Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Occupation Title: Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Description: 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 bothe teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code: 25-1041

Sample Job Titles: Professor, Instructor, Agriculture Professor, Animal Science Professor, Agriculture Instructor, Horticulture Professor, Associate Professor, Horticulture Instructor, Plant Science Professor, Extension Specialist.

Salary Chart Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Estimated Total Employment*
2008: 10,000
2009: 10,230
2010: 10,600
2011: 10,170
2012: 10,500

Data Source:
Bureau of Labor Statistics

Projected Job Openings (2010-2020): 586,100
Projected Growth (2010-2020): 10-19%
(total 10 year projection, not annual)

Data Source:
O*NET Online,
NOTE: Projected job openings for postsecondary teachers refer to industry-wide data, not individual occupations.

*Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics program does not include self-employed workers in employment estimates. O*NET and other BLS programs do include self-employed workers.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. REC-0439914 and DRL-0910041 (Enhancing Departments and Graduate Education in Geography).

Suggested citation: Association of American Geographers, Jobs & Careers Website, Salary Data and Trends, http://www.aag.org/cs/salary_data_and_trends/salary_data_and_trends_overview (accessed mm//dd/yyyy).