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Language / Literature Professor

Education and Training
Post-secondary Educators
Language / Literature Professor

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.

At a Glance

Language / Literature Professor. Top skills: Linguistics, Teacher Education, Computational Linguistics.

Avg Annual Salary

Not available

Typical Education

Varies

Experience

Varies

Job Postings

N/A

Parent Occupation (O*NET)

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

Median Wage

$77,010/yr

Growth (2024-34)

-0.2%

Education

Doctoral or professional degree

Skills & Requirements

Specialized Skills (10)

Linguistics

5.0

Teacher Education

4.9

Computational Linguistics

4.8

Applied Linguistics

4.5

Crime Prevention

4.4

Applied Research

4.3

Socioeconomics

4.2

Language Acquisition

4.0

Teaching English As A Second Language

3.9

Liberal Arts

3.5

Common Skills (5)

Teaching

4.1

Multilingualism

3.7

Research

3.4

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