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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.

Wages

Median annual wage, U.S.$101,420
Employment, U.S.1,520
Median hourly wageNot available
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$50,100$77,440$101,420$126,930$148,920
By state (16)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama80$80,3804.11
Arizona60$115,7301.80
California110$61,7300.63
Georgia40$94,3100.93
Indiana40$102,3301.32
Maine50$82,2807.50
Michigan60$138,1301.36
Minnesota180$82,6706.10
Missouri70$79,8202.31
Montana60$104,22012.64
North Carolina90$108,4301.86
Oregon210$126,93010.76
Virginia60$132,8201.54
Washington40$104,4901.18
West Virginia40$84,4505.56
Wisconsin40$98,4101.45

Similar occupations

Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.

Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary, excluding software Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
IBM SPSS Statistics8 of 204.0x
Moodle5 of 207.2x
Blackboard software6 of 204.9x
ESRI ArcInfo3 of 208.1x
ESRI ArcView4 of 204.6x
R6 of 202.7x
Schoology3 of 207.3x
The MathWorks MATLAB6 of 202.5x
Wolfram Research Mathematica3 of 204.6x
Geographic information system GIS systems4 of 203.1x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
InstructingTransferable skill 4.25 4.88
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 4.12 5.00
WritingEssential skill 4.12 4.88
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 4.12 4.12
Active ListeningEssential skill 4.00 4.75
SpeakingEssential skill 4.00 4.75
Active LearningEssential skill 4.00 4.25
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 3.88 4.25
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 3.88 4.00
MonitoringEssential skill 3.88 3.88
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 3.25 3.75
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 3.25 3.50
ScienceEssential skill 3.25 3.38
Time ManagementTransferable skill 3.25 3.25
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 3.12 3.12
CoordinationTransferable skill 3.12 3.00
MathematicsEssential skill 3.00 3.12
Service OrientationTransferable skill 3.00 3.00
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 3.00 3.00
NegotiationTransferable skill 3.00 2.88
PersuasionTransferable skill 3.00 2.88
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 2.88 3.00
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 2.38 2.62
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 2.12 1.50
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 2.00 1.75
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 2.00 1.75
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 2.00 1.38
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 2.00 1.25
ProgrammingTransferable skill 1.88 1.12
Technology DesignTransferable skill 1.88 1.00
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 1.62 0.62
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 1.00not rated
InstallationTransferable skill 1.00not rated
RepairingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
English Language 4.80 5.56
Education and Training 4.76 5.89
Mathematics 4.26 4.62
Biology 3.96 4.92
Computers and Electronics 3.92 4.86
Geography 3.51 5.07
Personnel and Human Resources 3.40 4.12
Administrative 3.14 3.87
Administration and Management 3.12 3.23
Communications and Media 2.85 3.02
Customer and Personal Service 2.75 3.05
Sociology and Anthropology 2.71 3.18
Law and Government 2.71 2.71
Chemistry 2.59 3.05
Psychology 2.51 2.66
Mechanical 2.44 2.62
History and Archeology 2.30 2.89
Sales and Marketing 2.23 2.64
Public Safety and Security 2.20 1.95
Economics and Accounting 2.18 1.78
Physics 2.09 2.33
Engineering and Technology 2.08 2.40
Transportation 2.01 1.79
Building and Construction 1.92 1.72
Foreign Language 1.88 1.54
Telecommunications 1.88 1.23
Therapy and Counseling 1.87 2.06
Design 1.80 2.07
Production and Processing 1.68 1.48
Medicine and Dentistry 1.62 1.51
Philosophy and Theology 1.35 0.88
Food Production 1.18not rated
Fine Arts 1.16not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Oral Expression 4.75 5.00
Written Comprehension 4.25 5.00
Oral Comprehension 4.12 4.88
Written Expression 4.12 4.88
Speech Clarity 3.88 4.88
Deductive Reasoning 3.75 4.12
Inductive Reasoning 3.75 4.12
Speech Recognition 3.75 4.00
Problem Sensitivity 3.62 3.75
Near Vision 3.50 3.75
Mathematical Reasoning 3.25 3.25
Fluency of Ideas 3.12 3.75
Category Flexibility 3.12 3.25
Information Ordering 3.12 3.25
Originality 3.00 3.75
Far Vision 2.88 3.00
Number Facility 2.88 2.88
Selective Attention 2.88 2.75
Memorization 2.75 2.88
Flexibility of Closure 2.75 2.12
Perceptual Speed 2.38 2.38
Time Sharing 2.12 2.12
Auditory Attention 2.12 1.50
Visualization 2.00 2.25
Speed of Closure 2.00 2.00
Depth Perception 2.00 1.88
Visual Color Discrimination 2.00 1.75
Hearing Sensitivity 2.00 1.62
Multilimb Coordination 2.00 1.38
Control Precision 2.00 1.25
Finger Dexterity 1.75 1.00
Reaction Time 1.62 0.88
Trunk Strength 1.62 0.88
Glare Sensitivity 1.62 0.75
Response Orientation 1.62 0.75
Arm-Hand Steadiness 1.62 0.62
Static Strength 1.62 0.62
Spatial Orientation 1.50 0.75
Night Vision 1.50 0.62
Peripheral Vision 1.50 0.62
Sound Localization 1.50 0.62
Rate Control 1.50 0.50
Dynamic Strength 1.38 0.38
Explosive Strength 1.38 0.38
Extent Flexibility 1.38 0.38
Gross Body Coordination 1.38 0.38
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.38 0.38
Stamina 1.38 0.38
Wrist-Finger Speed 1.25not rated
Dynamic Flexibility 1.00not rated
Manual Dexterity 1.00not rated
Speed of Limb Movement 1.00not rated

Software used

Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.

All 35
  • Oracle WebLogic Server
  • Sakai CLE
  • Structure query language SQL
  • Web browser software
  • iParadigms Turnitin

Where it concentrates

Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.

No metro meets the threshold.