Career Opportunities for Majors in Education
Introduction
A career in education was once exclusively a career in teaching, usually in an elementary or secondary school or in a college or university, or to a lesser extent in a church or synagogue, or other religious institution. Today, it is a much broader enterprise. Although most professionals in education are teachers, there are many specialty areas, i.e. learning and reading specialists, guidance and crisis counselors, librarians and other media specialists, nurses, physical therapists, social workers, business managers, computer experts--to mention a few. However, teaching remains the central function in the field of education. All other educators exist to support teachers in one way or another.
In the public schools the most prevalent career route is a result of training in an approved program which leads to state certification. Other institutions and programs may consider a candidate without certification, but necessarily with a strong educational background and strong commitment.
Though teaching is still the career of choice for education majors, training, education and skills allow one to consider alternative career choices. These are wide and varied, occurring in different settings and with titles other than "teacher" (see Possible Occupations).
The related occupations listed below are just some of the possible choices for teachers.
A Sample Of Related Occupations
Academic Advisor
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Fundraiser
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Public Information Officer
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Administrator
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Government Agency Admin
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Public Lecturer
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Admissions Counselor
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Guidance Counselor
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Public Relations Specialist
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Adult & Continuing Education Director
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Human Resources Specialist
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Radio/TV Newscaster
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Advertising Account Exec.
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Instructional Designer
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Reading Specialist
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Alumni Affairs Coordinator
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Instructional/Education Technical Spec.
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Reporter/Coorespondent
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Audiology and Speech Pathologist
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International Educator
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Researcher
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Audio-visual Specialist
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Journalist
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Sales Representative
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Career Educator
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Learning and Development Spec
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School Administrator
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Consultant
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Learning Disabilities Specialist
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School Psychologist
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Consumer Advocate
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Librarian/Media Specialist
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Social Worker
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Continuing Education Program Planner
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Literacy Developmnt Specialist
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Special Education Teacher
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Convention Organizer
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Lobbyist
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Speech Consultant
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Corporate Trainer
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Market Research Specialist
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Student Affairs Administrator
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Counselor
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Measurement & Evaluation Specialist
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Supervisor
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Curriculum Coordinator
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Media Buyer
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Teacher/Professor
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Curriculum Developer
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Nonprofit Administrator
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Technical Writer
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Distance Education Coordinator
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Personnel Recruiter
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Tour Guide
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Editor/Writer
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Principal
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Video Game Designer
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Education Consultant
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Private Tutor
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ESL Coordinator
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Program Manager
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Types of Employers
Private & Nonprofit Organizations |
Colleges/Universities
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Health Service Providers
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Private Schools
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Community service agencies
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Historic Sites/Historical Societies
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Private Schools Abroad
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Consulting Firms
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Libraries
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Public Schools
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Consumer Products Firms
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Media Organizations
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Research & Development Labs
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Educational Publishers
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Museums
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Financial Institutions
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Preschool/daycare centers
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Government Agencies |
Cultural Affairs Agencies
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Government Affiliated Schools Abroad
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Regional and National Accrediting Agencies
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Department of LaborĀ
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Judicial system
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State Boards/State Departments of Ed.
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Federal Education Agencies
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National Associations and Councils
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Jobs Obtained by Rutgers Graduates - First Jobs of Recent Graduates - Education
Organization |
Job Title |
Hoffmann-La Roche |
Assistant Scientist |
Macy*s |
Customer Service Representative |
South Brunswick Schools |
Early Childcare Teacher |
Jersey City Schools |
Elementary Music Teacher |
Ramsey Board of Education |
English Teacher |
Howell Twp. Schools |
Grade 3 Teacher |
Google |
Human Resource Associate |
St. Peters Child Care Center |
Nursery School Teacher |
Banque Francaise |
Receptionist |
King Intermediate School |
Special Ed. Teacher |
Fort Lee Bd. of Ed. |
Substitute Elementary Teacher |
Various Schools |
Substitute Teacher |
The Rectory School |
Teacher |
Montgomery Schools |
Teacher |
Handicapped, North Brunswick Schools |
Teacher |
Our Lady of Lourdes School |
Teacher of Spanish |
Educational Testing Service |
Assessment Specialist |
Hunterdon Central Regional High School District |
Secondary School Teachers |
Hudson County Schools of Technology |
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School |
Middletown Board of Education |
Math And Computer Teachers, Postsecondary |
Swedish Institute College of Health Sciences |
Teachers And Instructors |
Warren Township Schools |
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Jobs Obtained by Rutgers Graduates - Jobs of Experienced Alumni - Education
Alden Nursing Home (M.Ed.) |
Activity Director |
Human Resources, ARC of Somerset (Cert. in HR) |
Asst. Dir |
Stony Brook School (M.Ed. Ed. Admin.) |
Assistant Principal |
Ewing Board of Educ. (Ed.D.) |
Asst. Superintendent |
Conde Nast "Lucky" magazine |
Assoc. Beauty Editor |
Teacher Ed., Rutgers U. (M.Ed. Ed. Admin.) |
Assoc. Director |
Upsala College |
Bursar |
Woodbridge Board of Education |
Chief Fiscal Officer |
Stuart Turner & Assoc. (MA Pol. Sci.) |
City Planning Consultant |
Rockaway Twp. Bd. of Ed. |
Community Relations Dir. |
>Self Employed (Cert. in Int'l. Transl.) |
Conference Interpreter |
>Rutgers College Recreation (M Phys. Ed.) |
Coord., Instructional Program |
>East Brunswick Library (MLS) |
Director |
>State Bar Association |
Director |
>Career Services, Catholic Univ. of America (Ed.D. Ed. Admin.) |
Director |
>Technology Planning, Educational Testing Service |
Director |
>West Morris High School |
Director of Curriculum |
>Lakeland Reg. Medical Center (Ed.D., Ed. Admin.) |
Director of Hospital Education |
>Bergen City Zoological Park |
Education Director |
>Self Employed (M.Ed.) |
Educ. Consultant/Textbook Author |
>Mt. Olive Child Development Center |
Executive |
>Educational Information & Resource Ctr. (Ed.D.) |
Exec. Dir |
>Highland Park High School |
Guidance Counselor |
>Cornell Coop. Extension |
Home Econ. Program Leader |
>A.G. Edwards & Sons |
Investment Broker |
>W. Windsor-Plainsboro Middle School (M.Ed. Reading Educ.) |
Learning Consultant |
>Hamilton Twp. Schools (M.Ed., Special Ed.) |
Learning Disabilities Specialist |
>First Fidelity Bank |
Manager of Operations Services |
>Newark Board of Education (MA) |
Principal |
>Lake School |
Principal/Director |
>University of Illinois (PhD) |
Professor |
>Honeywell (MBA) |
Project Leader |
>Self Employed (PhD Special Ed.) |
Psychotherapist |
>Summit Board of Education |
Social Worker |
>Wilson's |
Store Manager |
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Graduate Schools Attended
Institution |
Degree |
Field |
Indiana University |
M.Ed. |
Phys. Ed. |
Kean University |
M.Ed |
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Ohio State University |
PhD |
Ed. Admin. |
Rutgers, Grad. School of Education |
M.Ed. |
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Rutgers, Grad. School of Education |
Ed.D. |
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St. John's University |
MBA |
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Temple University |
M.Ed. |
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Temple University |
Ed.D. |
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