Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Education & Training · Teaching/Training
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $50,280; experienced workers reach $164,190. About 380 people do this job in Texas.
Job outlook
U.S. projection, 2024 to 2034.
- Employment change
- +3%
- Openings a year
- 700
- Employed in 2024
- 9,000
Typical entry education: Doctoral or professional degree
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
2 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.
- Reading Comprehension5.0
- Speaking4.5
- Writing4.8
- Science4.5
- Instructing4.4
- Active Listening4.3
- Critical Thinking4.3
- Learning Strategies4.3
What the work is
Teach courses in environmental science. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
- Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
- Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
- Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
- Supervise students' laboratory and field work.
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.
- Master's degree18%
- Doctoral or professional82%
Job zone 5, extensive preparation: A graduate or professional degree, usually after a bachelor's.
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