what subjects/areas are in demand? how is the LI market? the city?

A few of my students have expressed interest in a teaching career, but I am pretty out of the loop in terms of where the jobs are. Years ago, it was math/chem/physics and special education, and jobs were more easily available in the city. Can anyone share what the market is like now? TIA!

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NYC is currently on a hiring freeze and also excessing like crazy right now. Someone said that brand new schools are still hirin. In NYC there are also charter schools and from what I understand the hours are longer, pay is more BUT you are not part of the union and do not have job security.

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I don't know how old your students are. If they're looking for a job now, they might be out of luck. NYC isn't hiring anyone new and LI is packed with applicants. But once we rebound, science and math positions will always be in high demand, and anyone bilingual will have an edge.

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not sure how old your students are... but if they are just getting ready to start college, i would tell them to look into speech therapy
i'm a speech therapist at a school, and i love it! i have about 45 kids on my caseload, BUT i only see them in groups of maybe 3 or 4 at a time. so i have the school schedule, without having to manage a whole classroom full of kids.
i work with kids who need help learning how to say the different sounds or words ( kids with lisps, or problems with the "R" sound) BUT i also work with a lot of special ed kids, who need help with general communication ( sentence structure, vocabulary, describing things, just how to have a conversation). its very rewarding to be able to help kids learn how to communicate better.
its a long process- 4 years of undergrad, and then 2 years of grad school ( you have to have your masters). but its a very in-demand field right now. I work full time, and still get e-mails and calls from agencies offering me $70 an hour.
and there are a lot of options you can work in a school like i do, or work with adults who have had strokes, or even little preschoolers through early intervention. so i feel good knowing that if i ever get "burnt out" at the school, i have other options.
sorry its long, just wanted to talk it up a bit
my sister is a middle school science teacher, and i know when she was looking for jobs like 2 years ago, she was the only one in line for the science position, while the el. ed lines were REALLY long!

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Posted by ml110

not sure how old your students are... but if they are just getting ready to start college, i would tell them to look into speech therapy
i'm a speech therapist at a school, and i love it! i have about 45 kids on my caseload, BUT i only see them in groups of maybe 3 or 4 at a time. so i have the school schedule, without having to manage a whole classroom full of kids.
i work with kids who need help learning how to say the different sounds or words ( kids with lisps, or problems with the "R" sound) BUT i also work with a lot of special ed kids, who need help with general communication ( sentence structure, vocabulary, describing things, just how to have a conversation). its very rewarding to be able to help kids learn how to communicate better.
its a long process- 4 years of undergrad, and then 2 years of grad school ( you have to have your masters). but its a very in-demand field right now. I work full time, and still get e-mails and calls from agencies offering me $70 an hour.
and there are a lot of options you can work in a school like i do, or work with adults who have had strokes, or even little preschoolers through early intervention. so i feel good knowing that if i ever get "burnt out" at the school, i have other options.
sorry its long, just wanted to talk it up a bit
my sister is a middle school science teacher, and i know when she was looking for jobs like 2 years ago, she was the only one in line for the science position, while the el. ed lines were REALLY long!

Re: what subjects/areas are in demand? how is the LI market? the city?

Posted by MC09

Posted by ml110

not sure how old your students are... but if they are just getting ready to start college, i would tell them to look into speech therapy
i'm a speech therapist at a school, and i love it! i have about 45 kids on my caseload, BUT i only see them in groups of maybe 3 or 4 at a time. so i have the school schedule, without having to manage a whole classroom full of kids.
i work with kids who need help learning how to say the different sounds or words ( kids with lisps, or problems with the "R" sound) BUT i also work with a lot of special ed kids, who need help with general communication ( sentence structure, vocabulary, describing things, just how to have a conversation). its very rewarding to be able to help kids learn how to communicate better.
its a long process- 4 years of undergrad, and then 2 years of grad school ( you have to have your masters). but its a very in-demand field right now. I work full time, and still get e-mails and calls from agencies offering me $70 an hour.
and there are a lot of options you can work in a school like i do, or work with adults who have had strokes, or even little preschoolers through early intervention. so i feel good knowing that if i ever get "burnt out" at the school, i have other options.
sorry its long, just wanted to talk it up a bit
my sister is a middle school science teacher, and i know when she was looking for jobs like 2 years ago, she was the only one in line for the science position, while the el. ed lines were REALLY long!

wow thanks for all the info! Sounds like a great field!

I'm looking for the NYS cert requirements on the nysed website.. does it fall under "speech and language disabilities"?

do you know what schools offer this master's program? or a career change program?

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I think chemistry and physics teachers will never have problems finding a job.

I think people should pursue what they are interested in...being in education for 13, I have seen hiring go in waves. during the lulls, you just have to wait it out as a sub or leave replacement.

being dual certified seems to be helpful. adding sp ed or technology or reading or bilingual or a second certification in your subject (i.e. earth science AND physics; french AND spanish) - there is always a second certification that will be helpful.

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I agree that teachers should definitely go for a dual certification. I think that language jobs will continuallly be in demand, with Spanish as the top choice. If a student were to certify in Italian or French they need to do a dual certification in another language or ESL.