Science teacher in the education of young people and adults from 5th to 8th grade - Salary and Career
Teachers in Elementary School, Fifth to Eighth Grade

Science teacher in the education of young people and adults from 5th to 8th grade - Career description, activities, functions and salary

They promote the education of students through the following curricular components: Portuguese language, mathematics, natural sciences, geography, history, artistic education, physical education and modern foreign languages, from 5th to 8th grade of elementary school. They plan courses, classes and school activities, evaluate the teaching-learning process and its results, record school practices of a pedagogical nature, develop study activities, participate in the school's educational and community activities. For the development of activities, a set of communicative skills is mobilized.

How much does an Science teacher in the education of young people and adults from 5th to 8th grade earn

A Science teacher in the education of young people and adults from 5th to 8th grade earns between $938 and $8.494 per month, with an average monthly salary of $2.992 and a median salary of $2.197 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 3.765 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).


Salary ranges for the Science teacher in the education of young people and adults from 5th to 8th grade

Monthly Salary Annual Salary Salary Per Week Hourly Salary
Average wage 2.992 35.904 748 23
1º Quartile 938 11.260 235 7
Median Salary 2.197 26.364 549 17
3º Quartile 6.478 77.730 1.619 50
Higher Salary 8.494 101.923 2.123 66


Professional job categories

  • Science and arts professionals
    • teaching professionals
      • teachers of higher education in early childhood education and elementary school
        • teachers in elementary school, fifth to eighth grade

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Main workplaces

Teachers in Elementary School, Fifth to Eighth Grade they work with clients of different age groups, from communities with different cultural and social contexts, in schools or educational institutions of the federal, state, municipal and private networks and NGOs. Predominantly, they work in urban areas, as registered employees. They carry out their activities individually and in teams, with occasional supervision, in places suitable for teaching activities and also in improvised places, at irregular times. In some activities, some professionals may be exposed to the effects of intense noise and fatigue from working under pressure.


What does it take to work in the field of Teachers in Elementary School, Fifth to Eighth Grade

The exercise of these occupations requires complete higher education in the area. Public tenders are required in public schools.


Functions and activities of Science teacher in the education of young people and adults from 5th to 8th grade

Teachers in Elementary School, Fifth to Eighth Grade must:

  • communicate;
  • demonstrate personal skills;
  • register pedagogical school practices;
  • participate in school educational and community activities;
  • study;
  • participate in the school's educational and community activities;
  • register school practices of a pedagogical character;
  • planning courses, classes and school activities;
  • promoting student education;
  • promote student education;
  • plan courses, classes and school activities;
  • evaluate the teaching-learning process and its results;

  • Activities

    • list themes for pedagogical projects;
    • discuss interdisciplinary projects with students;
    • develop activities for reflection on aesthetic values;
    • develop transversal themes through different activities;
    • promote cooperative games and activities;
    • conduct parent meetings for guidance;
    • follow the changes in education;
    • develop activities to encourage the expansion of knowledge;
    • suggest activities in the elaboration of the school schedule;
    • propose activities and exercises for learning recovery;
    • stimulate the exchange of knowledge;
    • contribute to the development of solidarity relationships among students;
    • evaluate the attendance of students;
    • propose written assessment calendar;
    • advise on the preservation of historical-cultural heritage and the environment;
    • creating multiple learning situations;
    • guide student self-assessment;
    • evaluate student participation in school activities;
    • refer students to school guidance service;
    • employ teaching resources and procedures;
    • register extracurricular activities;
    • develop activities for reflection on the issue of citizenship;
    • expose the student to problem situations in the learning process;
    • evaluate the teaching-learning process in meetings with the school community;
    • acting ethically;
    • elaborate the assessment instruments;
    • propose interdisciplinary studies;
    • respect the heterogeneity of students;
    • demonstrate solidarity;
    • establishing teaching methodologies;
    • speak according to spelling and grammar rules;
    • diagnose the pedagogical level of the students;
    • developing learning situations for reflection on the rights of children and adolescents;
    • adapt different environments to the teaching and learning process;
    • promote lectures and other activities on ethical values;
    • communicate assessment results to parents and students;
    • participate in school assemblies;
    • talk with the school's management and coordination;
    • demonstrate creativity and initiative;
    • observe compliance with the rules established by the school community;
    • list basic school supplies;
    • predict material and didactic resources;
    • participate in school management in the collegiate;
    • consult legislation;
    • decode different codes and languages;
    • diagnose the pedagogical level of students;
    • demonstrate punctuality and attendance;
    • analyze the school's management plan;
    • evaluate students in class councils and/or series;
    • demonstrate emotional control;
    • systemize knowledge;
    • predict participation in cultural and scientific events;
    • select electronic multimedia resources, texts, textbooks and paradidactics;
    • develop schedules of discipline activities;
    • living with opposing ideas or positions;
    • define the requirements for the development of teaching work;
    • exchange experiences with teachers through meetings;
    • propose cultural activities;
    • socialize the knowledge acquired in training events;
    • propose criteria for the composition of classes;
    • clarify assessment criteria for students;
    • request action from the competent bodies regarding the teacher's functional rights;
    • adapt different didactic and pedagogical resources to the teaching and learning process;
    • complete class diary;
    • identify students' difficulties in reorganizing the learning;
    • diagnose the students' pedagogical level;
    • dialogue with the school's management and coordination;
    • participate in the preparation of the school's management plan;
    • demonstrate ability to intervene in reality;
    • disclose multidisciplinary interests;
    • develop learning situations for reflection on the rights of children and adolescents;
    • organize the bibliography;
    • enable the appropriation of knowledge;
    • elaborate schedules of discipline activities;
    • attend specialization courses, scientific and union events;
    • define evaluation processes and criteria;
    • analyze students' self-assessment;
    • participate in school management in the collegiate bodies;
    • respect student boundaries;
    • encourage student participation in community projects;
    • elaborate the pedagogical project;
    • register evaluations and results;
    • read specific literature of the knowledge area;
    • taking into account suggestions from the community for the elaboration of pedagogical projects;
    • express yourself clearly;
    • record the activities of extracurricular teaching hours;
    • propose activities and exercises in the classroom and outside the classroom;
    • register school, course and subject plans;
    • consult libraries;
    • demonstrate leadership;
    • develop activities to stimulate the expansion of knowledge;
    • work as a team;
    • fill in forms with grades and absences;
    • organize community activities;
    • promoting lectures and other activities on ethical values;
    • determine course and subject objectives;
    • create multiple learning situations;
    • guiding students regarding study methods and practices;
    • select the contents;
    • correct tests, exercises and student work;
    • communicate problems concerning students to school authorities and families;
    • demonstrate dialogue ability;
    • contextualize knowledge;
    • assume administrative-pedagogical functions;
    • build trusting relationships with students;
    • register the activities of extracurricular teaching hours;
    • discuss interdisciplinary projects with colleagues;
    • register cultural and pedagogical activities;
    • write according to spelling and grammar rules;
    • suggest the purchase of equipment and teaching materials;
    • propose options for working hours;
    • complete class journal;
    • develop activities to reflect on the problems of contemporary society;
    • propose common rules for the school community;
    • evaluate student attendance;
    • make yourself available to students;
    • contribute to the exercise of citizenship among students;
    • teaching classes;
    • identify students' difficulties in reorganizing the learning process learning;
    • guide students in the use of didactic resources and learning environments;
    • learn new technologies;
    • identify students' difficulties to reorganize the learning;
    • analyze the textbooks proposed by the ministries, secretariats and coordinations;


    Sectors that hire Science teacher in the education of young people and adults from 5th to 8th grade the most in the job market

    • elementary school
    • general public administration
    • child education - pre-school
    • high school
    • other teaching activities
    • child education - day care
    • regulation of health, education, cultural services and other social services activities
    • higher education - undergraduate and postgraduate
    • activities of associations for the defense of social rights
    • activities of religious organizations




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