Occupations/25-1121.00
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Usually a graduate or professional degree.
AI automation risk
29%
More resilient
Human characteristics
55%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
22%
More resilient
A day in this job
- Task
Explain and demonstrate artistic techniques.
- Task
Evaluate and grade students' class work, performances, projects, assignments, and papers.
- Task
Prepare students for performances, exams, or assessments.
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
- 01Explain and demonstrate artistic techniques.
- 02Evaluate and grade students' class work, performances, projects, assignments, and papers.
- 03Prepare students for performances, exams, or assessments.
- 04Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- 05Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as acting techniques, fundamentals of music, and art history.
- 06Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.39
- Degree of automation1.23
- Time sitting2.92
- Originality (ability)3.75
- Conflict situations2.65
- Hands-on objects/tools2.67
- Outdoors / weather1.32
- Disease exposure1.67
- Decision freedom4.53
Top abilities
- Oral Expression4.25
- Written Expression4.12
- Written Comprehension4.12
- Speech Clarity4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Speech Recognition3.75
- Originality3.75
- Near Vision3.75
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.00
- Active Listening4.00
- Writing3.88
- Speaking4.62
- Mathematics2.00
- Science1.75
- Critical Thinking3.62
- Active Learning4.00
- Learning Strategies4.12
- Monitoring3.75
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 86 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.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · Public | Art Teacher Education 13.1302 | $7,400 | 48% | 60% | 1 yr $68,065 2 yr $66,318 Master's · CIP 13.13 |
Howard University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Art Teacher Education 13.1302 | $33,200 | 53% | 65% | 1 yr $65,557 2 yr $50,439 Master's · CIP 13.13 |
St Cloud State University St. Cloud, MN · Public | Art Teacher Education 13.1302 | $9,600 | 95% | 56% | 1 yr $63,005 2 yr — Master's · CIP 13.13 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · Public | Art Teacher Education 13.1302 | $12,600 | 48% | 84% | 1 yr $60,878 2 yr $59,214 Master's · CIP 13.13 |
Gustavus Adolphus College St. Peter, MN · Private nonprofit | Art Teacher Education 13.1302 | $54,200 | 74% | 83% | 1 yr $59,788 2 yr $62,012 Master's · CIP 13.13 |
University of St Thomas St. Paul, MN · Private nonprofit | Art Teacher Education 13.1302 | $50,200 | 77% | 82% | 1 yr $58,673 2 yr — Master's · CIP 13.13 |
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Art Teacher Education 13.1302 | $60,400 | 12% | 88% | 1 yr $57,318 2 yr $60,399 Master's · CIP 13.13 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public | Art Teacher Education 13.1302 | $17,500 | 45% | 85% | 1 yr $56,234 2 yr $55,151 Master's · CIP 13.13 |
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO · Public | Art Teacher Education 13.1302 | $13,600 | 81% | 72% | 1 yr $55,964 2 yr — Master's · CIP 13.13 |
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · Public | Art Teacher Education 13.1302 | $14,800 | 11% | 93% | 1 yr — 2 yr $53,810 Master's · CIP 13.13 |
Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN · Public | Art Teacher Education 13.1302 | $9,700 | 71% | 62% | 1 yr $53,045 2 yr $52,107 Master's · CIP 13.13 |
Northeastern University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit | Art Teacher Education 13.1302 | $63,200 | 7% | 91% | 1 yr $52,464 2 yr $53,179 Master's · CIP 13.13 |