Occupations/25-1192.00
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses in childcare, family relations, finance, nutrition, and related subjects pertaining to home management. 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
61%
Mixed exposure
Human characteristics
43%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
36%
More resilient
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as food science, nutrition, and child care.
- Task
Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, projects, assignments, and papers.
- Task
Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
The tasks we can read here lean on people, judgment, or hands-on work. The AI risk number is still this job’s rank against other occupations.
Core tasks
- 01Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, projects, assignments, and papers.
- 02Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- 03Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as food science, nutrition, and child care.
- 04Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- 05Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- 06Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.31
- Degree of automation2.58
- Time sitting3.72
- Originality (ability)3.12
- Conflict situations2.67
- Hands-on objects/tools2.19
- Outdoors / weather1.19
- Disease exposure1.39
- Decision freedom4.45
Top abilities
- Written Comprehension4.12
- Oral Expression4.12
- Written Expression4.00
- Speech Clarity4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Deductive Reasoning3.62
- Inductive Reasoning3.50
- Speech Recognition3.38
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.00
- Active Listening4.00
- Writing3.62
- Speaking4.12
- Mathematics2.62
- Science2.25
- Critical Thinking3.75
- Active Learning3.62
- Learning Strategies4.00
- Monitoring3.50
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 81 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 | Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 13.1308 | $7,400 | 48% | 60% | 1 yr $68,065 2 yr $66,318 Master's · CIP 13.13 |
Howard University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 13.1308 | $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 | Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 13.1308 | $9,600 | 95% | 56% | 1 yr $63,005 2 yr — Master's · CIP 13.13 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · Public | Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 13.1308 | $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 | Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 13.1308 | $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 | Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 13.1308 | $50,200 | 77% | 82% | 1 yr $58,673 2 yr — Master's · CIP 13.13 |
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 13.1308 | $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 | Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 13.1308 | $17,500 | 45% | 85% | 1 yr $56,234 2 yr $55,151 Master's · CIP 13.13 |
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO · Public | Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 13.1308 | $13,600 | 81% | 72% | 1 yr $55,964 2 yr — Master's · CIP 13.13 |
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · Public | Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 13.1308 | $14,800 | 11% | 93% | 1 yr — 2 yr $53,810 Master's · CIP 13.13 |
Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN · Public | Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 13.1308 | $9,700 | 71% | 62% | 1 yr $53,045 2 yr $52,107 Master's · CIP 13.13 |
Northeastern University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit | Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 13.1308 | $63,200 | 7% | 91% | 1 yr $52,464 2 yr $53,179 Master's · CIP 13.13 |