- Based on 54 Jobtrees users who were an Elementary School Teacher in their career, on average, they have 4.06 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They have spent a significant amount of time in this job before moving on 8.3 years on average and earn $55K per year on average in this less senior role.
- 11% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Elementary School Teacher are Student Teacher, File Clerk and Advisor. Student Teacher, the most common next career step, is a less experienced role which is common to see in career paths as titles aren't synonymous across companies (higher title doesn't always mean higher pay or larger scope) and not all job seekers are looking to increase their responsibility in their next career step. While Student Teacher is from the same job family, Education - Instructor, there are other common opportunities outside this discipline that Jobtrees users are taking as shown by File Clerk, also being a common career path from Elementary School Teacher.
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- The most common career steps to get to Elementary School Teacher are Preschool Teacher, Student Teacher and Substitute Teacher based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Preschool Teacher, the most common step before Elementary School Teacher, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths. People will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they explore new types and gain experience for more senior roles.
- While Preschool Teacher is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Elementary School Teacher that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Elementary School Teacher career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming an Elementary School Teacher so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Preschool Teacher is from the same job family, Education - Instructor as Elementary School Teacher, you don't necessarily need direct experience in this discipline show by Administrative Assistant also leading to Elementary School Teacher.
- If you are looking for more potential career paths to Elementary School Teacher, you should also consider Paraprofessional, Teacher and Manager as they commonly lead to Elementary School Teacher as well.
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- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Elementary School Teacher are Master Degree In Education, Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.), and Master Of Education (m.ed.) In Education. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Preschool Teacher being on the path to and from Elementary School Teacher. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
- Elementary School Teacher is part of the Education - Instructor job family which has a limited number of unique role types (100) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.