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Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
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.
Median salary
$86,350
Typical range
$49k – $161k
Job outlook
+4% (faster than average)
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Education
Typical entry: Master's degree
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Junior Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Entry / Junior
$49,080
~2 yrs to advance
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Established
$86,350
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Senior
$123,610
Key skills
A typical day
- •Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- •Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
- •Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
- •Supervise laboratory sessions and field work and coordinate laboratory operations.
- •Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Education
Explore all- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
- University of Wisconsin–Madison49% admit · $72,000 grad pay
- Vanderbilt University7% admit · $88,000 grad pay
- University of Virginia19% admit · $85,000 grad pay
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