Education Administrators, Postsecondary
Also called:
Dean, Registrar, Academic Dean, Provost
What they do:
Plan, direct, or coordinate research, instructional, student administration and services, and other educational activities at postsecondary institutions, including universities, colleges, and junior and community colleges.
On the job, you would:
- Advise students on issues such as course selection, progress toward graduation, and career decisions.
- Direct, coordinate, and evaluate the activities of personnel, including support staff, engaged in administering academic institutions, departments or alumni organizations.
- Recruit, hire, train, and terminate departmental personnel.
Business
- customer service
- management
Arts and Humanities
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
Math and Science
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- reading work related information
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
- teaching people how to do something
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- communicate by writing
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
- do two or more things at the same time
Memory
- remember words, numbers, pictures, or steps
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People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Leadership
- Cooperation
- Initiative
- Integrity
- Self Control
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You might use software like this on the job:
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Enterprise resource planning ERP system software
- Jenzabar EX
Data base user interface and query software
- Nolij Corporation Nolij Transfer
- Student and Exchange Visitor Information System SEVIS
Project management software
- Microsoft Project
- SunGard Higher Education DegreeWorks
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master's degree or
bachelor's degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are likely in the future.
$86,490
per year, on average
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