Careers In Education

Learn more about specific careers in Education

Below is a list of more specific careers in the Education field. Click the links below for our detailed career guides in each specific area, complete with real-life job profiles (informational interviews) and all the details you'd want to know to learn if that career is right for you. 

Subcategories within Education

About Education Careers

The education sector is a wide and varied sector. Careers in education are ones that involve working to provide people of all ages with skills, knowledge and understanding.

There are many roles to choose from in this sector, from a kindergarten teacher to a high school teacher, educational psychologist to a teaching assistant. To be successful in any role in this sector, you need to be encouraging, organized, a good listener and be able to provide excellent advice and information.

Teaching has been around for as long as humans have walked the earth. From the dawn of time, us humans have looked to be inspired, educated and influenced. Over the coming years, the education sector will create a steady increase of jobs. These jobs are created to meet the demand of the growing population.

Arguably, careers in education are some of the most rewarding and most important going. Those who work in the education sector inspire whole generations. They have the opportunity to change the outlook and set up for every child they encounter – which is truly amazing!

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