Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Educational Instruction and Library
A typical week mixes lectures on subjects such as molecular biology, marine biology, and botany with time spent preparing lab activities, syllabi, and assignments. Classroom discussions need to be started and kept moving, and students' lab work is supervised directly. Grading covers class work, laboratory results, papers, and other records such as attendance. Curricula and teaching methods are planned and revised over time, and staying current means reading the literature and talking with colleagues. Fits people who like explaining living systems clearly, running structured lab sessions, and keeping careful records of student work.
Typical education: Doctoral Degree (Ph.D., Ed.D.)
Annual Median Wage in Field (2025)
$84'620
Median Wage Market Position
$84'620
What you might do
- Present lectures on cells, marine life, and plants
- Mark lab reports, homework, and written papers
- Plan, test, and revise biology course content
- Set out materials for student lab activities
- Open and guide talks about living systems
- Log attendance, grades, and required student records
Skills that matter
- Talks on molecular biology and botany
- Setup of student laboratory activities
- Careful grading of labs and papers
- Curriculum planning for biology courses
- Scientific problem-solving with students
- Study of current biology literature
AI & the future of this role
Laboratory sections, research supervision, and live mentoring remain central and hard to fully automate. Automated tutoring may cover some lecture review and quiz prep, but experimental work and thesis guidance still tend to need faculty judgment.
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