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Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses in forestry and conservation science. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
- US jobs
- 1,520
- Median wage
- $101,420 a year
- Job family
- Education and social services
Can agents do the work of forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Education and social services: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)
No direct benchmark gives a success rate.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 15%Advise others on educational or vocational mattersNot measured
- 12%Maintain current knowledge in area of expertiseNot measured
- 10%Assess student capabilities, needs, or performanceNot measured
- 9%Teach academic or vocational subjectsNot measured
- 9%Supervise personnel activitiesNot measured
- 7%Prepare informational or instructional materialsNot measured
- 5%Maintain operational recordsNot measured
- 4%Serve on organizational committeesNot measured
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.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- 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.
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
- Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
Other job titles for this occupation (37)
Assistant Professor · Associate Professor · Conservation Biology Professor · Extension Professor · Forest Technology Professor · Forestry Professor · Lecturer · Natural Resources Professor · Professor · Research Professor · Assistant Teaching Professor · Biometrics Instructor · College Faculty Member · College Professor · Ecology Professor · Environmental Conservation Professor · Forest Biometrics Professor · Forest Ecology Professor · Forest Explorers Instructor · Forest Management Professor · Forest Management Teacher · Forest Pathology Professor · Forest Pathology Teacher · Forest Products Teacher · Forest Resources Professor · Forestry Faculty Member · Forestry Instructor · Instructor · Natural Resources Faculty Member · Natural Resources Instructor · Natural Resources Program Instructor · Range and Road Instructor · Range Instructor · Silviculture Professor · Timber Management Professor · University Faculty Member · Wildlife Conservation Professor