Jobs / Education and social services / 25-1053.00
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses in environmental science. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
- US jobs
- 6,690
- Median wage
- $94,980 a year
- Job family
- Education and social services
Can agents do the work of environmental science teachers, postsecondary?
We read the evidence at the level of the job family, Education and social services:
- Task levelUnexploredNo task-level benchmark in our collection tests teaching, counseling, or casework.
- Project levelPartialThin, adjacent evidence only. GDPval, which spans 44 occupations, is the one benchmark in our collection mapped here. OpenAI reports that GPT-5.5's deliverables won or tied against professionals' work in 84.9% of comparisons across all GDPval occupations. No benchmark tests work with students or clients.
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in education and social services, not always this occupation's tasks.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Supervise students' laboratory and field work.
- Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
- 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.
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
- Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
Other job titles for this occupation (24)
Adjunct Professor · Assistant Professor · Associate Professor · Environmental Engineering Professor · Environmental Sciences Professor · Environmental Studies Professor · Faculty Member · Instructor · Lecturer · Professor · College Faculty Member · College Professor · Conservation Educator · Conservation Science Teacher · Educator · Energy Conservation Educator · Environmental Educator · Environmental Science Management and Policy Professor · Environmental Science Professor · Environmental Studies Faculty Member · Natural Resources Professor · University Faculty Member · Urban Environmental Educator · Water Conservation Educator