Also called: Tribal College Faculty Member
Teaches at one of about 35 tribally chartered colleges, often blending a Native nation's language, history and culture into classes.
At a college on a reservation in Montana you teach a morning biology class that studies the local river, then an evening class for working parents. A tribal elder visits to teach plant names in the language. Many students are the first in their families to attend college, and you know most of them by name.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Master's degree in the subject you teach; knowledge of the tribe's culture is valued.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: American Indian Studies, Education, Biology, English.
Growing about average. Small colleges with steady, mission-driven hiring.
Low risk for 10 years. Online tools help with materials, but culturally grounded teaching and mentoring first-generation students stay human.
Classes: US History, A Native language if offered, Your favorite subject.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-1199.
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