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Education &
Training
Earnings
Job Outlook
On the Job
Education administrators are like the
managers of schools, colleges, and
universities. They develop programs,
monitor students’ progress, train
teachers, and prepare budgets.
They must communicate with par-
ents, students, employers, and
the community. They might be
school principals, college presi-
dents or deans, or school-district
superintendents.
Subjects to Study
English, speech, computer science, statistics, psy-
chology, college-prep courses
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Ask the principal or dean at your school if you can
“apprentice” with him or her for a day or two,
watching, asking questions, and helping out as
needed. Does the workday end when school is
out? Will you have to attend evening meetings?
Are there aspects of the job you like or dislike?
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curators, and museum technicians; counselors;
librarians; instructional coordinators; teachers—
preschool, kindergarten, elementary, middle, and
secondary; teachers—postsecondary
Do you
think it m
ight be
fun to h
ave you
r princi-
pal’s job
? A nine
-month
work ye
ar, a cu
shy
office, a
nd no b
ig proble
ms, righ
t? Think
again!
Educati
on adm
inistrato
rs work
long day
s year-
round. M
any eve
nings th
ey must
attend
school
program
s or sch
ool boar
d meetin
gs. They
often
work we
ekends
and nigh
ts, catch
ing up o
n
paperwo
rk. And
they fac
e an en
dless ar
ray of
crises e
very we
ek—from
lost boo
k bags t
o hand-
guns in
lockers.
They m
ight just
adopt t
he mili-
tary’s m
otto: It’s
not just
a job—
it’s an a
dventure
!
Someth
ing Ext
ra
Master’s degree +
Above-average
increase
Education Administrators