Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Education & Training · Teaching/Training
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $51,810; experienced workers reach $169,420. About 1,170 people do this job in Texas.
Job outlook
U.S. projection, 2024 to 2034.
- Employment change
- +4%
- Openings a year
- 800
- Employed in 2024
- 10,700
Typical entry education: Doctoral or professional degree
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
3 programs, with the college that teaches each.
Skills this career uses
The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.
- Instructing4.8
- Reading Comprehension5.0
- Speaking5.0
- Learning Strategies4.6
- Writing5.0
- Active Listening4.6
- Active Learning4.5
- Critical Thinking4.1
What the work is
Teach courses in the agricultural sciences. Includes teachers of agronomy, dairy sciences, fisheries management, horticultural sciences, poultry sciences, range management, and agricultural soil conservation. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as crop production, plant genetics, and soil chemistry.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
Education people in this job have
Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.
- Associate degree1%
- Bachelor's degree1%
- Master's degree15%
- Doctoral or professional82%
Job zone 5, extensive preparation: A graduate or professional degree, usually after a bachelor's.
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