Job Satisfaction of Humanities Teachers
- In 2011鈥2012, 42.5% of humanities teachers indicated that if they 鈥渃ould go back to [their] college days and start over again鈥 they would certainly become teachers (Indicator I-24a).
- The level of job satisfaction found among humanities teachers was similar (within five percentage points) to that found among other subject-area teachers, with the exception of the science teachers. Only 33.6% of these educators reported the same level of enthusiasm for their teaching careers. General education teachers (early childhood or pre-K, elementary, and special education teachers, most of whom spent a portion of their time teaching language arts, reading, history, and other humanities material) were the most likely to report high levels of satisfaction with their work, with 46% indicating they would certainly become teachers again.
- When the shares of those who reported they 鈥渃ertainly would鈥 choose to become a teacher are combined with those who 鈥減robably would,鈥 almost 70% of humanities teachers indicated a preference for their profession.
I-24a: Percentage of Teachers Who Would Teach Again, by Main Teaching Assignment, 2011鈥2012*
* Public and private schools (excluding Bureau of Indian Education schools, for which data were unavailable). Includes regular full- and part-time teachers, itinerant teachers, and long-term substitutes.
** General education includes: early childhood or pre-K, elementary grades, and special education.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey, 鈥淧ublic and Private School Teacher Data Files,鈥 2011鈥2012. Data analyzed by National Center for Education Statistics staff. Data presented by the 亚色影库app鈥 Indicators ().
The category 鈥渉umanities teacher鈥 does not include what the refers to as 鈥済eneral鈥 educators in the elementary grades who spent a portion of their time teaching language arts, reading, history, and other humanities material.
