Also called: Literature professor, Creative writing professor
Teaches literature, writing, and creative writing.
English professors grade lots of essays, lead discussions on novels and poetry, and publish criticism or their own fiction. MFA creative-writing faculty are often published authors.
BLS English language and literature teachers, postsecondary.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Doctorate (PhD), about 11 years after high school. Bachelor's, then a PhD (usually 5-7 years), often a postdoc, then a competitive faculty job search; tenure takes about 6 more years.
Ways in: Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: English, Creative Writing.
Growing slowly. Humanities tenure-track jobs are shrinking.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI writes and grades essays, shaking up writing courses and cutting sections; teaching literature and craft stays human.
Classes: AP English Literature, AP English Language, Creative writing.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-1123.
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