Education
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach languages and literature courses in languages other than English. Includes teachers of American Sign Language (ASL). Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Median salary (BLS)
$79,350
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$49k – $136k
Job outlook
No separate BLS projection for this specific role
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $85,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Education
Typical entry: Master's degree
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Junior Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Entry / Junior
$49,060
~2 yrs to advance
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Established
$79,350
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Senior
$107,700
Key skills
A typical day
- •Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- •Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
- •Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
- •Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- •Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as how to speak and write a foreign language and the cultural aspects of areas where a particular language is used.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Education
Explore all- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
- University of Wisconsin–Madison49% admit · $72,000 grad pay
- Vanderbilt University7% admit · $88,000 grad pay
- University of Virginia19% admit · $85,000 grad pay
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