Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Education and Training
Teach courses in forestry and conservation science. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

What a forestry and conservation science teacher, postsecondary does

Become a forestry and conservation science teacher, postsecondary

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good forestry and conservation science teacher, postsecondary

  • Reading work related information.
  • Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
  • Teaching people how to do something.
  • Understanding people's reactions.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Average hourly rate is $27 per hour with an average salary of $117,200 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $23 and $24 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $10,500 and $34,200 per year.
  • 33% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.

Forestry And Conservation Science Teacher, Postsecondary job outlook

  • There are 18 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 6 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Multiple Jobs

  • 25% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
  • 1% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

Programs to get you there

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