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Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Role Overview

Teach courses in environmental science. 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

Environmental Studies. Environmental Science. Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education. Conservation Biology. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other. Sustainability Studies. Environmental Geosciences. Geobiology. Geography and Environmental Studies. Environmental Chemistry.

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Salary by State (top paying)

State	Median salary
Kentucky	$109,970
Montana	$109,760
California	$109,710
Oklahoma	$109,090
Michigan	$108,180
Maryland	$107,350
New Mexico	$106,780
New York	$102,860
Nevada	$102,270
Massachusetts	$101,830
Virginia	$101,420
Illinois	$100,220
New Hampshire	$99,840
Washington	$96,690
Connecticut	$93,090

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Median Annual Salary

$87,710

Projected Growth (10yr)

+2.9%

Avg. annual openings

0.7k

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