Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Educational Instruction and Library
Lectures cover topics such as forest resource policy, forest pathology, and mapping, backed by syllabi, homework, and other course materials prepared in advance. Students' class work, assignments, and papers are graded, and attendance and grades are kept as required records. Laboratory and field sessions are supervised, as is undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work. Keeping up with the field means reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and attending professional conferences; teaching and research questions are often worked through with other faculty. Tends to suit people who like combining classroom explanation with outdoor field instruction and who are comfortable guiding student research.
Typical education: Doctoral Degree (Ph.D., Ed.D.)
Annual Median Wage in Field (2025)
$101'420
Median Wage Market Position
$101'420
What you might do
- Speak on forest policy, tree disease, and mapping
- Score homework, papers, and other class work
- Walk students through labs and forest field sites
- Put together forestry syllabi, homework, and handouts
- Guide forestry interns and student research projects
- Keep up with new forestry research and meetings
Skills that matter
- Teaching forest policy, pathology, and mapping
- Supervising field work and student labs
- Writing forestry syllabi and assignments
- Mentoring internships and student research
- Joint work on teaching and research
- Applying new forestry findings to courses
AI & the future of this role
Field surveys, conservation practice, and outdoor labs keep instruction grounded in place-based work. Classroom materials and remote content delivery could rely more on automated aids, yet field mentoring and applied judgment still tend to matter most.
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