What can I do with a degree in Education/Teaching?
Fields of Employment
K-12
Teaching
Pre-school
Primary
Secondary
Administration
Principalship
Special Services
Reading
Guidance Counselling
School Psychology
School Social Work
Occupational and Physical Therapy
Audiology and Speech Pathology
Library/Information Services
Special Education
English as a Second Language
Curriculum Supervision
Subject Area Supervision
Higher Education
Teaching
Research
Administration
Student Affairs
Information/Library Services
Adult and Continuing Education
In service Education
Staff Development
Professional Development
Leisure-oriented Education
Literacy Development
English as a second language
Consulting
Business and Industry
Corporate Training
Human Resources
Sales
Customer Service
Publishing, Editing, and Technical Writing
Curriculum Development
Consulting
Government
Administration
Planning
Evaluation
Management
Research and Writing
Teaching
Social Work
Nonprofit
Teaching or Training
Programming
Public Relations
Administration
Fundraising
Case Managing
Lobbying
Employers
Primary & secondary schools – public & private
Day care centres & nursery schools
Boards of education
Universities & TAFES
Community organizations
Correctional institutions
Museums
Professional associations
Vocational services
Consulting firms
Public & private corporations
Marketing companies
Bookstores
Publishers: textbook, newspaper, magazine, book
Test-preparation companies
Software companies
Recruitment agencies
Federal government agencies
State & local government
Health and human services
Social service agencies
Hospitals
Further Information and Strategies
Obtain part-time, vacation, internship or volunteer experience with the age group you intend to work with.
All schools require teachers to have a teaching degree or graduate diploma of education.
Early childhood and childcare centres usually employ only people with recognized qualifications in early childhood education.
TAFE colleges and private educational institutions also require educators to have qualifications in training and assessment and academics need to have a PhD before they are qualified to lecture at university.
Join professional associations (e.g Career Education Association of Victoria and Australian Teacher Education Association) as a student member to gain knowledge about the profession.
