Occupations/25-1064.00

Geography Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in geography. 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

45%

Mixed exposure

Human characteristics

45%

Balanced human and task mix

Task orientation

23%

More resilient

A day in this job

  • Task

    Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.

  • Task

    Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as urbanization, environmental systems, and cultural geography.

  • Task

    Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.

These are core tasks from O*NET. The wording didn’t clearly split routine from human, so they are listed without that label.

Core tasks

  1. 01Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  2. 02Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as urbanization, environmental systems, and cultural geography.
  3. 03Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
  4. 04Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  5. 05Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
  6. 06Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks2.30
  • Degree of automation1.54
  • Time sitting3.91
  • Originality (ability)3.00
  • Conflict situations2.70
  • Hands-on objects/tools1.86
  • Outdoors / weather1.91
  • Disease exposure1.43
  • Decision freedom4.93

Top abilities

  • Oral Expression4.25
  • Written Expression4.12
  • Written Comprehension4.00
  • Oral Comprehension4.00
  • Speech Clarity3.88
  • Inductive Reasoning3.75
  • Deductive Reasoning3.75
  • Speech Recognition3.50

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension4.00
  • Active Listening4.00
  • Writing4.12
  • Speaking4.12
  • Mathematics2.75
  • Science3.12
  • Critical Thinking3.88
  • Active Learning3.88
  • Learning Strategies3.88
  • Monitoring3.12

CIP matches

13.1332Geography Teacher Education30.4401Geography and Environmental Studies43.0407Geospatial Intelligence45.0701Geography45.0702Geographic Information Science and Cartography45.0799Geography, Other45.1501Geography and Anthropology

Schools offering related programs

12 of 78 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

CUNY Hunter College

New York, NY · Public

Geography Teacher Education

13.1332

$7,40048%60%

1 yr $68,065

2 yr $66,318

Master's · CIP 13.13

Howard University

Washington, DC · Private nonprofit

Geography Teacher Education

13.1332

$33,20053%65%

1 yr $65,557

2 yr $50,439

Master's · CIP 13.13

St Cloud State University

St. Cloud, MN · Public

Geography Teacher Education

13.1332

$9,60095%56%

1 yr $63,005

2 yr —

Master's · CIP 13.13

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA · Public

Geography Teacher Education

13.1332

$12,60048%84%

1 yr $60,878

2 yr $59,214

Master's · CIP 13.13

Gustavus Adolphus College

St. Peter, MN · Private nonprofit

Geography Teacher Education

13.1332

$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

Geography Teacher Education

13.1332

$50,20077%82%

1 yr $58,673

2 yr —

Master's · CIP 13.13

New York University

New York, NY · Private nonprofit

Geography Teacher Education

13.1332

$60,40012%88%

1 yr $57,318

2 yr $60,399

Master's · CIP 13.13

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL · Public

Geography Teacher Education

13.1332

$17,50045%85%

1 yr $56,234

2 yr $55,151

Master's · CIP 13.13

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, CO · Public

Geography Teacher Education

13.1332

$13,60081%72%

1 yr $55,964

2 yr —

Master's · CIP 13.13

University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, CA · Public

Geography Teacher Education

13.1332

$14,80011%93%

1 yr —

2 yr $53,810

Master's · CIP 13.13

Minnesota State University-Mankato

Mankato, MN · Public

Geography Teacher Education

13.1332

$9,70071%62%

1 yr $53,045

2 yr $52,107

Master's · CIP 13.13

Northeastern University

Boston, MA · Private nonprofit

Geography Teacher Education

13.1332

$63,2007%91%

1 yr $52,464

2 yr $53,179

Master's · CIP 13.13