Education & Human Development

Education & Human Development

Teaching, learning design, student support, counseling, and training.

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SpeakingActive ListeningReading ComprehensionWritingCritical ThinkingLearning StrategiesActive LearningMonitoring

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Teaching & Classroom74 roles
25-2021.00Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

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

Learning Strategies · Speaking · Active Listening
25-2031.00Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

Teach one or more subjects to students at the secondary school level.

Reading Comprehension · Active Listening · Speaking
25-2056.00Special Education Teachers, Elementary School

Teach academic, social, and life skills to elementary school students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specia…

Active Listening · Speaking · Reading Comprehension
Student Support8 roles
21-1012.00Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors

Advise and assist students and provide educational and vocational guidance services.

Active Listening · Speaking · Reading Comprehension
19-3034.00School Psychologists

Diagnose and implement individual or schoolwide interventions or strategies to address educational, behavioral, or developmental issues that adversely…

Active Listening · Reading Comprehension · Speaking
21-1091.00Health Education Specialists

Provide and manage health education programs that help individuals, families, and their communities maximize and maintain healthy lifestyles. Use data…

Active Listening · Writing · Speaking
Curriculum & Training6 roles
25-9021.00Farm and Home Management Educators

Instruct and advise individuals and families engaged in agriculture, agricultural-related processes, or home management activities. Demonstrate proced…

Active Listening · Speaking · Reading Comprehension
25-4011.00Archivists

Appraise, edit, and direct safekeeping of permanent records and historically valuable documents. Participate in research activities based on archival …

Reading Comprehension · Active Listening · Writing
13-1151.00Training and Development Specialists

Design or conduct work-related training and development programs to improve individual skills or organizational performance. May analyze organizationa…

Speaking · Learning Strategies · Active Listening
Higher Education2 roles
25-1072.00Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary

Demonstrate and teach patient care in classroom and clinical units to nursing students. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those…

Speaking · Learning Strategies · Reading Comprehension
39-9031.00Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors

Instruct or coach groups or individuals in exercise activities for the primary purpose of personal fitness. Demonstrate techniques and form, observe p…

Speaking · Active Listening · Learning Strategies

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25-2021.00Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

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

Learning Strategies · Speaking · Active Listening
25-2031.00Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

Teach one or more subjects to students at the secondary school level.

Reading Comprehension · Active Listening · Speaking
25-2056.00Special Education Teachers, Elementary School

Teach academic, social, and life skills to elementary school students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specia…

Active Listening · Speaking · Reading Comprehension
25-2057.00Special Education Teachers, Middle School

Teach academic, social, and life skills to middle school students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize…

Active Listening · Speaking · Active Learning
25-2058.00Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

Teach academic, social, and life skills to secondary school students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who special…

Learning Strategies · Reading Comprehension · Speaking
25-2011.00Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

Instruct preschool-aged students, following curricula or lesson plans, in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth.

Speaking · Active Listening · Learning Strategies
25-2051.00Special Education Teachers, Preschool

Teach academic, social, and life skills to preschool-aged students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specializ…

Speaking · Active Listening · Reading Comprehension
25-9042.00Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education

Assist a preschool, elementary, middle, or secondary school teacher with instructional duties. Serve in a position for which a teacher has primary res…

Active Listening · Reading Comprehension · Speaking
25-2012.00Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

Teach academic and social skills to kindergarten students.

Active Listening · Speaking · Learning Strategies

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90 occupation profiles are organized into 4 clusters for this domain.

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