Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Benchmarks for the job family

These cover work in education and social services, not always this occupation's tasks.

Context only

These benchmarks span many occupations, or they test how agents behave. They give context but do not set the step.

• GDPvalby OpenAIProject level · Wins plus ties against experts

  84.9%GPT-5.5 · Apr 2026

  Strong
• TutorMoments-Previewby Ai2Task level · Mean of appropriate scaffolding and appropriate rigor (evaluation-aware prompt)

  0.84Claude Opus 4.8 · 7 Aug 2026

  Strong

Typical tasks

From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.

• Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
• Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
• Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
• Supervise laboratory sessions and field work and coordinate laboratory operations.
• Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as crop production, plant genetics, and soil chemistry.
• Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
• Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.