Education Administrators, Postsecondary
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What they do:
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.
On the job, you would:
- 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.
Knowledge
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Business
- management
- customer service
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
Skills
Basic Skills
- reading work related information
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
- teaching people how to do something
- understanding people's reactions
Abilities
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
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Initiative
- Integrity
- Leadership
- Dependability
- Cooperation
- Achievement/Effort
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Microsoft Dynamics
- SAP software
Data base user interface and query software
- Blackboard software
- Microsoft Access
Web page creation and editing software
- Google Sites
- LinkedIn
Education
Education: (rated 5 of 5)
master's degree or
doctoral degree
usually needed
doctoral degree
usually needed
Job Outlook
Average
New job opportunities are likely in the future.
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