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Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary

$96.5K Median Salary 200 Job Openings (Annual Projection) 5.9% Job Growth

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About This Career

Teach courses in forestry and conservation science. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Reported Job Titles

Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Conservation Biology Professor, Extension Professor, Forest Technology Professor, Forestry Professor, Lecturer, Natural Resources Professor, Professor, Research Professor

Skills You'll Need

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Abilities

Oral Expression
Written Comprehension
Oral Comprehension
Written Expression
Speech Clarity
Deductive Reasoning
Inductive Reasoning
Speech Recognition
Problem Sensitivity
Near Vision
Mathematical Reasoning
Category Flexibility
Fluency of Ideas
Information Ordering
Originality

Knowledge

English Language
Education and Training
Mathematics
Biology
Computers and Electronics
Geography
Personnel and Human Resources
Administrative
Administration and Management

Skills

Instructing
Learning Strategies
Reading Comprehension
Writing
Active Learning
Active Listening
Speaking
Complex Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Judgment and Decision Making
Science
Social Perceptiveness
Time Management
Coordination
Systems Evaluation
Mathematics
Negotiation
Persuasion
Service Orientation
Systems Analysis

Technology Skills

Word processing software
Computer based training software
Data base user interface and query software
Web platform development software
Geographic information system
Electronic mail software
Information retrieval or search software
Spreadsheet software
Application server software
Optical character reader OCR or scanning software
Object oriented data base management software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
Customer relationship management CRM software
Enterprise application integration software
Office suite software
Object or component oriented development software
Analytical or scientific software
Internet browser software
Presentation software
Map creation software
Project management software
Process mapping and design software
Calendar and scheduling software

Tools

Measuring tapes
Lumbering equipment
Lifting hooks
Secateurs or pruning shears
Saws
Microphones
Tongs
Axes
Televisions
Fire suppression hand tools
Portable data input terminals
Epidiascopes
Web cameras
Machetes
Mobile medical services first aid kits
Clinometers
Photocopiers
Planters
Sprayers
Tape measures
Geological compasses
Microphone stand
Scanners
Calipers
Measuring rods
Fall protection lanyard
Levels
Tree protection rod
Safety glasses
Videoconferencing systems
Acoustic ear muffs or defenders
Jacks
Teleconference equipment
Notebook computers
Projection screens or displays
Touch screen monitors
Hand sprayers
Blocks or pulleys
Distance meters
High capacity removable media drives
Hand cultivator
MP3 players or recorders
Fire pump sets
Shovels
Inkjet printers
Digital cameras
Protective gloves
Wedges
Slide projectors
Hatchets
Goggles
Height gauges
Liquid crystal display projector
Angle gauge
Laser printers
Forestry skidders
Ear plugs
Compact disk players or recorders
Forestry increment borers
Hydroponic fertilizer injector
Dibblers
Digital camcorders or video cameras
Digital video disk players or recorders
Chain saw
Special purpose telephones
Seeder attachment
Overhead projectors
Lighters
Pocket calculator
Levers
Hoes
Laser fax machine
Winches
Paint sprayers
Augers
Multimedia projectors
Ladders
Fire extinguishers
Desktop computers
Tablet computers