Occupations/25-1011.00

Business Teachers, Postsecondary

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.

Beyond a bachelor’s

Usually a graduate or professional degree.

AI automation risk

58%

Mixed exposure

Human characteristics

34%

Fewer uniquely human demands

Task orientation

19%

More resilient

A day in this job

  • Mostly routine

    Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as financial accounting, principles of marketing, and operations management.

  • Task

    Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.

  • Task

    Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.

The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.

Core tasks

  1. 01Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as financial accounting, principles of marketing, and operations management.
  2. 02Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  3. 03Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  4. 04Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  5. 05Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional organizations and conferences.
  6. 06Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks2.63
  • Degree of automation2.22
  • Time sitting3.77
  • Originality (ability)3.00
  • Conflict situations2.63
  • Hands-on objects/tools1.68
  • Outdoors / weather1.22
  • Disease exposure1.11
  • Decision freedom4.74

Top abilities

  • Oral Expression4.62
  • Written Expression4.12
  • Written Comprehension4.12
  • Speech Clarity4.12
  • Oral Comprehension4.00
  • Inductive Reasoning3.88
  • Deductive Reasoning3.88
  • Speech Recognition3.50

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension4.00
  • Active Listening4.00
  • Writing4.00
  • Speaking4.25
  • Mathematics3.00
  • Science1.88
  • Critical Thinking3.88
  • Active Learning3.88
  • Learning Strategies4.00
  • Monitoring3.62

CIP matches

13.1303Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education13.1310Sales and Marketing Operations/Marketing and Distribution Teacher Education30.1601Accounting and Computer Science30.2801Dispute Resolution30.7104Financial Analytics51.0702Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management52.0101Business/Commerce, General52.0201Business Administration and Management, General52.0202Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management52.0203Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management52.0205Operations Management and Supervision52.0206Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management52.0210Research and Development Management52.0211Project Management52.0212Retail Management52.0213Organizational Leadership52.0301Accounting52.0303Auditing52.0304Accounting and Finance52.0305Accounting and Business/Management52.0501Business/Corporate Communications, General52.0599Business/Corporate Communications, Other52.0701Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies52.0702Franchising and Franchise Operations52.0801Finance, General52.0804Financial Planning and Services52.0806International Finance52.0807Investments and Securities52.0808Public Finance52.0810Financial Risk Management52.0909Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management52.1001Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General52.1002Labor and Industrial Relations52.1003Organizational Behavior Studies52.1004Labor Studies52.1101International Business/Trade/Commerce52.1301Management Science52.1302Business Statistics52.1304Actuarial Science52.1401Marketing/Marketing Management, General52.1402Marketing Research52.1403International Marketing52.1404Digital Marketing52.1499Marketing, Other52.1701Insurance52.1801Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General52.2002Construction Project Management52.2099Construction Management, Other52.2101Telecommunications Management

Schools offering related programs

12 of 94 shown

Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.

InstitutionProgramTuitionAdmitGrad 6-yrEarnings

Emory University

Atlanta, GA · Private nonprofit

Business/Commerce, General

52.0101

$60,80011%91%

1 yr $134,003

2 yr $135,250

Master's · CIP 52.01

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Atlanta, GA · Public

Business Administration and Management, General

52.0201

$11,80017%91%

1 yr $127,602

2 yr $127,034

Master's · CIP 52.02

Georgetown University

Washington, DC · Private nonprofit

Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management

51.0702

$65,40012%95%

1 yr $83,177

2 yr $71,351

Master's · CIP 51.07

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC · Public

Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management

51.0702

$9,00017%91%

1 yr $72,357

2 yr $68,666

Master's · CIP 51.07

CUNY Hunter College

New York, NY · Public

Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education

13.1303

$7,40048%60%

1 yr $68,065

2 yr $66,318

Master's · CIP 13.13

Howard University

Washington, DC · Private nonprofit

Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education

13.1303

$33,20053%65%

1 yr $65,557

2 yr $50,439

Master's · CIP 13.13

St Cloud State University

St. Cloud, MN · Public

Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education

13.1303

$9,60095%56%

1 yr $63,005

2 yr —

Master's · CIP 13.13

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA · Public

Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education

13.1303

$12,60048%84%

1 yr $60,878

2 yr $59,214

Master's · CIP 13.13

Gustavus Adolphus College

St. Peter, MN · Private nonprofit

Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education

13.1303

$54,20074%83%

1 yr $59,788

2 yr $62,012

Master's · CIP 13.13

University of St Thomas

St. Paul, MN · Private nonprofit

Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education

13.1303

$50,20077%82%

1 yr $58,673

2 yr —

Master's · CIP 13.13

New York University

New York, NY · Private nonprofit

Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education

13.1303

$60,40012%88%

1 yr $57,318

2 yr $60,399

Master's · CIP 13.13

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL · Public

Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education

13.1303

$17,50045%85%

1 yr $56,234

2 yr $55,151

Master's · CIP 13.13