Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses in the agricultural sciences. Includes teachers of agronomy, dairy sciences, fisheries management, horticultural sciences, poultry sciences, range management, and agricultural soil conservation. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Also called: Agriculture Instructor · Agriculture Professor · Agronomy Professor · Animal Science Professor · Associate Professor · Horticulture Instructor
Median pay (national)
$86,350
$49,080–$160,870 (10th–90th)
Employed (US)
8,700
BLS OEWS, May 2024
Outlook 2024–34
+4.1%
~800 openings/yr
Typical entry
Doctoral or professional degree
What the numbers say
Refit analysis ·Pay for agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary shows an unusually wide range: the top 10% earn $160,870 versus $49,080 at the bottom 10% — 3.3x. The median of $86,350 leaves roughly 86% of headroom to the 90th percentile, which is where seniority, specialization, and the skills below tend to pay off.
Refit analysis ·Employment is projected to change +4.1% from 2024 to 2034 — faster than the 3% all-occupation average. Even so, BLS projects about 800 openings a year, mostly to replace workers who retire or change careers.
Refit analysis ·Where you work moves the number a lot. Across the 43 states with released data, Michigan pays the most for this role (median $130,630, +51% vs the national median), while Florida sits lowest at $56,190 — a 132% spread for the same job title.
Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Learning Strategies as the highest-importance skills here — so a resume aimed at this role should lead with evidence of those, not a generic skills list.
Tailor your resume to Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Honest tailoring
See how your resume lines up with Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Refit re-angles your real experience toward this role using the skills above — and never invents skills you don't have. A no-fabrication gate checks every change before you see it.
Free. No account needed to see your first re-fit.
Top skills employers ask for
Ranked by O*NET importance for this occupation.
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Learning Strategies
- Active Listening
- Writing
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
- Monitoring
- Science
- Mathematics
What they actually do
Core O*NET tasks for this role.
- 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.
- Supervise laboratory sessions and field work and coordinate laboratory operations.
- 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.
Tools & technology
- Epic Systems
- Blackboard Learn
- Collaborative editing software
- Course management system software
- Data management software
- Database software
- Desire2Learn LMS software
- DOC Cop
- Image scanning software
- iParadigms Turnitin
- Learning management system LMS
- Sakai CLE
- Web browser software
- Web page design software
- Email software
- Google Docs
Knowledge areas
- Biology
- Education and Training
- English Language
- Administration and Management
- Customer and Personal Service
- Food Production
- Communications and Media
- Mathematics