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Department Head Teacher
EducationYou're still a full-time teacher, but now you also run the department — ordering textbooks, mentoring new teachers, attending extra meetings, and somehow finding time to update the curriculum. The stipend is laughable for the extra work, but you get to shape what an entire department teaches, and occasionally people listen to your ideas.
Salary Range
Low
$60k
Median
$75k
High
$95k
10-Year Growth
1%
US Workers
180K
Education
Master's degree + teaching certification + 5+ years experience
Environment
indoor
Tools & Technical Skills
- ▸Curriculum development & alignment
- ▸Teacher evaluation frameworks
- ▸Budget management
- ▸Standardized testing coordination
- ▸Professional development facilitation
- ▸Data-driven instruction
People & Mindset Skills
- ▸Leadership
- ▸Mentoring
- ▸Communication
- ▸Organization
- ▸Diplomacy
- ▸Curriculum vision
- ▸Collaboration
Learn the skills
Courses and certifications to get you job-ready
Budget management
What you'll actually do
- 01Teach your full course load because being department head doesn't reduce it
- 02Mentor new teachers who are one bad day from quitting
- 03Lead department meetings that everyone wishes were emails
- 04Review and update curriculum standards across all sections
- 05Manage the department budget — which is somehow never enough for anything
- 06Coordinate standardized testing logistics for your subject area
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