Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
What Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Do
Teach courses in the physical sciences, except chemistry and physics. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching, and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- None
- Self-employed
- Not available
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
How Much Preparation Does This Take?
Job Zone 5 of 5Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- Experience
- Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience.
- Education
- 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).
- Job training
- Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Source: O*NET Job Zones.
Key Knowledge Areas
Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.
- Education and Trainingimportance 4.7/5
- English Languageimportance 4.5/5
- Mathematicsimportance 4.3/5
- Physicsimportance 3.9/5
- Chemistryimportance 3.8/5
- Computers and Electronicsimportance 3.6/5
- Biologyimportance 3.5/5
- Geographyimportance 3.5/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- E-Mail5.0/5
- Freedom to Make Decisions4.9/5
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.8/5
- Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.7/5
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.6/5
- Contact With Others4.3/5
Careers With Similar Skills
Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.
- Geographers99% skill match
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- Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary99% skill match
- Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary99% skill match
- Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary99% skill match
- Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary98% skill match
- Communications Teachers, Postsecondary98% skill match
- Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary98% skill match
Transferable Skills
Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.
- Instructingimportance 4.0/5
- Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.8/5
- Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.5/5
- Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.1/5
- Systems Analysisimportance 3.1/5
- Coordinationimportance 3.0/5
- Service Orientationimportance 3.0/5
- Systems Evaluationimportance 3.0/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Hot Technologies
In-Demand Technologies
Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Intellectual Curiosity
- Dependability
- Achievement Orientation
- Cooperation
- Innovation
- Social Orientation
- Integrity
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- SocialHigh
- InvestigativeHigh
- RealisticMedium
- ConventionalMedium
- ArtisticMedium
- EnterprisingLow
This page includes information from the O*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Bangor, ME16.70× national avg
- 2College Station-Bryan, TX11.83× national avg
- 3Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA8.36× national avg
- 4Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY4.99× national avg
- 5Rochester, NY4.20× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- Environmental Science Teachers, PostsecondaryLateral Move
- Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryLateral Move
- Geography Teachers, PostsecondaryLateral Move
- Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, PostsecondaryLateral Move
Related Education Programs
Schools that offer related fields of study, based on the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk — not a guarantee that graduates enter this specific career.
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
- Western Governors University (Salt Lake City, UT)grads earn ~$65,801
- Grand Canyon University (Phoenix, AZ)grads earn ~$63,874
- American College of Education (Indianapolis, IN)
- Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College (Baton Rouge, LA)grads earn ~$61,045
- Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA)grads earn ~$59,442
Geology/Earth Science, General
- Washington State University (Pullman, WA)grads earn ~$45,002
- Southern New Hampshire University (Manchester, NH)grads earn ~$62,360
- University of Washington-Seattle Campus (Seattle, WA)grads earn ~$66,845
- Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS)grads earn ~$86,410
- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus (Pittsburgh, PA)grads earn ~$57,456