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Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in TN

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary in TN have a median annual salary of $98,560, with 100 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $61,310 at the 10th percentile to $130,850 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$98,560

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

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Employment

100

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$61,310
10th
$76,010
25th
$98,560
Median
$118,200
75th
$130,850
90th

Local compared with national

TN

$98,560

Median annual · 2025

United States

$94,980

Median annual · 2025

The TN median is 3.8% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $3,580).

Top skills

  1. 1.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.1
  2. 2.SpeakingImportance 4.1
  3. 3.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  4. 4.WritingImportance 4.0
  5. 5.ScienceImportance 4.0
  6. 6.Critical ThinkingImportance 4.0
  7. 7.Learning StrategiesImportance 4.0
  8. 8.InstructingImportance 4.0
  9. 9.Active LearningImportance 3.9
  10. 10.MonitoringImportance 3.9
  11. 11.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.8
  12. 12.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.3

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Doctoral Degree
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
5

Technology used

  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Blackboard Learn
  • Collaborative editing software
  • Course management system software
  • Desire2Learn LMS software
  • DOC Cop
  • Email software
  • ESRI ArcGIS software
  • Geographic information system GIS systems
  • Google Docs
  • Google Drive
  • Image scanning software
  • iParadigms Turnitin
  • Learning management system LMS

Common tasks

  • Supervise students' laboratory and field work.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
  • 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.
  • Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
  • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other locations

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