Occupation salary profile

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

SOC 25-1041 BLS OEWS May 2025 H-1B LCAs, last 12 months

Teach courses in the agricultural sciences. Includes teachers of agronomy, dairy sciences, fisheries management, horticultural sciences, poultry sciences, range management, and agricultural soil conservation. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research. Excludes “Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary” (25-1043).

National median · BLS
$98,700
▲ +14.3% YoY
H-1B sponsor median
$93,000
▲ +3.33% YoY · 183 LCAs
Average salary · BLS
$102,050
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
8,920
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Pay range for Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation; H-1B covers 183 certified Labor Condition Applications filed by sponsoring employers in the last 12 months.

Percentile All U.S. workers (BLS) H-1B sponsored
10th — entry pay$50,870$67,730
25th$66,410$80,000
Median (50th)$98,700$93,000
75th$126,850$99,021
90th — top pay$163,150$107,990
H-1B sponsors pay a median of $93,000 for Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary — 5.8% below the BLS national median of $98,700.

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Projections 2025–2035

Job outlook for Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

BLS projects employment of agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary to grow 2.9% from 2025 to 2035, slower than the 3.5% average for all occupations. About 800 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.

Jobs 2025 → 2035
10,900 → 11,200
+300 jobs
Projected change
+2.9%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
800
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree
No related experience required
Preparation needed (O*NET Job Zone 5)
Extensive Preparation Needed. 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).
Fastest-growing jobs → Best-paying jobs that need a doctoral or professional degree →

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–2035 · BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook →

H-1B sponsored pay

Pay by H-1B wage level

Employers assign every H-1B filing a Department of Labor prevailing-wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). Pay rises steeply with level.

H-1B median $93,000
Change vs prior year +3.33%
After inflation (CPI-U) +0.19%
Wage level LCAs Share P25 Median P75
Level I 115 62.8% $75,095 $88,057 $95,074
Level II 31 16.9% $92,335 $95,000 $101,162
Level III 10 5.5% $95,764 $101,500 $107,118
H-1B job titles

Salaries by job title in Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

The 1 most-filed job titles inside SOC 25-1041, from 183 H-1B filings. Seniority words and level numbers are grouped (“Senior Data Engineer II” counts as Data Engineer). Tap a title for its full range, wage levels and the exact titles employers used.

Job title LCAs Share P25 Median P75 YoY
Assistant Professor 131 71.58% $87,000 $94,095 $99,206 +0.98%

Titles are cleaned from the employer's own LCA text (codes and typos removed, nothing invented). Rows need 10+ filings in this SOC.

Skills & tools

Skills needed for Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

How important each skill and knowledge area is for this job, rated by O*NET on a 1–5 scale from surveys of workers and occupational analysts.

Top skills
  • Instructing4.4
  • Learning Strategies4.1
  • Reading Comprehension4.1
  • Speaking4.1
  • Active Learning4.0
  • Active Listening4.0
  • Critical Thinking4.0
  • Writing4.0
  • Monitoring3.9
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.8
Top knowledge areas
  • Biology4.3
  • Education and Training4.1
  • English Language4.0
  • Administration and Management3.9
  • Customer and Personal Service3.6
  • Food Production3.5
  • Communications and Media3.4
  • Mathematics3.3
Software and technology used
Epic SystemsGoogle DocsMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft WordBlackboard LearnCollaborative editing softwareCourse management system softwareData management softwareDatabase softwareDesire2Learn LMS softwareDOC CopEmail softwareImage scanning softwareiParadigms TurnitinLearning management system LMS

Highlighted = in demand: frequently listed in employer job postings for this occupation (O*NET).

Source: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

About the job

What agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary do

  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
  • Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
  • Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
  • Supervise laboratory sessions and field work and coordinate laboratory operations.
  • Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as crop production, plant genetics, and soil chemistry.
  • Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
Also called
Agriculture ProfessorAssociate ProfessorInstructorProfessorAgriculture InstructorAgronomy ProfessorAnimal Science ProfessorHorticulture InstructorHorticulture ProfessorPlant Science Professor
More job titles for this occupation (49)
Adjunct InstructorAgribusiness InstructorAgribusiness ProfessorAgricultural Economics ProfessorAgricultural Education ProfessorAgricultural Engineering Technology InstructorAgricultural Science ProfessorAgricultural Science TeacherAgricultural Soil Conservation ProfessorAgriculture TeacherAgronomy InstructorAgronomy TeacherAnimal Anatomy TeacherAnimal Husbandry ProfessorAnimal Husbandry TeacherAnimal Nutrition TeacherAnimal Pathology TeacherAnimal Physiology TeacherAnimal Science InstructorAquaculture ProfessorAssistant ProfessorCollege ProfessorDairy Husbandry TeacherDairy Science TeacherFaculty MemberFarm Crops TeacherFarm InstructorFarm Management ProfessorFarm Management TeacherFisheries InstructorFisheries ProfessorFloriculture ProfessorFloriculture TeacherHorticulture ManagerHorticulture TeacherIrrigation TeacherOlericulture ProfessorOlericulture TeacherPlant Pathology TeacherPlant Sciences ProfessorPomology TeacherPoultry Husbandry TeacherSericulture TeacherSilviculture TeacherSoil Biology TeacherSoil Conservation TeacherSoil Science ProfessorSoil Science TeacherViticulture Teacher

Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.