DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southeast Minnesota	N/A	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6,215/yr	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
U S	9,470	303	$90,245/yr	$2,166/yr	$41,172/yr	$58,368/yr	$84,122/yr	$114,968/yr	$151,250/yr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2020 - 2030
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,580	$58,908/yr	6.3%
Veterinarians	230	$44.81/hr	14.8%
Dietitians and Nutritionists	180	$30.67/hr	7.7%
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	N/A	N/A	20.2%
Biological Technicians	N/A	$23.43/hr	N/A
Pharmacists	N/A	$69.32/hr	4.0%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	N/A	$73,519/yr	N/A

• Prepares and delivers lectures to students.
• Compiles, administers, and grades examinations, or assigns this work to others.
• Advises students on academic and vocational curricula.
• Conducts research in particular field of knowledge and publishes findings in professional journals.
• Serves on faculty committee providing professional consulting services to government and industry.
• Acts as adviser to student organizations.
• Directs research of other teachers or graduate students working for advanced academic degrees.
• Stimulates class discussions.
• Compiles bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.