This study examined work contexts of lecturers in Israeli academic teacher training colleges in which they perform emotional labor. This study, employing qualitative method and open-ended questionnaires, and participants included 29 lecturers. Thematic content analyses suggest a three concentric circles model of emotional labor in lecturer-student interactions (ELLSI) representing three contexts in which participants performed emotional labor in their interactions with students: Individual, pedagogical and administrative. These findings are in line with previous works on emotional labors among lecturers, which pose lecturers as service providers of their client-students, according to institutional demands. Research limitations, recommendations for future work and applicable aspects will be discussed.