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Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in CA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary in CA have a median annual salary of $61,730, with 110 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $37,700 at the 10th percentile to $201,100 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

$61,730

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

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Employment

110

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$37,700
10th
$48,630
25th
$61,730
Median
$97,430
75th
$201,100
90th

Local compared with national

CA

$61,730

Median annual · 2025

United States

$101,420

Median annual · 2025

The CA median is 39.1% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $39,690).

Top skills

  1. 1.InstructingImportance 4.3
  2. 2.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.1
  3. 3.WritingImportance 4.1
  4. 4.Learning StrategiesImportance 4.1
  5. 5.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  6. 6.SpeakingImportance 4.0
  7. 7.Active LearningImportance 4.0
  8. 8.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.9
  9. 9.MonitoringImportance 3.9
  10. 10.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.9
  11. 11.ScienceImportance 3.3
  12. 12.Social PerceptivenessImportance 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

  • Apache Struts
  • Atlassian JIRA
  • Blackboard Learn
  • Collaborative editing software
  • Course management system software
  • Desire2Learn LMS software
  • DOC Cop
  • Electronic data interchange EDI software
  • Email software
  • ESRI ArcGIS software
  • Geographic information system GIS software
  • Google Angular
  • Google Docs
  • Hibernate ORM
  • Image scanning software

Common tasks

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
  • Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.

Related careers

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

Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other locations

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