Also called: Human Development Professor, Nutrition & Family Studies Professor
Teaches college courses on child development, family life, nutrition, housing, and personal finance.
A professor might teach future teachers how to run a high school FCS classroom, supervise students in a campus child-development lab, and research how families budget for food.
May 2025 BLS figures.
Doctorate (PhD), about 8 years after high school. Master's or Ph.D. in family and consumer sciences or a related field.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Family & Consumer Sciences, Human Development, Nutrition.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). BLS projects about-average growth (2024-34).
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI helps with course materials; supervising child-development labs and training FCS teachers stay human.
Classes: Family and consumer sciences, Child development CTE class, Psychology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-1192.
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