Education
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses in forestry and conservation science. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Median salary
$100,830
Typical range
$59k – $155k
Job outlook
+4% (faster than average)
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Education
Typical entry: Master's degree
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Junior Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Entry / Junior
$58,670
~2 yrs to advance
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Established
$100,830
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Senior
$127,730
Key skills
A typical day
- •Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- •Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics, such as forest resource policy, forest pathology, and mapping.
- •Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
- •Supervise students' laboratory or field work.
- •Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
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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