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Where a photography teacher can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a photography teacher already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Photography teachers instruct students in the various techniques and styles of photography, such as (group) portrait, nature, travel, macro, underwater, black and white, panoramic, motion, etc. They provide students with a notion of photography history, but mainly focus on a practice-based approach in their courses, in which they assist students in experimenting with and mastering different photography techniques and encourage them to develop their own style. Photography teachers monitor students' progress and set up exhibitions to show of students' work to the public.

Also known as photography educator, teacher of photography, tutor in photography, photography tutor, educator in photography, teacher of media arts, media arts teacher, photography instructor, instructor in photography.

Professionals 44 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: university teaching assistant, 51%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 5 nearest destinations from photography teacher, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a photography teacher already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

university teaching assistant 51% covered · difficulty 46.6

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A photography teacher needs 22 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area

photographic lenses arts and humanities
select photos handling and moving
determine image composition communication, collaboration and creativity
photographic processing techniques arts and humanities
select photographic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
set up photographic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
maintain photographic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
develop a coaching style communication, collaboration and creativity
lighting techniques arts and humanities
consult students on learning content communication, collaboration and creativity

Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a photography teacher does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Photography teacher is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a photography teacher’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.