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Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses in communications, such as organizational communications, public relations, radio/television broadcasting, and journalism. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
What a communications teacher, postsecondary does
Become a communications teacher, postsecondary
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good communications teacher, postsecondary
- Reading work related information.
- Talking to others.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Teaching people how to do something.
- Understanding people's reactions.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Typical hourly rate is $52 per hour with a typical salary of $93,000 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $33 and $63 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $12,500 and $103,700 per year.
- 58% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $33 per hour with a typical salary of $31,300 per year.
- 65.2% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.
Communications Teacher, Postsecondary job outlook
- There are 507 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 77 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 24% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.