$48,060
$79,910
$160,060
One out of ten earn less than $48,060
The median salary is $79,910
One out of ten earn more than $160,060
Top Skills For This Job
  • Basic Skills
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • reading work related information
  • 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
Will There Be Jobs?
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New job opportunities are likely in the future.

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Are You On Track?
Typical education needed: Master's degree
Master's degree
Doctoral degree
Post-doctoral training
71%
17%
11%
Typical Daily Tasks
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.