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Job Description

Teach courses in business administration and management, such as accounting, finance, human resources, labor and industrial relations, marketing, and operations research. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Job Details

• The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 25-1011.00
• The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 96,770.00
• The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 0.00
• Currently, there are 83,030 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Business Teachers, Postsecondary”.

Also Known As…

• Business Teachers, Postsecondary
• Professor
• Marketing Professor
• Management Professor
• Instructor
• Faculty Member
• Business Professor
• Business Office Technology Instructor
• Business Instructor
• Business Administration Professor
• Associate Professor
• Typing Teacher
• Teacher
• Real Estate Professor
• Professor of Economics
• Professor of Business Administration
• Office Communication Professor
• Marketing Teacher
• Marketing Instructor
• Management Lecturer
• Management Instructor
• Management Information Systems Professor (MIS Professor)
• Management Department Chair
• Lecturer
• International Trade Teacher
• Industrial Management Teacher
• Industrial Education Teacher
• Health Administration Teacher
• Foreign Trade Teacher
• Finance Teacher
• Finance Professor
• Finance Lecturer
• Entrepreneurship Program Director
• Economics Professor
• Computer Instructor
• College Professor
• College or University Faculty Member
• Business Technology Professor
• Business Teacher
• Business School Dean
• Business Management Professor
• Business Law Teacher
• Business Law Professor
• Business Ethics Professor
• Business English Instructor
• Business Education Teacher
• Business Education Professor
• Business Education Instructor
• Business Department Chair
• Business Communications Instructor
• Business and Services Instructor
• Business Analytics Faculty Member
• Business Administration Teacher
• Business Administration Instructor
• Bookkeeping Teacher
• Banking Teacher
• Banking and Finance Instructor
• Associate Professor of Management
• Assistant Professor of Business
• Advertising Teacher
• Adjunct Instructor
• Adjunct Business Instructor
• Accounting Teacher
• Accounting Professor
• Accounting Lecturer
• Accounting Instructor
• Accountancy Professor

Tasks for “Instructor”

• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
• Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
• Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks.
• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as financial accounting, principles of marketing, and operations management.
• Develop and maintain course Web sites.
• Act as advisers to student organizations.
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
• Provide professional consulting services to government or industry.
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
• Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
• Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.
• Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
• Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
• Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
• Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and career issues.
• Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional organizations and conferences.
• Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
• Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
• Collaborate with members of the business community to improve programs, to develop new programs, and to provide student access to learning opportunities, such as internships.
• Participate in campus and community events.
• Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
• Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.

Related Technology & Tools

• Desktop computers
• Photocopying equipment
• Universal serial bus USB flash drives
• Conference telephones
• Computer laser printers
• Opaque projectors
• Tablet computers
• Overhead data projectors
• Webcams
• Digital calculators
• Wireless microphones
• Computer projectors
• Laser facsimile machines
• Laptop computers
• Videoconferencing equipment
• Personal computers
• Liquid crystal display LCD projectors
• Compact digital cameras
• Digital video cameras
• Television monitors
• Microphone podiums
• Poster printers
• Digital video disk DVD players
• Multi-line telephone systems
• MP3 digital voice recorders
• Handheld microphones
• Liquid crystal display LCD televisions
• Compact disk CD players
• Carousel slide projectors
• Student response systems
• Interactive whiteboards
• Interactive whiteboard controllers
• Computer data input scanners

• Data entry software
• Spreadsheet software
• Sage 50 Accounting
• Blackboard
• Course management system software
• Desire2Learn
• Word processing software
• iParadigms Turnitin
• Almaris E-Learning Systems Financial Accounting Tutor
• Email software
• Blackboard Learn
• Microsoft Office
• DOC Cop
• Hypertext markup language HTML
• Calendar and scheduling software
• Image scanning software
• Collaborative editing software
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Word
• Google Docs
• Sakai CLE
• Learning management system LMS
• Web browser software
• Microsoft PowerPoint