Estimated
Demand for Teachers
Based
on Supply and Demand for Graduation in 2006-2007
Listed
by Relative Demand Category
High
Demand/Low Supply --
Many more positions than college graduates
Chemistry
Earth
Science
Emotionally
Disturbed
Industrial
Arts*
Learning
Disabilities-(M.S. & experience preferred)
Mathematics
Occupational
Therapist*
Physical
Therapist*
Physics
School
Psychologist/ Diagnostician (Ed.S. or Ph.D.)
School
Social Worker (MSW)
Good
Demand/Possible Shortage --
A few more positions than college graduates
Agricultural
Education
Counseling
(M.A. & 3 yrs. experience preferred)
Data
Processing/Computer Science
Deaf
Education
English
General
Science
Librarian
(MLIR)*
Mentally
Handicapped*
Physical
Science
Reading
Instruction (M.A. required)
Speech
Correction (M.A. required)
Visually
Handicapped
Swimming
Coach
Wrestling
Coach
Near
Balance/Supply Approximately Equals Demand
-- Approximately as many positions
as college graduates
Art
Business
Education*
Driver
Education*
French
Instrumental
Music
Physically
Handicapped*
Spanish
Vocal
Music
Football
Coaching
Basketball
Coaching
Adequate
Supply/Some Oversupply -- A
few more college graduates than positions
Child
Development
Distributive
Education*
Elementary
Education
German
History
Home
Economics
Journalism
Social
Studies
Baseball
Coaching
Golf
Coaching
Tennis
Coaching
Track
Coaching
Surplus/Substantial
Oversupply -- Many more college
graduates than positions
Biological
Sciences
Conservation/
Natural Resources Education
Economics
Geography
Government
Health
Education
Latin
Physical
Education
Political
Science
Psychology
Recreation*
Sociology
Speech
Theatre
*Not
offered at Michigan State University
References:
U.S.
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational
Outlook Handbook . Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government
Printing Office, Quarterly.
National
Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education.
Digest of Education
Statistics . Washington, DC.: U.S. Government Printing
Office.
National
Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education.
Projections
of Education Statistics to 2014. Washington, DC.:
U.S. Government Printing Office.
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