Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Education and Training
Teach courses in the physical sciences, except chemistry and physics. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching, and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

What an atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teacher, postsecondary does

Become an atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teacher, postsecondary

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teacher, postsecondary

  • Talking to others.
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
  • Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Average salary of $101,900 per year.

Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, And Space Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary job outlook

  • There are 176 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 37 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

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Education 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).

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