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DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

25-1041 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. Excludes “Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary” (25-1043).

Geography Click link for Career Profile EmploymentEmp SE*Percentiles
Mean10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 29010$99,524.06/yr$63,895.00/yr$77,951.90/yr$98,012.90/yr$127,374.17/yr$165,072.22/yr


IndustryOES Employment (Statewide)OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Education and Health Services290N/A
 
Geography Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Central Minnesota N/AN/AN/A
Northeast Minnesota N/AN/AN/A
Southeast Minnesota N/AN/AN/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA N/AN/AN/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Rochester MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
St Cloud MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Northwest Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Northeast Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Southwest Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Southeast Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Southwest Minnesota 30$76,408.27/yrN/A
Northwest Minnesota 40$78,951.90/yr4.5%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 180$98,012.90/yr6.6%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 220$98,012.90/yrN/A
Minnesota 290$98,012.90/yr5.7%


Occupations Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 110$90,081.80/yr4.2%
Animal Scientists 60$67.30/hr3.4%
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary 40$99,006.82/yrN/A
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 70$100,446.99/yr2.8%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 430$101,420.63/yr3.1%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 800$85,507.73/yr8.0%
Soil and Plant Scientists 640$33.29/hr4.5%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 3,050$101,035.23/yr19.2%
Farm and Home Management Educators 10$29.09/hrN/A


  • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
  • Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as crop production, plant genetics, and soil chemistry.
  • Supervise laboratory sessions and field work and coordinate laboratory operations.
  • Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
  • Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
  • Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.
  • Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
  • Participate in campus and community events.
  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.


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