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Occupational Description

Teach or instruct out-of-school youths and adults in remedial education classes, preparatory classes for the General Educational Development test, literacy, or English as a Second Language. Teaching may or may not take place in a traditional educational institution.

Employment Outlook for Adult Literacy, Remedial Education, and GED Teachers and Instructors

Statewide Employment Analysis	2008 employment is estimated to be at about the regional average. This occupation is expected to grow at at about the regional average rate. Total job openings are projected to be at about the regional average. Limited employment opportunities exist for trained workers.

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Current Employment Department Job Openings for Adult Literacy, Remedial Education, and GED Teachers and Instructors There are 2 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 2 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Wage Offered
Part -Time Instructor - Reading	6/18/09	Gresham	DOE
Part Time Adult High School Diploma Instructor - Math / Science	7/19/10	Roseburg	$22.28/hr

Job Openings from the Web for Adult Literacy, Remedial Education, and GED Teachers and Instructors The following job openings have been automatically extracted from various sites across the Web. These links are provided as supplemental resources. However, the Employment Department cannot validate these openings nor endorse any of these external sites. Some of these jobs may no longer be open. In some cases, a single opening may be posted on multiple sites.

There are 1 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 1 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Employer
Adult High School Diploma Instructor - Math/Science	8/23/10	Roseburg	Umpqua Community College

State of Oregon License Information for Adult Literacy, Remedial Education, and GED Teachers and Instructors No statewide license is required for this occupation.

Wages for Adult Literacy, Remedial Education, and GED Teachers and Instructors

Region	---------------- 2010 Wages ----------------
	Percentiles (hourly wages)					Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
	10th	25th	50th (median)	75th	90th
Oregon Statewide	$13.74	$16.91	$24.45	$35.15	$61.14	$29.41	$61,164
Lane	21.63	27.15	30.53	35.33	46.78	31.85	66,253

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Regional Employment Projections for Adult Literacy, Remedial Education, and GED Teachers and Instructors

Region	Employment		Change	% Change	Projected Annual Openings
	2008	2018			Growth	Replacement	Total
Oregon Statewide	852	921	69	8.1%	7	14	21
Multnomah / Washington	237	279	42	17.7%	4	4	8
Jackson / Josephine	136	144	8	5.9%	1	2	3
Lane	132	142	10	7.6%	1	2	3
Clackamas	109	117	8	7.3%	1	2	3
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	87	94	7	8.0%	1	1	2
Morrow / Umatilla	28	29	1	3.6%	0	0	1
Grant / Harney / Malheur	24	24	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Douglas	22	23	1	4.5%	0	0	0
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	12	13	1	8.3%	0	0	0
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	11	12	1	9.1%	0	0	0
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	8	9	1	12.5%	0	0	0
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	7	9	2	28.6%	0	0	0
Coos / Curry	5	6	1	20.0%	0	0	0
Baker / Union / Wallowa	2	2	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Klamath / Lake	1	2	1	100.0%	0	0	0

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Industries of Employment for Adult Literacy, Remedial Education, and GED Teachers and Instructors

Industry Click links to view infoUSA employers	Ownership	2008 Employment
Total, All Industries	All	852
Total, All Industries	Private	254
Educational Services	Private	197
Elementary and Secondary Schools	Private	15
Other Schools and Instruction	Private	174
Health Care and Social Assistance	Private	51
Social Assistance	Private	45
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	Private	14
Vocational Rehabilitation Services	Private	24
Total, All Industries	State	57
Educational Services	State	55
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	State	55
Total, All Industries	Local	540
Educational Services	Local	532

Educational Requirements for Adult Literacy, Remedial Education, and GED Teachers and Instructors Workers must have a bachelor's degree to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with a master's degree have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Skills for Adult Literacy, Remedial Education, and GED Teachers and Instructors

• Apply Motivational Techniques
• Apply Research Methodology To Education Or Academic Specialty
• Apply Teaching Techniques
• Assess Educational Potential And Need
• Communicate Student Progress
• Convert Information Into Instructional Program
• Develop Instructional Materials
• Evaluate Student Performance
• Make Presentations
• Plan And Assign Duties To Employees
• Prepare Reports In Timely Manner
• Process Records And Maintain Forms And Files
• Recognize Student Learning Levels
• Recognize Student Problems, Including Learning Disabilities
• Research Work-Related Topics Using Library Resources
• Teach Adult Literacy
• Teach Post-High School Non-College Courses
• Use Correct Grammar, Punctuation And Spelling

Schools and Training Providers for Adult Literacy, Remedial Education, and GED Teachers and Instructors The training providers listed below offer programs related to this occupation. This information is updated once per year. Anyone interested in a particular program should check with the training institution regarding its availability. Listing these training providers does not necessarily constitute or imply their endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the State of Oregon.

• Bilingual and Multilingual Education
• Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
• Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
• Adult Literacy Tutor/Instructor

Western Oregon University 345 N Monmouth Ave Monmouth, OR 97361 Phone: (503) 838-8000 Programs of Training: Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	Northwest Christian University 828 East 11th Avenue Eugene, OR 97401 Phone: (541) 343-1641 Programs of Training: Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	Concordia University 2811 NE Holman Street Portland, OR 97211 Phone: (503) 288-9371 Programs of Training: Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Portland State University 724 SW Harrison Portland, OR 97201 Phone: (503) 725-4433 Programs of Training: Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	Blue Mountain Community College 2411 NW Carden Ave Pendleton, OR 97801 Phone: (541) 276-1260 Programs of Training: Adult Literacy Tutor/Instructor	Oregon State University 104 Kerr Administration Bldg. Corvallis, OR 97331 Phone: (541) 737-0123 Programs of Training: Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
Treasure Valley Community College 650 College Blvd Ontario, OR 97914 Phone: (541) 881-8822 Programs of Training: Bilingual and Multilingual Education

Career Pathway Roadmaps for Adult Literacy, Remedial Education, and GED Teachers and Instructors These Oregon community colleges have defined career pathway roadmaps to facilitate entry into this occupation:

Rogue Community College

Early Childhood and Elementary Education

Related Occupations The scores listed below indicates how closely the skills for Adult Literacy, Remedial Education, and GED Teachers and Instructors matches the occupation in the list. A score of 100% means the occupations have identical skill sets. A maximum of 10 occupations are displayed below.

Occupation	Skill Overlap
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	58%
Teachers And Instructors, All Other	57%
Postsecondary Teachers, Except Graduate Teaching Assistants	56%
Graduate Teaching Assistants	50%
Vocational Education Teachers, Secondary School	39%
Vocational Education Teachers, Middle School	38%
Instructional Coordinators	32%