Education
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.
Median salary (BLS)
$101,420
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$50k – $149k
Job outlook
+4% (faster than average)
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $85,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Education
Typical entry: Master's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Entry / Junior
$50,100
~2 yrs to advance
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Established
$101,420
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Senior
$125,170
Key skills
A typical day
- •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.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Education
Explore all- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
- University of Wisconsin–Madison49% admit · $72,000 grad pay
- Vanderbilt University7% admit · $88,000 grad pay
- University of Virginia19% admit · $85,000 grad pay
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