Middle school teacher in elementary school - Salary and Career
Middle School Teachers in Elementary School

Middle school teacher in elementary school - Career description, activities, functions and salary

They teach classes in elementary school from 1st to 4th grade, teaching students with literacy techniques, artistic and body expression, carrying out planning activities for the school year, discussing the school's proposal, participating in the definition of the pedagogical proposal, setting goals, defining objectives and schedules and selecting content, preparing classes, researching and selecting materials and information, diagnosing students' reality and evaluating their knowledge, following the students' development process and applying assessment instruments, they can interact with the school community, seeking to raise their awareness on fundamental issues for citizenship and quality of life.

How much does an Middle school teacher in elementary school earn

A Middle school teacher in elementary school earns between $1.250 and $7.422 per month, with an average monthly salary of $2.740 and a median salary of $1.998 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 34.378 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).


Salary ranges for the Middle school teacher in elementary school

Monthly Salary Annual Salary Salary Per Week Hourly Salary
Average wage 2.740 32.876 685 19
1º Quartile 1.250 15.000 312 9
Median Salary 1.998 23.980 500 14
3º Quartile 5.661 67.927 1.415 40
Higher Salary 7.422 89.068 1.856 52


Professional job categories

  • Middle level technicians
    • lay and mid-level teachers
      • high school teachers in early childhood education, elementary school and vocational training
        • middle school teachers in elementary school

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Main workplaces

Middle School Teachers in Elementary School they work in public and private schools from the first to fourth grades of unigrade and multigrade classes. Professionals in the public network are predominantly statutory, there are municipalities that hire under the CLT regime. There are also teachers who are admitted to the public network without a competitive examination and are called occupation function occupants (OFA). In the private network, they are employed with a formal contract. They work in pedagogical teams, with permanent supervision, indoors and during daytime hours.


What does it take to work in the field of Middle School Teachers in Elementary School

The exercise of this occupation requires training at a professional level in teaching. As of 2007, the minimum training requirement will be a complete higher education degree.


Functions and activities of Middle school teacher in elementary school

Middle School Teachers in Elementary School must:

  • prepare class;
  • diagnose students' reality;
  • plan the academic year;
  • awareness of the school community;
  • communicate;
  • raising awareness of the school community;
  • demonstrate personal skills;
  • diagnose the reality of students;
  • raising awareness in the school community;
  • raise school community awareness;
  • minister class;
  • evaluate students;
  • planning the academic year;
  • plan the school year;
  • teaching classes;
  • diagnosing students' reality;
  • prepare lesson;
  • diagnose the students' reality;
  • teaching class;
  • raise the school community;

  • Activities

    • participate in councils;
    • demonstrate dynamism;
    • provide information about support professionals;
    • performing recreational activities;
    • reply to communications;
    • interpreting cognition pretest results;
    • define assessment methods;
    • recycle material;
    • provide board subsidies;
    • fill report cards;
    • show patience;
    • fill in cards (concepts, notes);
    • evaluate participation;
    • apply assessment tools;
    • maintain discipline;
    • clarify doubts;
    • fill out class diary;
    • discuss the school proposal;
    • diagnose students' prior knowledge;
    • select recreational activities;
    • fill in evaluation report;
    • demonstrate versatility;
    • serve as a conduct reference;
    • define strategies;
    • overcoming adverse situations;
    • dramatizing situations;
    • evaluate behavior;
    • serve parents of students;
    • work in a group;
    • exchange ideas with previous year's teacher;
    • check material;
    • delivering lectures;
    • get organized;
    • apply questionnaires;
    • participate in meetings with coordination and board;
    • set goals;
    • buy material;
    • mediate teaching and learning;
    • refer students to support professionals (psychologists, pedagogues, speech therapists);
    • participating in the definition of the pedagogical proposal;
    • search for material (publishers, internet);
    • distributing material;
    • select content;
    • interviewing parents and students;
    • integrating families into the school community;
    • participating in the elaboration of rules of conduct;
    • expose orally;
    • interact with the group;
    • demonstrate self-confidence;
    • select material;
    • telling stories;
    • apply body expression techniques;
    • adopting disciplinary measures;
    • develop lesson plan;
    • demonstrate sociability;
    • select textbooks;
    • view student calendar;
    • fill in records;
    • correct assessment instruments;
    • select textbooks;
    • self-control;
    • mediating conflicts;
    • praise student progress;
    • systemize material and information;
    • passing homework;
    • demonstrate impartiality;
    • develop projects;
    • visit places for studies;
    • debate ideas and themes;
    • demonstrate discernment;
    • demonstrate consistency;
    • consult the report of the previous year's class;
    • make material;
    • exchange information and experiences with colleagues, community, students and coordination;
    • send announcements;
    • perform supporting readings;
    • discussing concepts of conduct;
    • define teaching material;
    • request support from guidance or coordination;
    • evaluate planning;
    • elaborate assessment instruments;
    • search information;
    • charge tasks;
    • call parents of students;
    • demonstrate creativity;
    • set schedule;
    • review contents;
    • mediate self-correction activities;
    • work as a team;
    • monitor the student development process;
    • participate in professional and community events and meetings;
    • observe students;
    • identify the family reality;
    • request material;
    • participate in meetings;
    • fill call list;
    • teaching artistic techniques;
    • define extracurricular activities and events;


    Sectors that hire Middle school teacher in elementary school the most in the job market

    • general public administration
    • elementary school
    • child education - pre-school
    • high school
    • welfare services without accommodation
    • child education - day care
    • other teaching activities
    • activities of associations for the defense of social rights
    • technical level vocational education
    • higher education - undergraduate and postgraduate




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