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Education Administrators, Postsecondary

	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2024-2034)	Projected Growth (2024-2034)
National Statistics	$103960	15100	1.7%
State Statistics	-	-	-
City Statistics	-	-	-

Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$103960

Median Wage (USD, 2024)

15100

Projected Job Openings (2024-2034)

1.7%

Projected Growth (2024-2034)

Plan, direct, or coordinate student instruction, administration, and services, as well as other research and educational activities, at postsecondary institutions, including universities, colleges, and junior and community colleges.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: Master's Degree

Related Work Experience: Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years

On-Site or In-Plant Training: N.A.

On-the-Job Training: Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months

Detailed Work Activities

Advise others on career or personal development.
Evaluate employee performance.
Supervise employees.
Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures.
Represent the organization in external relations.
Prepare proposals or grant applications to obtain project funding.
Manage operations, research, or logistics projects.
Administer tests to assess educational needs or progress.
Prepare tests.
Prepare operational reports or records.
Prepare reports detailing student activities or performance.
Conduct employee training programs.
Hire personnel.
Recruit personnel.
Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets.
Prepare operational budgets.
Serve on institutional or departmental committees.
Schedule activities or facility use.
Prepare forms or applications.
Develop organizational policies or programs.
Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities.
Manage human resources activities.
Direct administrative or support services.
Develop educational goals, standards, policies, or procedures.
Recommend organizational process or policy changes.
Prepare staff schedules or work assignments.
Communicate with government agencies.
Teach classes in area of specialization.
Monitor student performance.
Advise students on academic or career matters.
Analyze data to inform operational decisions or activities.
Coordinate special events or programs.
Manage outreach activities.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

Design or use assessments to monitor student learning outcomes.
Recruit, hire, train, and terminate departmental personnel.
Direct, coordinate, and evaluate the activities of personnel, including support staff engaged in administering academic institutions, departments, or alumni organizations.
Advise students on issues such as course selection, progress toward graduation, and career decisions.
Plan, administer, and control budgets, maintain financial records, and produce financial reports.
Formulate strategic plans for the institution.
Establish operational policies and procedures and make any necessary modifications, based on analysis of operations, demographics, and other research information.
Provide assistance to faculty and staff in duties such as teaching classes, conducting orientation programs, issuing transcripts, and scheduling events.
Represent institutions at community and campus events, in meetings with other institution personnel, and during accreditation processes.
Prepare reports on academic or institutional data.
Promote the university by participating in community, state, and national events or meetings, and by developing partnerships with industry and secondary education institutions.
Participate in faculty and college committee activities.
Direct activities of administrative departments, such as admissions, registration, and career services.
Appoint individuals to faculty positions, and evaluate their performance.
Develop curricula, and recommend curricula revisions and additions.
Consult with government regulatory and licensing agencies to ensure the institution's conformance with applicable standards.
Participate in student recruitment, selection, and admission, making admissions recommendations when required to do so.
Determine course schedules, and coordinate teaching assignments and room assignments to ensure optimum use of buildings and equipment.
Teach courses within their department.
Review student misconduct reports requiring disciplinary action, and counsel students regarding such reports.
Review registration statistics, and consult with faculty officials to develop registration policies.
Confer with other academic staff to explain and formulate admission requirements and course credit policies.
Direct scholarship, fellowship, and loan programs, performing activities such as selecting recipients and distributing aid.
Direct and participate in institutional fundraising activities, and encourage alumni participation in such activities.
Coordinate the production and dissemination of university publications, such as course catalogs and class schedules.
Write grants to procure external funding, and supervise grant-funded projects.
Plan and promote sporting events and social, cultural, and recreational activities.

Work Styles

Innovation

A tendency to be inventive, to be imaginative, and to adopt new perspectives on ways to accomplish work.

Innovation

Achievement Orientation

Intellectual Curiosity

Tolerance for Ambiguity

Initiative

Adaptability

Self-Confidence

Perseverance

Leadership Orientation

Humility

Sincerity

Empathy

Cooperation

Optimism

Social Orientation

Cautiousness

Attention to Detail

Dependability

Integrity

Stress Tolerance

Self-Control

Data Source: This page includes information from the O*NET 30.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. This page includes Employment Projections program, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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