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Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Part of Education & Training, in the Teaching/Training pathway.

Job zone 5: extensive preparationO*NET 25-1053.00

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.

On a typical day

  • 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.

What it pays

$79,160
Median pay per year, Texas (no San Antonio figure published)
New workers start near $50,280
Experienced workers reach $164,190
  1. $50k10th
  2. $61k25th
  3. $79kMedian
  4. $112k75th
  5. $164k90th
Wage percentiles: 10th $50,280, 25th $61,150, Median $79,160, 75th $111,660, 90th $164,190

Job outlook

U.S. projection, 2024 to 2034.

+3%

U.S. employment change

700

openings a year nationwide, from growth and people leaving

9,000

employed nationwide in 2024

Typical entry education: Doctoral or professional degree

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.

  1. Reading Comprehension5.0
  2. Speaking4.5
  3. Writing4.8
  4. Science4.5
  5. Instructing4.4
  6. Active Listening4.3
  7. Critical Thinking4.3
  8. Learning Strategies4.3

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.

  1. Master's degree18%
  2. Doctoral or professional82%

Job zone 5, extensive preparation: A graduate or professional degree, usually after a bachelor's.

Alamo programs that lead here

  • Northwest Vista
  • San Antonio
  1. Geography and Environmental Sustainability

    Transfer pre-major · Science & Technology

  2. Environmental Science

    Transfer pre-major · Science & Technology

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