Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary
What Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary Do
Teach courses in environmental science. 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 4.4/5
- English Languageimportance 4.4/5
- Biologyimportance 4.3/5
- Chemistryimportance 4.0/5
- Mathematicsimportance 3.9/5
- Computers and Electronicsimportance 3.8/5
- Geographyimportance 3.6/5
- Engineering and Technologyimportance 3.3/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- E-Mail4.9/5
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.7/5
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.6/5
- Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.6/5
- Freedom to Make Decisions4.5/5
- 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.
- Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary99% skill match
- Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary99% skill match
- Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary99% skill match
- Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary98% skill match
- Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary98% skill match
- Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary98% skill match
- Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary98% skill match
- Education 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 3.3/5
- Systems Analysisimportance 3.1/5
- Systems Evaluationimportance 3.1/5
- Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.0/5
- Coordinationimportance 3.0/5
- Service Orientationimportance 3.0/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Hot Technologies
Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Intellectual Curiosity
- Dependability
- Innovation
- Achievement Orientation
- Social Orientation
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- InvestigativeHigh
- SocialHigh
- RealisticMedium
- ConventionalMedium
- ArtisticMedium
- EnterprisingLow
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Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where environmental science teachers, postsecondary make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Amherst Town-Northampton, MA21.41× national avg
- 2Burlington-South Burlington, VT13.99× national avg
- 3Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY3.64× national avg
- 4Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX2.51× national avg
- 5Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA2.31× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, PostsecondaryLateral Move
- Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryLateral Move
- Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, PostsecondaryLateral Move
- Chemistry Teachers, PostsecondaryLateral Move
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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
Environmental Science
- Southern New Hampshire University (Manchester, NH)grads earn ~$55,733
- University of California-Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)grads earn ~$78,624
- University of California-Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA)grads earn ~$63,628
- American Public University System (Charles Town, WV)grads earn ~$57,618
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, WI)
Chemistry, General
- University of California-San Diego (La Jolla, CA)grads earn ~$77,249
- University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)grads earn ~$56,179
- University of California-Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)grads earn ~$82,386
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)grads earn ~$70,197
- CUNY Hunter College (New York, NY)grads earn ~$54,699