Career Details : 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.

Experience

Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.

Education

A bachelor's degree is the minimum formal education required for these occupations. However, many also 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).

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.

Tasks

Compiles bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.

Related Careers

• Biological Technicians
• Dietitians and Nutritionists
• Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
• Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
• Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
• Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
• Pharmacists
• Psychiatrists
• Veterinarians

Important Abilities

• Oral Expression
• Speech Clarity
• Written Expression
• Written Comprehension
• Oral Comprehension

General Work Activities

• Teaching Others
• Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
• Communicating With Other Workers
• Coaching and Developing Others
• Communicating With Persons Outside Organization

Important Skills

• Reading Comprehension
• Instructing
• Science
• Active Learning
• Speaking

Frequent Work Context

• Job-Required Social Interaction
• Indoors
• Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
• Objective or Subjective Information
• Consequence of Error

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Administrative Secretary/Office Technology
Adulthood/Aging Studies
Agricultural Biology
Agricultural Engineering Technology
Agricultural Science
Agricultural Sciences
Agricultural/Biological Engineering
Agriculture
Agriculture General Sciences
Agriculture/Environment
Agriculture/Natural Resources
Agronomy
Agronomy/Environmental Science
Air Traffic Control
Anatomical Sciences
Anatomy
Anatomy/Cell Biology
Anatomy/Structural Biology
Animal Behavior
Animal Bioscience
Animal Breeding
Animal Physiology/Anatomy
Animal Science
Animal Sciences
Animal/Veterinary Sciences
Anthropology/Human Biology
Applied Biometry/Epidemiology
Applied Science
Aquatic Science
Behavioral Biology
Behavioral Neuroscience
Bio-Organic Chemistry
Biochemical Pharmacology
Biochemistry
Biochemistry/Biophysics
Biochemistry/Cell Biology
Biochemistry/Microbiology/Molecular Biology
Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
Biochemistry/Molecular Biology/Cell Biology
Biochemistry/Molecular Genetics
Biological Chemistry
Biological Foundations of Behavior
Biological Science
Biological Sciences
Biological Sciences/Marine Biology/Ecology
Biological Sciences/Molecular Biology/Biochemistry
Biological Sciences/Neurobiology/Physiology
Biological Sciences/Neuroscience
Biological/Chemical Sciences
Biological/Physical Sciences
Biology
Biology/Biochemistry
Biology/Biological Sciences
Biology/Botany
Biology/Cellular/Molecular
Biology/Chemistry
Biology/Cytotechnology
Biology/Ecology
Biology/Environmental Engineering
Biology/Forestry
Biology/Geology
Biology/Health Science
Biology/Medical Technology
Biology/Molecular Biology
Biology/Perfusion Technology
Biology/Philosophy
Biology/Physical Therapy
Biology/Physics
Biology/Pre-Chiropractic
Biology/Pre-Medical
Biology/Pre-Veterinarian
Biology/Psychology
Biology/Society
Biomaterials
Biomathematics
Biomechanics/Movement Science
Biomedical Computing
Biomedical Physics
Biomedical Science
Biomedical Sciences
Biometrics
Biometrics/Forensics
Biometry
Biophysics
Biophysics/Theoretical Biology
Biopsychology
Biotechnology
Botany
Botany/Plant Sciences
Brain/Cognitive Science
Brain/Cognitive Sciences
Business Environmental Administration
Cell Biology
Cell Biology/Biochemistry
Cell/Developmental Biology
Cell/Molecular Biology
Cellular Biochemistry
Cellular/Integrative Biology
Cellular/Molecular Physiology
Chemistry/Biology
Clinical Nutrition
Clinical Science
Clinical Sciences
Community/Regional Environmental Studies
Composite Science
Comprehensive Science
Conservation
Conservation Biology
Cooperative Agriculture
Crop Science
Dairy Science
Dairy/Animal Science
Earth/Environmental Science
Ecological Economics
Ecological Economics/Values/Policy
Ecology
Ecology/Environmental Engineering
Ecology/Evolution
Ecology/Evolutionary Biology
Ecology/Systematic Biology
Energy Conservation/Use of Technology
Energy Policy Studies
Entomology
Environment/Economics/Politics
Environmental Affairs
Environmental Arts
Environmental Biology
Environmental Design
Environmental Earth Resources
Environmental Geosciences
Environmental Horticulture
Environmental Management
Environmental Policy
Environmental Policy/Science/Values
Environmental Resource Management
Environmental Resources
Environmental Resources/Forest Engineering
Environmental Safety
Environmental Science
Environmental Science/Biology
Environmental Science/Conservation Biology
Environmental Science/Engineering
Environmental Science/Geology
Environmental Science/Management
Environmental Science/Studies
Environmental Sciences
Environmental Sciences/Biology
Environmental Sciences/Chemistry
Environmental Sciences/Engineering
Environmental Sciences/Geoscience
Environmental Soil Science
Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies in Geology
Environmental Studies/Environmental Sciences
Environmental Studies/Geography
Environmental Systems
Environmental Systems Technology
Environmental Toxicology
Environmental/Energy Policy
Environmental/Forest Biology
Environmental/Ornamental Horticulture
Environmental/Recreational Management
Environmental/Renewable Resource Economics
Epidemiology
Epidemiology/Public Health
Evolutionary Biology
Experimental Pathology
Family Medicine
Fisheries
Fisheries Management
Fisheries Management/Environmental Health
Fisheries/Wildlife Management
Fishery/Forest/Wildlife
Floriculture/Ornamental Horticulture
Food Science
Food Science/Technology
Forest Resource Science
Forest Resources
Forest Resources Management
Forest Science
Forestry
Forestry/Biology
Forestry/Environmental Management
Forestry/Environmental Studies
Fruit Science
Fundamental Sciences
General Agriculture
General Biology
General Plant Sciences
General Science
Genetic Engineering
Genetics
Genetics/Development
Genetics/Developmental Biology
Genetics/Plant/Animal
Geoenvironmental Studies
Geography/Environmental Planning
Geography/Environmental Science
Geology/Environmental Science
Gerontological Advance Practice
Gerontological Advanced Practice
Gerontological Case Manager
Gerontology
Health/Rehabilitation Sciences Interdisciplinary
Horticulture
Human Biology
Human Cytogenics
Human Genetics
Human Nutrition
Human/Natural Ecology
Humanities/Science
Immunobiology
Immunology
Industrial Biochemistry
Infectious Diseases/Microbiology
Integrated Science
Interdepartmental Biology/Chemistry
Interdepartmental Major in Science
Interdepartmental Science
Interdisciplinary Natural Science
Interdisciplinary Science
Interscience
Lab Animal Medicine
Land Irrigation Science
Landscape Horticulture
Man/Environment Relations
Marine Biology
Marine Conservation Biology
Marine Environmental Science
Marine Policy
Marine Sciences
Marine Studies
Marine/Aquatic Biology
Marine/Environmental Science
Mathematical Biology
Medical Biology
Medical Biophysics
Medical Informatics
Medical Microbiology
Medical Physics
Medical Science
Medical Sciences
Medical Scientist Training
Medical Sociology
Medical Technology/Biology
Medicine
Microbiology
Microbiology/Bacteriology
Microbiology/Biotechnology
Microbiology/Immunology
Molecular Biology
Molecular Biology/Biochemistry
Molecular Biology/Biotechnology
Molecular Biophysics/Biochemistry
Molecular Genetics
Molecular Pharmacology
Molecular Pharmacology/Toxicology
Molecular Virology/Microbiology
Molecular/Cell Biology
Molecular/Cellular/Developmental Biology
Multiple Science
Natural History
Natural Resource Economics
Natural Resource Management
Natural Resource Planning/Interpretation
Natural Resources
Natural Resources Management
Natural Science
Natural Science/Mathematics
Natural Sciences
Natural Sciences Area
Natural Sciences/Mathematics
Natural Sciences/Mathematics/Astronomy
Natural/Environmental Science
Neural Science
Neural/Behavioral Sciences
Neurobiology
Neurobiology/Physiology
Neurology/Behavior
Neuroscience
Neuroscience/Behavior
Neuroscience/Behavioral Biology
Neurosciences
Nurse Anesthesia
Nurse Anesthetist
Nutrition
Nutrition Science
Nutrition/Food Science
Nutrition/Food Studies
Nutrition/Food/Agriculture
Nutrition/Health Sciences
Nutrition/Wellness
Nutritional Science
Nutritional Sciences
Occupational Therapy/Physical/Developmental Disabilities
Ornamental Horticulture
Ornamental Horticulture/Environmental Design
Pathobiology
Pathologist Assistant
Pathology
Pharmacological/Physiological Sciences
Pharmacology
Pharmacology/Nutrition
Pharmacology/Toxicology
Philosophy/Science
Physical Anthropology/Biology
Physical Science
Physiology
Physiology/Biophysics
Physiology/Human/Animal
Plant Biology
Plant Breeding
Plant Genetics/Breeding
Plant Pathology
Plant Physiology
Plant Protection
Plant Protection Science
Plant Science
Pre-architecture
Pre-Environmental Management
Pre-Forestry
Pre-ministry
Pre-occupational Therapy
Pre-Professional Science
Preventive Medicine
Psychobiology
Psychological/Social Services
Psychology/Biology
Psychology/Neuroscience
Public Health/Epidemiology
Radiation Biology
Radiation Oncology Physics
Radiological Health Physics
Radiological Sciences
Radiology
Rangeland Resources
Recombinant Gene Technology
Rehabilitation Science
Reproductive Physiology
Resource Economics
Resource Management
Science
Science/Mathematics
Science/Mathematics/Computer Studies
Sciences
Sociobiology
Soil Science
Soil/Crop/Atmospheric Sciences
Soil/Water Management
Sports Nutrition
Statistics/Biometry
Studies in the Environment
Sustainable Systems
Toxicology
Transfusion Medicine
Unified Science
Virology
Water Resources
Weed Science
Wildlife
Wildlife Ecology
Wildlife Management
Wildlife/Fisheries Resources
Wildlife/Fisheries Science
Zoology

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