Jobs Similar to Communications Teachers
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to communications teachers, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Library Science Teachers, Education Teachers and English Language and Literature Teachers.
Communications Teachers: $78,580 median pay · usual preparation: Graduate degree.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
- 1Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary
84% similar · $80,340 (+2%) · Graduate degree · Same group
- 2Education Teachers, Postsecondary
84% similar · $75,350 (−4%) · Graduate degree · Same group
- 3English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
84% similar · $78,760 (0%) · Graduate degree · Same group
- 4Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
84% similar · $85,020 (+8%) · Graduate degree · Same group
- 5Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary
83% similar · $77,570 (−1%) · Graduate degree · Same group
- 6Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
83% similar · $75,870 (−3%) · Graduate degree · Same group
- 7Training and Development Specialists
82% similar · $69,280 (−12%) · Bachelor's degree
- 8Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
82% similar · $98,070 (+25%) · Graduate degree · Same group
- 9Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary
82% similar · $80,260 (+2%) · Graduate degree · Same group
- 10Instructional Coordinators
82% similar · $77,440 (−1%) · Graduate degree
- 11Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
82% similar · $84,290 (+7%) · Graduate degree · Same group
- 12Business Teachers, Postsecondary
82% similar · $99,080 (+26%) · Graduate degree · Same group
- 13Law Teachers, Postsecondary
81% similar · $128,500 (+64%) · Graduate degree · Same group
- 14Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary
81% similar · $76,590 (−3%) · Graduate degree · Same group
- 15History Teachers, Postsecondary
81% similar · $83,820 (+7%) · Graduate degree · Same group
- 16Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
80% similar · $72,040 (−8%) · Bachelor's degree
- 17Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
80% similar · $61,540 (−22%) · Bachelor's degree
- 18Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
80% similar · $80,340 (+2%) · Graduate degree · Same group
- 19Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
79% similar · $74,260 (−5%) · Bachelor's degree
- 20Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
79% similar · $63,970 (−19%) · Bachelor's degree
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than communications teachers.
- Law Teachers, Postsecondary81% similar · $128,500 (+64%)
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary82% similar · $99,080 (+26%)
- Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary82% similar · $98,070 (+25%)
- Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary84% similar · $85,020 (+8%)
- Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary82% similar · $84,290 (+7%)
- History Teachers, Postsecondary81% similar · $83,820 (+7%)
Similar jobs that need less preparation
- Training and Development Specialists82% similar · Bachelor's degree
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education80% similar · Bachelor's degree
- Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors80% similar · Bachelor's degree
- Special Education Teachers, Secondary School79% similar · Bachelor's degree
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education79% similar · Bachelor's degree
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for communications teachers also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
Jobs that can lead here
Careers where communications teachers is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Instructional Coordinators (82)
- Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors (78)
- Training and Development Specialists (77)
- Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors (75)
- Clergy (75)
- Marriage and Family Therapists (75)
- Rehabilitation Counselors (75)
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education (75)
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education (74)
- Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education (74)
Questions about jobs like communications teachers
What jobs are most similar to communications teachers?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Library Science Teachers (84% similar), Education Teachers (84% similar), English Language and Literature Teachers (84% similar), Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary (84% similar) and Social Work Teachers (83% similar).
Which jobs like communications teachers pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Law Teachers ($128,500, +64%; usually a graduate degree), Business Teachers ($99,080, +26%; usually a graduate degree) and Political Science Teachers ($98,070, +25%; usually a graduate degree) have the highest BLS median pay compared with communications teachers ($78,580). Without more preparation than communications teachers usually need: Law Teachers, Business Teachers and Political Science Teachers.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.