Occupation salary profile

Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary

SOC 25-1043 BLS OEWS May 2025 H-1B LCAs, last 12 months

Teach courses in forestry and conservation science. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research. Excludes “Agricultural Science Teachers, Postsecondary” (25-1041) and “Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary” (25-1053).

National median · BLS
$101,420
▲ +0.59% YoY
H-1B sponsor median
$90,613
▲ +9.39% YoY · 17 LCAs
Average salary · BLS
$102,450
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
1,520
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Pay range for Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation; H-1B covers 17 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$50,100$61,415
25th$77,440$81,810
Median (50th)$101,420$90,613
75th$126,930$119,367
90th — top pay$148,920$122,222
H-1B sponsors pay a median of $90,613 for Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary — 10.7% below the BLS national median of $101,420.

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Projections 2025–2035

Job outlook for Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary

BLS projects employment of forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary to grow 2.8% from 2025 to 2035, slower than the 3.5% average for all occupations. About 100 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.

Jobs 2025 → 2035
1,800 → 1,900
+100 jobs
Projected change
+2.8%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
100
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 $90,613
Change vs prior year +9.39%
After inflation (CPI-U) +6.07%
Wage level LCAs Share P25 Median P75
Level I 11 64.7% $81,994 $85,039 $108,956
H-1B job titles

Salaries by job title in Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary

The 1 most-filed job titles inside SOC 25-1043, from 17 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 11 64.71% $83,136 $90,613 $96,058 -2.29%

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 Forestry and Conservation Science 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
  • Instructing4.3
  • Learning Strategies4.1
  • Reading Comprehension4.1
  • Writing4.1
  • Active Learning4.0
  • Active Listening4.0
  • Speaking4.0
  • Complex Problem Solving3.9
  • Critical Thinking3.9
  • Monitoring3.9
Top knowledge areas
  • English Language4.8
  • Education and Training4.8
  • Mathematics4.3
  • Biology4.0
  • Computers and Electronics3.9
  • Geography3.5
  • Personnel and Human Resources3.4
  • Administrative3.1
Software and technology used
Atlassian JIRAESRI ArcGIS softwareGoogle AngularGoogle DocsHibernate ORMJavaScriptMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft VisioMicrosoft WordMySQLOracle DatabaseOracle JavaSalesforce softwareSAP softwareSAS

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 forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary do

  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics, such as forest resource policy, forest pathology, and mapping.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  • Supervise students' laboratory or field work.
  • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
  • Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
  • Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
Also called
Assistant ProfessorAssociate ProfessorForestry ProfessorProfessorConservation Biology ProfessorExtension ProfessorForest Technology ProfessorLecturerNatural Resources ProfessorResearch Professor
More job titles for this occupation (27)
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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.