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Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Role Overview

Teach courses in biological sciences. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Recommended Majors

Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education. Biology Teacher Education. Biology/Biological Sciences, General. Biomedical Sciences, General. Biochemistry. Biophysics. Molecular Biology. Molecular Biochemistry. Molecular Biophysics. Structural Biology. Photobiology. Radiation Biology/Radiobiology. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other. Botany/Plant Biology. Plant Pathology/Phytopathology. Plant Physiology. Botany/Plant Biology, Other. Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology. Anatomy. Developmental Biology and Embryology. Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology. Cell Biology and Anatomy. Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other. Microbiology, General. Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology. Virology. Parasitology. Mycology. Immunology. Microbiology and Immunology. Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other. Zoology/Animal Biology. Entomology. Animal Physiology. Zoology/Animal Biology, Other. Genetics, General. Molecular Genetics. Microbial and Eukaryotic Genetics. Animal Genetics. Plant Genetics. Human/Medical Genetics. Genome Sciences/Genomics. Genetics, Other. Physiology, General. Molecular Physiology. Cell Physiology. Endocrinology. Reproductive Biology. Cardiovascular Science. Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology. Vision Science/Physiological Optics. Pathology/Experimental Pathology. Oncology and Cancer Biology. Aerospace Physiology and Medicine. Biomechanics. Pharmacology. Toxicology. Biometry/Biometrics. Computational Biology. Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other. Biotechnology. Ecology. Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography. Evolutionary Biology. Aquatic Biology/Limnology. Environmental Biology. Population Biology. Conservation Biology. Systematic Biology/Biological Systematics. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other. Molecular Medicine. Neuroscience. Neuroanatomy. Neurobiology and Anatomy. Neurobiology and Behavior. Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Other. Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. Biopsychology. Nutrition Sciences. Human Biology. Geobiology.

Salary by State (top paying)

State Median salary
California $125,670
Alaska $107,230
Utah $103,830
Rhode Island $101,800
New Jersey $100,870
New York $100,110
Michigan $100,110
Montana $97,620
Oregon $97,520
New Hampshire $85,980
Connecticut $85,310
North Dakota $84,750
District of Columbia $84,560
Minnesota $84,310
Nebraska $84,110

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Median Annual Salary

$83,460

Projected Growth (10yr)

+7.3%

Avg. annual openings

5.4k

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