Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages Wide pay band SOC 25-1043

Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary

The published band from $50,100 to $148,920 is the distinctive signal for this role, not a twin of Economics Teachers, Postsecondary.

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Same-major-group titles next to Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary: Economics Teachers, Postsecondary ($124K) , Geography Teachers, Postsecondary ($98K) , Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary ($98K) , Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary ($99K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

What Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary publish as work

O*NET task statements for SOC 25-1043 - occupation-level descriptions, not every employer's posting. Sibling cards diverge here because the task set is entity-keyed.

  1. 1. Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts
  2. 2. Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics, such as forest resource policy, forest pathology, and mapping
  3. 3. Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers
  4. 4. Supervise students' laboratory or field work
  5. 5. Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records
  6. 6. Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional confe…
  7. 7. Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work
  8. 8. Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues
  9. 9. Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others
  10. 10. Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions
  11. 11. Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction
  12. 12. Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues

Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary: O*NET ranks Instructing first

Importance-ranked O*NET profile for SOC 25-1043 - lead skill Instructing at 4.3 ; lead knowledge English Language. Sibling cards diverge here even when peer titles overlap.

Top skills

  1. 1. Instructing 4.3
  2. 2. Reading Comprehension 4.1
  3. 3. Writing 4.1
  4. 4. Learning Strategies 4.1
  5. 5. Active Listening 4.0
  6. 6. Speaking 4.0
  7. 7. Active Learning 4.0
  8. 8. Critical Thinking 3.9

Knowledge areas

  1. 1. English Language 4.8
  2. 2. Education and Training 4.8
  3. 3. Mathematics 4.3
  4. 4. Biology 4.0
  5. 5. Computers and Electronics 3.9
  6. 6. Geography 3.5
Published pay band (10th to 90th)
$50,100 to $148,920
median $101,420 · ~3.0× spread
$101K
National median
↑ +4%
Growth 2024-2034
100
Annual openings
1,520
Estimated US jobs
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
Highest-pay peer · $124K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education Doctoral or professional degree

Top Paying States for Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary

1. Wisconsin $98,410
2. North Carolina $108,430
3. Indiana $102,330
4. Arizona $115,730
5. Georgia $94,310
6. Montana $104,220
7. Virginia $132,820
8. Washington $104,490
9. Michigan $138,130
10. Oregon $126,930

Other Educational Instruction and Library Occupations titles

  1. 1. Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary $98,070
  2. 2. Geography Teachers, Postsecondary $97,590
  3. 3. Economics Teachers, Postsecondary $123,920
  4. 4. Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary $98,700
  5. 5. Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary $103,170
  6. 6. Physics Teachers, Postsecondary $100,310

The OEWS band for Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary runs from $50,100 (10th) to $148,920 (90th), about 3.0× wide, with median $101,420. That spread, not the midpoint alone, is the distinctive published fact.

Employment Projections expect +4% change between 2024 and 2034 (about as fast as average vs baseline 3.1%). About 100 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns Doctoral or professional degree as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: Wisconsin at $98,410. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Economics Teachers, Postsecondary at $123,920. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary pay-rank #6 in Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Among 64 detailed Educational Instruction and Library Occupations with a published OEWS median, Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary is pay-rank #6, the upper third of that major group. The order is ROW_NUMBER on national median (title as tiebreak), not a worker-level percentile.

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Full Salary Details Compare this role

Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

The 10th-to-90th percentile spread for Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary is unusually wide, so the state map and peer comparison carry more signal than the median alone.

Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 25-1043

Wisconsin · top state for Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary

$98K published median

North Carolina · #2 state pay

$108K · behind Wisconsin

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary

Highest-pay peer vs Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary · $124K

Geography Teachers, Postsecondary

Lower-pay peer beside Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary · $98K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Educational Instruction and Library Occupations titles sit near Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary at the top of the pay table? ▼
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary is pay-rank #6 of 64 detailed Educational Instruction and Library Occupations with an OEWS median, upper third. Nearest upper-third titles: Physics Teachers, Postsecondary ($100K), Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary ($103K), Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary ($100K), Business Teachers, Postsecondary ($99K). Rank is ROW_NUMBER on national median.
What do forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary do day to day? ▼
O*NET lists published task statements for Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary. Leading ones include: 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. These are occupation-level task descriptions, not every employer's job description.
Which O*NET skills rank highest for forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary? ▼
For SOC 25-1043, O*NET importance scores lead with Instructing (4.3), Reading Comprehension (4.1), Writing (4.1), Learning Strategies (4.1). Knowledge areas emphasize English Language, Education and Training, Mathematics. These are occupation-level profiles, not a hiring checklist for every employer.
How wide is the published pay band for Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary? ▼
OEWS places the 10th percentile at $50,100 and the 90th at $148,920 for Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary (3.0× spread). The national median is $101,420. OEWS does not isolate experience, employer, or geography as the cause of that spread.
What employment change does BLS publish for Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary is +4%. Projected annual openings: about 100. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: about as fast as average.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary? ▼
BLS assigns Doctoral or professional degree as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary? ▼
Wisconsin ($98,410), North Carolina ($108,430), Indiana ($102,330) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 25-1043. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics