Principle

Duties and Responsibilities: The principal is the administrative and professional leader of the school, and as such, he or she is directly responsible to the Superintendent for its successful operation. The major effect of the principal is in the field of educational leadership and supervision, with stress on the improvement of teaching and learning.

Salary: 90,410

Education:  bachelor's degree and become a teacher.

Demand for this Career: Earn a bachelor's degree and become a teacher. Most school principals begin a career in education by teaching, Gain teaching experience, Teach in as many levels as possible in a short time, Find ways to demonstrate strong leadership skills, Research your district's principal qualifications.