Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
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.
What it pays
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary earn a median of $48.75/hr — about $101,500 a year. (Annual figure is approximate: hourly × 2,080.)
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary earn a median of $48.75/hr — about $101,500 a year. (Annual figure is approximate: hourly × 2,080.)
What you'd actually do
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as structural geology, micrometeorology, and atmospheric thermodynamics.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
- Supervise laboratory work and field work.
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
How you get there
Typical entry-level education: Doctoral degree. Overall preparation: extensive preparation (Job Zone 5 of 5).
The feel of the work
It rewards working independently. (Compared against the other 818 careers in the guide.)
Working for yourself
About 0% of atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary are self-employed.
Who it tends to fit
This work tends to fit people who are people-focused, analytical and hands-on.
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Quick questions
- How much does a atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary make?
- The median pay is $48.75 per hour — roughly $101,500 a year. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Do you need a degree to be a atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary?
- The typical entry-level education is: Doctoral degree. Overall preparation level: extensive preparation (Job Zone 5 of 5).
- What does a atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary actually do all day?
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records. Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as structural geology, micrometeorology, and atmospheric thermodynamics. Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
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Trailhead is operated by FLEXVermont LLC. It is intended for high-school students age 13 and older, and the educators and families who support them, and is not directed to children under 13. Trailhead is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It does not offer professional, financial, or career advice, and its wage figures and pathways are estimates that may not fit your situation — they should not be relied on as the sole basis for any decision.