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Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$98,700
United States, 2025
Employment
8,920
United States, 2025
Typical education
Doctoral Degree
Job Zone 5
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
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.
- O*NET code
- 25-1041.00
- Job zone
- 5
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- Act as advisers to student organizations.
- Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
- 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.
- Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$50,870
25th percentile
$66,410
75th percentile
$126,850
90th percentile
$163,150
Most important skills
- Instructing4.4
- Reading Comprehension4.1
- Speaking4.1
- Learning Strategies4.1
- Writing4.0
- Active Listening4.0
- Critical Thinking4.0
- Active Learning4.0
- Monitoring3.9
- Judgment and Decision Making3.8
- Complex Problem Solving3.6
- Coordination3.5
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 17 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
17
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instructing | 4.4 | 4.8 | Not selected | 4.8 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.1 | 5.0 | Not selected | 5.0 |
| Speaking | 4.1 | 5.0 | Not selected | 5.0 |
| Writing | 4.0 | 5.0 | Not selected | 5.0 |
| Learning Strategies | 4.1 | 4.6 | Not selected | 4.6 |
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 4.6 | Not selected | 4.6 |
| Active Learning | 4.0 | 4.5 | Not selected | 4.5 |
| Monitoring | 3.9 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.8 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.6 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Science | 3.5 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Time Management | 3.4 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Coordination | 3.5 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.1 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.1 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Mathematics | 3.0 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Agricultural Sciences Teachers, PostsecondaryHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno, CA | $136,710 | 30 | 2025 |
| MI | $136,130 | 240 | 2025 |
| NJ | $131,380 | 50 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $131,380 | 40 | 2025 |
| MD | $129,920 | 90 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $129,920 | 110 | 2025 |
| TN | $128,270 | 350 | 2025 |
| DE | $126,770 | 70 | 2025 |
| College Station, TX | $126,050 | 530 | 2025 |
| CT | $125,350 | 80 | 2025 |
| KS | $112,480 | 200 | 2025 |
| CA | $109,930 | 400 | 2025 |
| NM | $108,290 | 80 | 2025 |
| ND | $108,130 | 90 | 2025 |
| VT | $106,680 | 60 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | $105,790 | 130 | 2025 |
| ID | $105,690 | 80 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | $105,660 | 50 | 2025 |
| IL | $105,440 | 340 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | $105,440 | 50 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.