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Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Role Overview

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. Excludes “Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary” (25-1043).

Recommended Majors

Agriculture, General. Agricultural Business and Management, General. Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations. Agricultural Economics. Farm/Farm and Ranch Management. Agricultural/Farm Supplies Retailing and Wholesaling. Agricultural Business and Management, Other. Agricultural Mechanization, General. Agricultural Power Machinery Operation. Agricultural Mechanization, Other. Agricultural Production Operations, General. Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production. Aquaculture. Crop Production. Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management. Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture. Agricultural Production Operations, Other. Agricultural and Food Products Processing. Animal Training. Equestrian/Equine Studies. Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General. Ornamental Horticulture. Greenhouse Operations and Management. Landscaping and Groundskeeping. Plant Nursery Operations and Management. Turf and Turfgrass Management. International Agriculture. Animal Sciences, General. Agricultural Animal Breeding. Animal Health. Animal Nutrition. Dairy Science. Livestock Management. Poultry Science. Animal Sciences, Other. Food Science. Viticulture and Enology. Food Science and Technology, Other. Plant Sciences, General. Agronomy and Crop Science. Horticultural Science. Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding. Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management. Range Science and Management. Plant Sciences, Other. Soil Science and Agronomy, General. Soil Chemistry and Physics. Soil Microbiology. Soil Sciences, Other. Agricultural Teacher Education. Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education.

Salary by State (top paying)

State Median salary
Michigan $130,630
Maryland $125,050
Kansas $107,940
Montana $107,170
Georgia $105,260
New Mexico $103,920
North Dakota $103,760
Nebraska $103,260
Texas $102,190
Washington $102,170
Virginia $101,080
North Carolina $100,720
Illinois $100,210
California $100,060
Pennsylvania $98,600

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Median Annual Salary

$86,350

Projected Growth (10yr)

+4.1%

Avg. annual openings

0.8k

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