Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Education and TrainingO*NET 25-1041.00United States
Teach courses in the agricultural sciences. Includes teachers of agronomy, dairy sciences, fisheries management, horticultural sciences, poultry sciences, range management, and agricultural soil conservation.
- Median annual earnings
- $84,440
- Projected change
- +9.1%
- Typical education
- Doctoral degree or more
- Employment
- 1.78M jobs
50th percentile, United States
2025 to 2035
82.3% of the workforce
Growing to 1.94M by 2035
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The work
What agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary do
Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
- Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
- Supervise laboratory sessions and field work and coordinate laboratory operations.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as crop production, plant genetics, and soil chemistry.
- Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
- Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
- Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
- Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
- Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks and laboratory equipment.
- Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
- Act as advisers to student organizations.
- Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
- Participate in campus and community events.
- Provide professional consulting services to government or industry.
- Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
Pay and outlook
What the job pays and where it is heading
Annual earnings range
Reported earnings by percentile, United States
- 10th percentile
- $49,147
- 25th percentile
- $62,814
- 50th percentile
- $84,440
- 75th percentile
- $118,952
- 90th percentile
- $175,749
The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $84,440 and half earn less.
Employment outlook
2025 to 2035 projection
+9.1%faster than average
20251,782,325 jobs
2035 projected1,944,527 jobs
162,202 more positions over the decade, before replacement hiring.
Preparation
Education levels
What people currently working in the career hold. These are not entry requirements.
- Doctoral degree or more
- 82.3%
- Master's or Professional degree
- 14.9%
- Bachelor's degree
- 1.4%
- Associate degree
- 1.4%
Skills
Skills employers ask for
Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.
How the work gets done
Core competencies
Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.
- Instructing
- Teaching others how to do something.
- Reading Comprehension
- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Speaking
- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Learning Strategies
- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Writing
- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Active Listening
- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Active Learning
- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Critical Thinking
- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Monitoring
- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Complex Problem Solving
- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Science
- Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
- Coordination
- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Time Management
- Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Systems Evaluation
- Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
- Social Perceptiveness
- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Mathematics
- Using mathematics to solve problems.
- Systems Analysis
- Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
- Service Orientation
- Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Persuasion
- Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
In the market
Job titles and employers
Recent job postings in United StatesCommon job titles
- 01Agricultural Science Teachers214 postings
- 02Agriculture Teachers170 postings
- 03Agriculture Instructors102 postings
- 04Adjunct Faculties81 postings
- 05CTE Teachers37 postings
- 06Agriculture Teachers/FFA Advisors34 postings
- 07High School Science Teachers30 postings
- 08Agricultural Specialists21 postings
- 09Adjunct Instructors20 postings
- 10Horticulture Technicians20 postings
- 11Horticulture Managers19 postings
- 12Agriculture Mechanics18 postings
- 13Teachers18 postings
- 14Agriculturists17 postings
- 15Extension Educators17 postings
- 16County Extension Agents15 postings
- 17Family and Consumer Science Teachers15 postings
- 18Instructors14 postings
- 19Interns14 postings
- 20Agricultural Technicians13 postings
Top employers
- 01Edjoin.Org133 postings
- 02Ventura County Community College District53 postings
- 03Kern Community College District37 postings
- 04Tennessee Board of Regents17 postings
- 05SavATree13 postings
- 06Clark County School District12 postings
- 07Navasota Independent School District12 postings
- 08University of Arkansas12 postings
- 09Dumas Isd11 postings
- 10University of Florida11 postings
- 11College of Southern Maryland10 postings
- 12Michigan State University10 postings
- 13Cal Poly San Luis Obispo9 postings
- 14High School9 postings
- 15Sam Houston State University9 postings
- 16Andrews High School8 postings
- 17East High School8 postings
- 18Gregory Poole Equipment Company8 postings
- 19Herc8 postings
- 20Ivy Tech Community College8 postings
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