Careers 101: California Teaching Jobs

Published on 2008-06-25

Schools:

A bachelor's degree, completion of a teacher preparation program, and demonstration of subject matter competency are among the basic requirements for most California teaching jobs. Full-time postsecondary teachers usually must possess a doctoral degree, though a master's degree is sufficient for some college teaching jobs. Aspiring teachers in California have access to some of the finest education programs in the country. The latest US News & World Report rankings of the best graduate school education programs included Stanford University (#1), University of California-Los Angeles (#3), University of California-Berkeley (#7), University of Southern California (Rossier) (#38), and three California universities tied at #58: San Diego State University, University of California-Riverside, and University of California-Santa Barbara.

Employers:

California's education system is massive. About half of the state's annual budget consists of education spending - a total of $66 billion as of 2007. There are about 9,500 schools in the state's public education system, which employs nearly 300,000 full-time equivalent teachers and creates thousands of California education jobs for administrative and maintenance staff. The California State University system is the largest university system in the U.S.