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Teacher

Helps students understand new things and teaches them to think for themselves.

Career overview

What a day looks like

A teacher prepares lessons and explains a topic so that different students can understand it. They mark work, support those who find it hard and talk with parents.

Try it yourself this week

  • 30 minutes

    Explain a topic to a younger student in 10 minutes

    1. Choose a topic you know well and find a younger brother or sister or a younger student you know.
    2. Prepare three simple words or pictures to explain it with.
    3. Explain the topic in 10 minutes and at the end ask them to retell it in their own words.
    4. Write down what was hard to explain and what they understood straight away.

    What you'll learn about yourself: Whether you enjoy watching someone else understand a topic, and whether you have the patience to explain it again.

What you can do next

  1. Next 3 months

    • Explain a topic to a younger kid in 10 minutes

      Do the task about explaining something to a younger child and write down what was hard to explain.

  2. In six months

    • Prepare a mini-lesson for friends

      Choose a topic, give a five-minute lesson to two or three people and ask for feedback.

  3. In a year

    • Talk to a teacher you respect

      Ask how they chose the job, what is hardest and how they keep learning themselves.

What it pays

Pay varies by region, experience and employer. The figures below are approximate ranges from public sources.

Notes on sources are in Russian, as in the original source.

In Kazakhstan

  • All levelsofficial data

    393,000 ₸ per month

    data: November 2025 · checked: September 2026

    Средняя зарплата учителя на одну ставку по данным Министерства просвещения.

    Source: el.kz (opens in a new tab)
  • All levelsstatistics

    298,491 ₸ per month

    data: January 2026 · checked: September 2026

    Медиана по вакансиям — это не то, что реально платят. Фактическая средняя есть в другой карточке.

    Source: almaty.hh.kz (opens in a new tab)

For comparison: Uzbekistan

  • All levelsindustry average

    4.1 million som per month

    before tax · data: H1 2025 · checked: September 2026

    Средняя по всей отрасли «образование», до налогов.

    Source: kun.uz (opens in a new tab)
  • Beginnerrates set by law

    3.7–4 million som per month

    before tax · data: September 2026 · checked: September 2026

    Ставки по постановлению правительства (по данным Flexa, вторичный источник): со средним специальным образованием и с высшим без категории. С надбавками выходит больше.

    Source: flexa.jobs (opens in a new tab)
  • Experiencedrates set by law

    4.5–5.5 million som per month

    typical — about 5 million som

    before tax · data: September 2026 · checked: September 2026

    Ставки по категориям: вторая, первая, высшая (по данным Flexa, вторичный источник). С надбавками выходит больше.

    Source: flexa.jobs (opens in a new tab)

Where to study

Notes on sources are in Russian, as in the original source.

Colleges

You can apply after grade 9 or 11 — you get a profession faster than at university.

Universities

You apply after grade 11, based on your UNT results.

How to get into college

College gets you a profession faster than university. You can apply after grade 9 or after grade 11.

  • Colleges accept students both after grade 9 and after grade 11. After grade 9 you study longer — about 3 years 10 months; after grade 11, about 2 years 10 months. The exact length depends on the college and the specialty.
    Source: kchk.edu.kz (opens in a new tab)
  • About 80% of students admitted to colleges in the 2024/25 school year study on a state order, which means in state-funded places (in 2023/24 it was about 70%). But each college and each specialty has its own number of state-funded places.
    Source: inbusiness.kz (opens in a new tab)
  • There are also paid colleges. For example, training as a nurse at ADILMED costs 450,000 ₸ per year. Check the price and conditions on the college's website.
    Source: adilmed.kz (opens in a new tab)
UNT: which subjects to take for university

The UNT (Unified National Testing) is Kazakhstan's national university entrance test. You need it to get into university after grade 11.

  • The UNT 2026 has three compulsory subjects: History of Kazakhstan, Reading Literacy and Mathematical Literacy. On top of these, you take two profile subjects, chosen to match your specialty.
    Source: testcenter.kz (opens in a new tab)
  • In total, the test has 120 questions (maximum 140 points) and you get 4 hours. The format is the same as in 2025.
    Source: testcenter.kz (opens in a new tab)
  • Profile subjects depend on the group of specialties. For example: information technology — Mathematics and Computer Science; nursing and veterinary medicine — Biology and Chemistry; electrical engineering — Mathematics and Physics; law — World History and Fundamentals of Law. The full list is published by the National Testing Center.
    Source: testcenter.kz (opens in a new tab)
  • For creative specialties (for example, media and design), you take History of Kazakhstan and Reading Literacy through the UNT, and two creative exams at the university itself.
    Source: testcenter.kz (opens in a new tab)
  • Some universities have their own admission rules. Nazarbayev University, for example, requires a UNT score of at least 85, a GPA of 4.0 and English at IELTS 6.0 level.
    Source: nu.edu.kz (opens in a new tab)

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