Five jobs that I desire to have when I grow up –Teacher –Florist –Artist –Truck driver In retirement –plant nursery combined with a ceramics school

One of the jobs I have researched at is the SECONDARY TEACHING PROFESSION

Secondary School Teachers This graph shows that employment growth for secondary teachers has been 8.3% less than all other occupations in the past 5 years; 2001 to 2006 The past 2 years, 2004 – 2006, indicates that growth has been 3.5% lower than other occupations and is steadily declining by approx 0.9% each year. The data highlights a shortage of people entering the education sector of the work force. Employment Growth

ADVANTAGES There is a shortage of teachers which means that vacancies in this field is high Hence, greater opportunities to find work DISADVANTAGES Teachers are under more pressure to work harder and fill the gaps where personnel are missing Students suffer as they have no permanent teacher Class sizes grow to accommodate this shortage Larger class sizes mean that students have less and less opportunities to have one on one time with their teacher

REALITY FOR YOU 10H has 25 students class time is 60 minutes admin takes 5, organising takes 5 – 15, instruction should take 20 class work should take 20 – 30 mins packing up takes 5 min In a one hour class - (we take about 70 – 80 mins) 1 lesson = 2 periods But if all was perfect and work went for 30 mins – 30 / 25 = 1.2 mins per student If we had 30 students that's 1 minute per child, one on one tuition – AKA question- time/help/further explanation

Unemployment Secondary teachers have a 3% lower unemployment rate than all other occupations. This means that the outlook for teachers is predominantly secure.

Secondary School Teachers Weekly Earnings (full time and before tax) The graph shows weekly earnings - for full-time work and before tax - for workers of all ages for this occupation, compared with all occupations. The age bracket depicts the wages of new teachers directly out of University and they have a lower overall wage compared to other ages (in teaching) because they are under provisional licensing (on the job training). For their age bracket they earn $316 more that other occupations and steadily increase their rate of pay to remain a higher wage earning job compared to other jobs by $250.

Secondary School Teachers Job Prospects are good (50% of teachers are leaving the profession) Sources of Job Openings (%) The graph shows, for this occupation, that 50% of teachers are leaving the profession and that only 7% job are filled by new teachers. 43% of secondary teachers stay in the profession and change positions inside the workplace. This means that there is a shortage of teachers beginning a new career in this field, that vacancies exist at 50% and teachers are in high demand. This graph also indicates that promotion and job flexibility is encouraged and actively pursued by 43% of teachers

Key Indicators

The key indicators show future growth prospects, wages, comparisons to unemployment and other factors associated with each occupation. These indicators have a ranking scale out of 10, 10 being the highest category and therefore the most desired characteristics to look for when choosing a career path. Secondary education ranks a 10 on the decile scale which means that it is an occupation with strong future employment growth prospects. There are approx 129,000 workers employed in secondary education. Of these workers 78.7% are full time and 21.3% are part-time the spread of workers indicates a medium rank of 5. The rate of pay shows that secondary educators earn $1150 per week. Wages ranking an 8 on the scale suggest an above average financial position in the work force. The unemployment ranking indicates a 2 which means that unemployment factor is low suggesting many job opportunities in this field.

Key Indicators (continued) Long-term employment growth – over 10 years indicates a 1.5% increase per year with a medium rank of 5 Medium-term employment growth - 5 years (to February 2007) 0.9% a year 4 Short-term employment growth - 2 years (to February 2007) 0.5% a year 4 The likely future employment growth for the next 5 years shows a moderate growth 7 Employment industry growth is subdued ranking 3 Job openings from turnover 50% leave the occupation each year, but only 11% of positions are filled, indicating a rank of 4 Vacancies – the data shows a medium level of vacancies – ranking a 3 JOB PROSPECTS GOOD – with a ranking of 8

Secondary School Teachers Main Employing Industries (% share) This graph shows that of all the professions more people are entering secondary education than any other profession. In education generally 91.2% of employed personnel seek secondary positions when compared to other education positions. Therefore as an industry secondary education positions are highly desired.

Employment by Region (% share) This graph shows that NSW employs more teachers than any other state in Australia and employs at least 8.7% more personnel than any other state. In Victoria and NSW there are similar employment ratios, showing approx 3-4% increase of all employees belong to the education sector. SA, TAS, NT and ACT have similar employment histories between secondary teachers and other jobs while, QLD and WA show remarkable differences with an increase in employment in other areas by 4.4% and 1.6% respectively against secondary teachers.

Gender, Age & Hours Hours of Work (% share) The graph shows that 4.6% of male secondary teachers work part time as than in any other job however when compared to full time male workers the difference is marginal, 0.2% between male teachers and other occupations. When comparing the female workers the data shows that the difference between full-time and part-time teachers against other occupations is 3.5% and 3.2% respectively. The data for both female and male workers are similar in hours worked in the teaching profession compared to all other jobs averaging 1% difference except in other full time positions where more males work 3.9% more hours than women.

GENDER BREAK DOWN There are less males working as secondary teachers than females by 3.8% and less in the overall employment areas by 6.9%. Whereas 19% of the female employment ratio is in secondary education by comparison to all other occupations. As a profession there are substantially more women employed than men whether it be full time or part time. Additionally this graph shows that 12% more women work part time than men in any other field and that 8.1% more women work part-time in secondary education than male teachers

ADVANTAGES There are a staggering amount of positions available for teachers. There are opportunities for advancement Victoria employs the second highest quantity of secondary teachers in comparison to the rest of the states – continual growth The wage is substantially higher than other occupation Greater flexibility of working hours Key indicators show that job prospects are good Employment growth is high Unemployment growth is very low

DISADVANTAGES Men are opting for other employment areas and not teaching Shortage of teachers – less time for students Profession monopolised by women Secondary positions are targeted which may inadvertently create a gap in lower education sector making it harder to get these positions

TASKS MAY INCLUDE present subject matter using a range of teaching techniques and materials prepare, administer and mark tests, projects and assignments to evaluate students' progress, and record the results discuss individual progress and problems with students and parents and seek advice from student counsellors or other teachers maintain discipline in classrooms and other school areas SKILL LEVEL Entry to this occupation is generally through a bachelor degree or higher qualification. In some instances relevant experience is required in addition to the formal qualification. ASSOCIATED OCCUPATIONS Secondary School Teacher-Librarian