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Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary in Rhode Island

Want to work as an Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary in Rhode Island? Here’s what the data says. Teach courses pertaining to the culture and development of an area, an ethnic group, or any other group, such as Latin American studies, women’s studies, or urban affairs. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

What do Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary Make in Rhode Island?

The area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary working in Rhode Island, wages run about $100,680 per year.Pay can range from $61,830 at the 10th percentile to $209,980 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$61,830	n/a
25th percentile	$76,170	n/a
Median (50th)	$100,680	$0.00
75th percentile	$125,400	n/a
90th percentile	$209,980	n/a

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary earn a median of $47,517 per year ($22.85/hour), higher than the Rhode Island median.

Employment Outlook

Nationally, total employment in this occupation is 674,221 area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary across the United States.

Top States for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary Employment

View the states that employ the most area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary work.

State	Number Employed
New York	1,740
California	1,030
Texas	730
Massachusetts	610
North Carolina	610
Pennsylvania	570
Maryland	560
New Jersey	480
Michigan	370
Georgia	360
Virginia	340
Indiana	280
Washington	250
District of Columbia	240
Connecticut	240
Minnesota	230
Ohio	190
Arizona	190
Oregon	180
Colorado	180

Highest-Paying States for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

The highest-paying states for area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary.

State	Annual Median Salary
California	$113,070
Vermont	$107,220
Kansas	$102,800
Rhode Island	$100,680
Massachusetts	$99,630
Connecticut	$98,660
District of Columbia	$98,500
New York	$97,140
Illinois	$96,980
Michigan	$96,070

Skills

The most important area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Key knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

Top abilities for area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary typically:

• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as race and ethnic relations, gender studies, and cross-cultural perspectives.
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
• Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
• Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
• Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
• Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
• Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
• Advise students on academic and vocational curricula, and on career issues.

Work Activities

• Training and Teaching Others
• Getting Information
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Thinking Creatively
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Developing Objectives and Strategies
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Documenting/Recording Information
• Coaching and Developing Others
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
• Working with Computers

Tools & Technology

Technologies frequently used: Hot technologies: Google Docs

What Major Will Prepare You For This Career?

Related college programs include:

• Ethnic Studies
• Area Studies
• Other Culture & Gender Studies
• Multicultural & Diversity Studies
• Cultural Studies & Analysis
• History and Language/Literature
• Classical & Ancient Studies
• Digital Humanities and Textual Studies
• Historic Preservation
• Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature
• Economics and Foreign Language/Literature
• Religious Studies
• Anthropology

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Related Careers

Related occupations to area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary include:

• Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary
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Also Known As

Adjunct Professor, African Studies Professor, American Studies Professor, Asian Studies Professor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Black Studies Professor, College Faculty Member, College Professor, Ethnic Origins Teacher, Ethnic Studies Professor, Ethnic Studies Teacher, Ethnology Professor, Ethnology Teacher, Faculty Lecturer.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 25-1062.00