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Overview
Heads of higher education institutions run colleges, universities or vocational schools, managing admissions, curriculum standards, staff, budgets, campus programmes and departmental communication.
In job descriptions, look for institutional leadership, education programmes, school budget, staff management, admissions decisions, curriculum standards, assessment processes and representation duties.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
This leadership role operates in a college, university or vocational school where admissions, programmes, departments, students and staff all need coordinated decisions. The role connects academic standards with daily institutional operations.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes curriculum standards, assessment processes, education programmes, staff management, school budget, organisational policies, admissions decisions, representation and cooperation with education support staff.
Salary context
Pay context is shaped by institution size, budget authority, number of departments, campus programmes, staff responsibility, public representation and accountability for academic quality and student safety.
Career paths
Development can move from department leadership or programme management into whole-institution leadership, governance work, education policy, campus operations, quality assurance or multi-site education administration.
Good to know
Check whether the advert names university, college or vocational school, and whether responsibility covers admissions, budget, curriculum, staff recruitment, departmental communication or external representation.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 2
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
11-9032.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETEducation Administrators, Postsecondary
11-9033.00
Exact relationship
The official mapping treats the O*NET and ESCO occupations as closely equivalent.
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Alternative labels
Occupation group
headteacher (1345.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/01649ae9-22ee-4dba-83a8-3a2c51fbbe95 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 1345.1.5 |
| ISCO group | 1345 |
| Concept type | Occupation |