Occupations/25-2021.00

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

Teach academic and social skills to students at the elementary school level.

Bachelor’s

Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.

AI automation risk

15%

More resilient

Human characteristics

84%

Strong human-characteristic mix

Task orientation

26%

More resilient

A day in this job

Mostly human
Instruct students individually and in groups, using teaching methods such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
Mostly human
Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems or with special academic interests.
Mostly human
Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.

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

01Instruct students individually and in groups, using teaching methods such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
02Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students.
03Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems or with special academic interests.
04Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
05Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
06Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

Repeating same tasks2.42
Degree of automation1.91
Time sitting2.32
Originality (ability)3.75
Conflict situations4.05
Hands-on objects/tools2.20
Outdoors / weather2.52
Disease exposure3.33
Decision freedom3.99

Top abilities

Oral Expression4.62
Speech Recognition4.00
Speech Clarity4.00
Problem Sensitivity4.00
Oral Comprehension4.00
Inductive Reasoning4.00
Written Expression3.88
Written Comprehension3.88

Essential skills

Reading Comprehension3.88
Active Listening4.00
Writing3.88
Speaking4.12
Mathematics2.75
Science2.00
Critical Thinking4.00
Active Learning3.75
Learning Strategies4.25
Monitoring4.00

CIP matches

13.0201Bilingual and Multilingual Education13.1202Elementary Education and Teaching13.1206Teacher Education, Multiple Levels13.1207Montessori Teacher Education13.1208Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education13.1210Early Childhood Education and Teaching13.1211Online Educator/Online Teaching13.1212International Teaching and Learning13.1213Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods13.1338Environmental Education13.1339Communication Arts and Literature Teacher Education13.1401Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor13.1402Teaching French as a Second or Foreign Language13.1499Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language, Other45.0199Social Sciences, Other

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	Bilingual and Multilingual Education 13.0201	$7,400	48%	60%	1 yr $81,997 2 yr $81,702 Graduate certificate · CIP 13.02
San Jose State University San Jose, CA · Public	Elementary Education and Teaching 13.1202	$8,200	77%	71%	1 yr $57,608 2 yr $54,769 Master's · CIP 13.12
Howard University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit	Elementary Education and Teaching 13.1202	$33,200	53%	65%	1 yr $56,716 2 yr $53,001 Master's · CIP 13.12
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO · Public	Bilingual and Multilingual Education 13.0201	$13,600	81%	72%	1 yr $56,234 2 yr — Master's · CIP 13.02
Austin Community College District Austin, TX · Public	Environmental Education 13.1338	$4,500	100%	21%	1 yr $47,595 2 yr $46,087 Bachelor's · CIP 13.13
Northeastern University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit	Elementary Education and Teaching 13.1202	$63,200	7%	91%	1 yr $46,087 2 yr $41,342 Bachelor's · CIP 13.12
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX · Public	Environmental Education 13.1338	$11,700	31%	88%	1 yr $44,595 2 yr $45,082 Master's · CIP 13.13
St Olaf College Northfield, MN · Private nonprofit	Environmental Education 13.1338	$56,400	56%	88%	1 yr $44,468 2 yr $42,123 Bachelor's · CIP 13.13
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago, IL · Public	Elementary Education and Teaching 13.1202	$4,600	100%	27%	1 yr $42,728 2 yr — Bachelor's · CIP 13.12
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit	Environmental Education 13.1338	$63,600	7%	93%	1 yr $42,268 2 yr $42,068 Master's · CIP 13.13
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public	Elementary Education and Teaching 13.1202	$17,500	45%	85%	1 yr $41,831 2 yr $39,880 Bachelor's · CIP 13.12
Miami Dade College Miami, FL · Public	Elementary Education and Teaching 13.1202	$2,900	100%	41%	1 yr $41,565 2 yr — Bachelor's · CIP 13.12