25-1052.00

Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses pertaining to the chemical and physical properties and compositional changes of substances. Work may include providing instruction in the methods of qualitative and quantitative chemical analysis. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching, and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Career Cluster:Education
Job Family:Educational Instruction and Library
Job Zone:Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
STEM:Postsecondary Teaching
Industry:Educational Services
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Key Tasks

  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as organic chemistry, analytical chemistry, and chemical separation.
  • Establish, teach, and monitor students' compliance with safety rules for handling chemicals, equipment, and other hazardous materials.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory performance, assignments, and papers.
  • Supervise students' laboratory work.
  • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
  • Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
  • Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
  • Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
  • Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
  • Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
  • Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
  • Select, order, and maintain materials and supplies for teaching and research, such as textbooks, chemicals, and laboratory equipment.
  • Perform administrative duties, such as serving as a department head.
  • Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
  • Write letters of recommendation for students.
  • Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
  • Prepare and submit required reports related to instruction.
  • Clean laboratory facilities.
  • Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
  • Serve on committees or in professional societies.
  • Participate in campus and community events.
  • Act as advisers to student organizations.
  • Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
  • Provide professional consulting services to government or industry.

Skills

Reading Comprehension
78%
Speaking
78%
Writing
78%
Learning Strategies
75%
Science
75%
Active Learning
75%
Monitoring
75%
Active Listening
75%
Critical Thinking
75%
Instructing
72%
Complex Problem Solving
72%
Judgment and Decision Making
66%
Mathematics
56%
Social Perceptiveness
56%
Systems Analysis
53%
Coordination
50%
Persuasion
50%
Time Management
50%
Service Orientation
50%
Systems Evaluation
47%
Management of Personnel Resources
44%
Operations Analysis
41%
Negotiation
35%
Quality Control Analysis
35%
Management of Financial Resources
28%
Troubleshooting
25%
Management of Material Resources
25%
Operations Monitoring
25%
Programming
22%
Technology Design
22%
Equipment Selection
16%
Operation and Control
3%
Equipment Maintenance
3%
Repairing
0%
Installation
0%

Knowledge

Chemistry
94%
Mathematics
89%
English Language
89%
Education and Training
88%
Biology
65%
Physics
61%
Engineering and Technology
59%
Computers and Electronics
58%
Public Safety and Security
51%
Customer and Personal Service
45%
Medicine and Dentistry
44%
Administrative
43%
Psychology
43%
Communications and Media
42%
Administration and Management
40%
Personnel and Human Resources
39%
Design
38%
Mechanical
34%
Law and Government
28%
Therapy and Counseling
28%
Production and Processing
26%
Telecommunications
25%
Sociology and Anthropology
25%
Economics and Accounting
25%
Geography
21%
Transportation
21%
Philosophy and Theology
20%
Sales and Marketing
16%
History and Archeology
15%
Building and Construction
14%
Food Production
11%
Fine Arts
9%
Foreign Language
9%

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Abilities

Oral Expression
78%
Written Expression
78%
Deductive Reasoning
75%
Oral Comprehension
75%
Written Comprehension
75%
Speech Recognition
72%
Inductive Reasoning
72%
Speech Clarity
72%
Problem Sensitivity
69%
Near Vision
63%
Category Flexibility
56%
Information Ordering
56%
Fluency of Ideas
53%
Selective Attention
53%
Mathematical Reasoning
50%
Flexibility of Closure
50%
Memorization
50%
Originality
50%
Far Vision
47%
Number Facility
47%
Time Sharing
44%
Visualization
35%
Visual Color Discrimination
31%
Speed of Closure
31%
Perceptual Speed
31%
Depth Perception
25%
Hearing Sensitivity
22%
Auditory Attention
22%
Finger Dexterity
22%
Trunk Strength
22%
Manual Dexterity
10%
Arm-Hand Steadiness
3%
Wrist-Finger Speed
3%
Speed of Limb Movement
0%
Extent Flexibility
0%
Reaction Time
0%
Night Vision
0%
Sound Localization
0%
Stamina
0%
Static Strength
0%
Explosive Strength
0%
Peripheral Vision
0%
Multilimb Coordination
0%
Spatial Orientation
0%
Dynamic Strength
0%
Control Precision
0%
Glare Sensitivity
0%
Gross Body Equilibrium
0%
Dynamic Flexibility
0%
Rate Control
0%
Response Orientation
0%
Gross Body Coordination
0%

Work Activities

Training and Teaching Others
92%
Working with Computers
84%
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
77%
Getting Information
76%
Analyzing Data or Information
76%
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
76%
Coaching and Developing Others
75%
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
75%
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
74%
Thinking Creatively
73%
Processing Information
70%
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
69%
Documenting/Recording Information
67%
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
66%
Developing Objectives and Strategies
64%
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
63%
Developing and Building Teams
58%
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
57%
Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
55%
Communicating with People Outside the Organization
54%
Providing Consultation and Advice to Others
53%
Scheduling Work and Activities
52%
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
52%
Performing Administrative Activities
51%
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
50%
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
50%
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
49%
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
42%
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
39%
Assisting and Caring for Others
39%
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
39%
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
37%
Handling and Moving Objects
33%
Selling or Influencing Others
31%
Controlling Machines and Processes
30%
Performing General Physical Activities
29%
Staffing Organizational Units
26%
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
20%
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
19%
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
9%
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
9%

Work Context

E-Mail

How frequently does your job require you to use E-mail?

100%

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams

How frequently does your job require face-to-face discussions with individuals and within teams?

94%

Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals

How much freedom does the worker have in determining the tasks, priorities, or goals of the job?

93%

Freedom to Make Decisions

How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?

93%

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working indoors in an environmentally controlled environment (like a warehouse with air conditioning)?

89%

Duration of Typical Work Week

Number of hours typically worked in one week.

87%

Public Speaking

How frequently does your job require public speaking (one speaker with an audience)?

86%

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate

How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?

85%

Contact With Others

How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?

83%

Health and Safety of Other Workers

How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?

78%

Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team

How important is it to work with or contribute to a work group or team in this job?

77%

Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers

How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?

75%

Spend Time Sitting

How much does this job require sitting?

73%

Level of Competition

To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?

71%

Time Pressure

How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?

70%

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results

What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?

69%

Telephone Conversations

How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?

68%

Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities

How important is it to coordinate or lead others (not as a supervisor or team leader) in accomplishing work activities in this job?

64%

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets

How often does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats or life-jackets?

64%

Written Letters and Memos

How frequently does your job require written letters and memos?

60%

Exposed to Hazardous Conditions

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?

57%

Frequency of Decision Making

How often is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?

57%

Exposed to Contaminants

How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?

56%

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks

How important are continuous, repetitive, physical activities (like key entry) or mental activities (like checking entries in a ledger) to performing this job?

53%

Consequence of Error

How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not easily correctable?

49%

Conflict Situations

How frequently are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?

47%

Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People

How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?

41%

Deal With External Customers or the Public in General

How important is it to deal with external customers (as in retail sales) or the public in general (as in police work) in this job?

39%

Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable

How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?

38%

Physical Proximity

To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks physically close to other people?

37%

Spend Time Standing

How much does this job require standing?

36%

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls

How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?

25%

Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings

How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?

23%

Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions

How much does this job require making repetitive motions?

23%

Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People

How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?

17%

Spend Time Walking or Running

How much does this job require walking or running?

17%

Degree of Automation

How automated is the job?

13%

Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection

How often does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection?

13%

Exposed to Radiation

How often does this job require exposure to radiation?

12%

Exposed to Hazardous Equipment

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?

8%

Work Schedules

How regular are the work schedules for this job?

8%

Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions?

7%

Exposed to Disease or Infections

How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections?

7%

Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance

How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance?

7%

Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body

How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?

6%

In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment

How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or operate enclosed equipment (like a car)?

5%

Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling

How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling?

5%

Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions

How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?

4%

Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles

How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, poles, etc.?

4%

Exposed to Whole Body Vibration

How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (like operating a jackhammer or earth moving equipment)?

3%

Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working in an environment that is not environmentally controlled (like a warehouse without air conditioning)?

3%

Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures

How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?

2%

Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions

How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?

2%

Outdoors, Under Cover

How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (like in an open shed)?

2%

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment

How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)

1%

Exposed to High Places

How often does this job require exposure to high places?

0%

In an Open Vehicle or Operating Equipment

How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or operating equipment (like a tractor)?

0%

Education

Master's degree

35%

Post-doctoral training

31%

Doctoral degree

25%

Interests

Investigative

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the f

80

Social

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

79

Realistic

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, t

51

Conventional

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or hum

46

Artistic

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts,

33

Enterprising

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertis

18

Work Styles

Intellectual Curiosity
91%
Attention to Detail
86%
Dependability
85%
Cautiousness
77%
Integrity
72%
Achievement Orientation
71%
Social Orientation
69%
Innovation
60%
Stress Tolerance
54%
Initiative
52%
Adaptability
47%
Leadership Orientation
47%
Perseverance
47%
Tolerance for Ambiguity
46%
Empathy
45%
Optimism
36%
Self-Confidence
32%
Self-Control
32%
Cooperation
31%
Sincerity
21%

Work Values

Achievement
83%
Working Conditions
81%
Independence
78%
Recognition
72%
Relationships
61%
Support
39%

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