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Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Teaching: You do the math....

If you think teaching is your calling, I strongly encourage you to look at the following statistics:

  • The estimated average salary of all public elementary and secondary school teachers in the 2004–05 school year was $47602 (Source: United States Labor Statistics, http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos069.htm)
  • According to a 2004-05 survey by the American Association of University Professors, salaries for full-time faculty averaged $68,505. By rank, the average was $91,548 for professors, $65,113 for associate professors, $54,571 for assistant professors, $39,899 for instructors, and $45,647 for lecturers

Don't forget to factor in the following when comparing those two salaries:
  • It takes, on average, 4-6 years beyond your masters to get a PhD degree.
  • Your chances of getting a position of an Assistant Professor can be as low as 5% in some fields.

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