Teachers work in many different environments or levels. They operate in primary, secondary, tertiary, or adult educational institutions. Instructors teach children, teenagers, or adults. Teachers may work in specialized training, such as working with children with disabilities or with learning challenges. An educator may choose to teach many or one specific subject or course area. This may include English, algebra, business, management, writing, psychology, Latin, music, or medicine. 
Instructors must be conversant and proficient in using various teaching strategies. They must understand the needs of their learners and be able to apply the best methods for their learning. Teachers must be able to use different aids for learning. They may include audiovisual aids, computers, experiments, field trips or other practical methods.
Teachers perform the following functions:
• Carry students out to educational tours or trips
• Coordinate after school activities, groups, or clubs
• Prepare reports, or lessons
• Attend staff meetings, outings or conferences
• Act responsibly and be role models
• Attend parent meetings 
• Consulting administrators
• Supporting or mentoring students
• Consult or meet with parents
• Marking papers, assignments and reports
Teachers receive good salary packages and benefits. Their salary is dependent on teaching experience, the type of school, location, or job position. Public and private school salaries differ. In addition, salaries may be dependent on whether the school receives grants from the government. Teaching is a popular, demanding and can be a high stress career. Persons interested in this job should have the relevant competencies, aptitude, and skills.

• Be able to correspond effectually in a verbal or written form
• Be able to garner the motivation and interest of pupils
• Be self motivated, diligent and energetic
• Be able to maintain a calm demeanour and handle stress
• Be able to relate to people from diverse cultures or backgrounds
• Be patient, compassionate, disciplined and flexible
• Be organized and strategic
• Be able to work with teams
• Have great interpersonal abilities
• Have knowledge and execution of various instructional methods, strategies, learning modalities
• Be able to prepare lesson guidelines, content, student assessments, and reports
• Be able tounderstand personalities and behaviours

Teachers must have proper qualifications or mastery of their field. Graduates should have at least a bachelor’s degree in the area they will be teaching. Teachers must have a qualification that is at a higher level than the group they are instructing. In Universities, teachers usually have a doctorate or masters, in secondary institutions a first degree upwards.
Being formally trained as an educator or having a degree in education is valuable. There are schools that require teachers to have teacher training certification or status. Some institutions require physical, mental, or psychological evaluation of their teachers, due to the nature of the job. There are programs that allow graduates to work in public schools gaining teaching experience.