Occupations/25-1042.00
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses in biological sciences. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Usually a graduate or professional degree.
AI automation risk
27%
More resilient
Human characteristics
62%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
22%
More resilient
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Supervise students' laboratory work.
- Task
Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
- Task
Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as molecular biology, marine biology, and botany.
The tasks we can read here lean on people, judgment, or hands-on work. The AI risk number is still this job’s rank against other occupations.
Core tasks
- 01Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
- 02Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as molecular biology, marine biology, and botany.
- 03Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
- 04Prepare materials for laboratory activities and course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- 05Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- 06Supervise students' laboratory work.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.28
- Degree of automation1.35
- Time sitting3.04
- Originality (ability)3.12
- Conflict situations2.88
- Hands-on objects/tools2.25
- Outdoors / weather1.86
- Disease exposure2.21
- Decision freedom4.95
Top abilities
- Oral Expression4.62
- Written Expression4.12
- Written Comprehension4.12
- Speech Clarity4.12
- Oral Comprehension4.12
- Inductive Reasoning4.00
- Deductive Reasoning4.00
- Speech Recognition3.75
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.00
- Active Listening4.00
- Writing4.00
- Speaking4.25
- Mathematics3.12
- Science4.00
- Critical Thinking3.88
- Active Learning4.00
- Learning Strategies4.12
- Monitoring3.88
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 86 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · Public | Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 13.1316 | $7,400 | 48% | 60% | 1 yr $68,065 2 yr $66,318 Master's · CIP 13.13 |
Howard University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 13.1316 | $33,200 | 53% | 65% | 1 yr $65,557 2 yr $50,439 Master's · CIP 13.13 |
St Cloud State University St. Cloud, MN · Public | Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 13.1316 | $9,600 | 95% | 56% | 1 yr $63,005 2 yr — Master's · CIP 13.13 |
Emory University Atlanta, GA · Private nonprofit | Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.0101 | $60,800 | 11% | 91% | 1 yr $61,814 2 yr $60,771 Doctoral · CIP 26.01 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · Public | Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 13.1316 | $12,600 | 48% | 84% | 1 yr $60,878 2 yr $59,214 Master's · CIP 13.13 |
Gustavus Adolphus College St. Peter, MN · Private nonprofit | Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 13.1316 | $54,200 | 74% | 83% | 1 yr $59,788 2 yr $62,012 Master's · CIP 13.13 |
University of St Thomas St. Paul, MN · Private nonprofit | Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 13.1316 | $50,200 | 77% | 82% | 1 yr $58,673 2 yr — Master's · CIP 13.13 |
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 13.1316 | $60,400 | 12% | 88% | 1 yr $57,318 2 yr $60,399 Master's · CIP 13.13 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public | Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 13.1316 | $17,500 | 45% | 85% | 1 yr $56,234 2 yr $55,151 Master's · CIP 13.13 |
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO · Public | Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 13.1316 | $13,600 | 81% | 72% | 1 yr $55,964 2 yr — Master's · CIP 13.13 |
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · Public | Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 13.1316 | $14,800 | 11% | 93% | 1 yr — 2 yr $53,810 Master's · CIP 13.13 |
Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN · Public | Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 13.1316 | $9,700 | 71% | 62% | 1 yr $53,045 2 yr $52,107 Master's · CIP 13.13 |