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Occupation

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.

$98,700 medianGraduate degree

O*NET 31.0 · 25-1041.00

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

  1. 01Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.
  2. 02Provide professional consulting services to government or industry.
  3. 03Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
  4. 04Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
  5. 05Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
  6. 06Supervise laboratory sessions and field work and coordinate laboratory operations.
  7. 07Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as crop production, plant genetics, and soil chemistry.
  8. 08Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
  9. 09Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  10. 10Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
  11. 11Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
  12. 12Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.

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What the posting will be called

Agriculture ProfessorAssociate ProfessorInstructorProfessorAgriculture InstructorAgronomy ProfessorAnimal Science ProfessorHorticulture InstructorHorticulture ProfessorPlant Science Professor

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Knowledge the job leans on

BiologyEducation and TrainingEnglish LanguageAdministration and ManagementCustomer and Personal ServiceFood ProductionCommunications and MediaMathematics

Skills that carry over from service

InstructingJudgment and Decision MakingComplex Problem SolvingCoordinationTime ManagementSocial PerceptivenessSystems EvaluationService Orientation