If you have a passion for the reading and language, and are considering Houston teaching jobs (Click here), you may want to pursue a career as an English language and literature teacher.

Post-secondary English language and literature teachers conduct courses on various aspects of English language and literature, including linguistics and comparative literature. These employees may primarily teach students or split their time between teaching and research.

The amount of education needed to become a post-secondary teacher depends on both the subject you want to teach and the educational institution in which you want to work. However, most employees have either a master’s degree or doctoral degree.

There were about 1.7 million post-secondary teachers throughout the nation during 2008, and about 74,800 of those positions belonged to English language and literature teachers, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Employment of all post-secondary teachers is expected to grow by 15 percent by 2018. The majority of these employees work full-time in colleges or universities, while others work as graduate teaching assistants, and about 29 percent work part time.

According to the Texas Workforce Commission, 61.67 percent of post-secondary English language and literature teachers in the Houston area work in junior colleges, while 37.57 percent work in colleges, universities, and professional schools.

In the Houston area, employment of post-secondary English language and literature teachers is anticipated to increase by 45.8 percent by 2016. There will be about 20 openings per year due to replacement and about 55 openings per year due to job growth.

Employment throughout Texas should increase by 33.7 percent, from 4,900 workers to 6,550 workers, between 2006 and 2016. There will be about 80 openings per year due to replacement and about 165 openings per year due to job growth.

During 2009, the average wage for post-secondary English language and literature teachers in the Houston area was $34.64 per hour, while the average wage for these employees throughout Texas was $30.57 per hour.

The median wage for all post-secondary teachers across America was $58,830 per year during 2008, with the middle 50 percent of employees earning between $41,600 per year and $83,960 per year; the lowest 10 percent earning less than $28,870 per year; and the highest 10 percent earning more than $121,850 per year.

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