Elementary School Teacher Career Path
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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. 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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How can I become a
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 isn't from the same job family as Elementary School Teacher, Education - Instructor, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Student Teacher also being a common career path 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.
What should I know about the career path
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 to companies of different sizes or choose to return to a function they fit well with.
Elementary School Teacher is a role that people spend a significant amount of time in before moving on. In roles like this that are less senior, this can mean there is room to grow within the role but can also mean there isn't a clear career path so make sure you have a clear sense of you path before pursuing this.
Elementary School Teacher is part of the Education - Instructor job family which has a variety of unique role 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.