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25-1043.00 - Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary


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


Key Facts
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Bright Outlook
Career Details
Green Job
Career Details
Current Employment
2,300
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Forecasted Employment
2,400
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Change in Employment
200.0
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Change in Employment %
+6.8%
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Tasks
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Tasks
The tasks listed below can be performed to prepare you for a career in this field.
Core
  • Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in books, professional journals, or electronic media.
  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
  • 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.
  • Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
  • Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
  • Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
  • Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Supervise students' laboratory or field work.
  • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
  • Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
  • Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
  • Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks and laboratory equipment.
  • Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
  • Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
  • Act as advisers to student organizations.
  • Review papers for colleagues and scientific journals.
  • Provide information to the public by leading workshops and training programs and by developing educational materials.
Supplemental
  • Provide professional consulting services to government or industry.
  • Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.
  • Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
  • Participate in campus and community events.
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Knowledge
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Knowledge

The items listed below are organized into sections that contain knowledge useful for pursuing a career in this field. Each section also contains a "Percentage of Importance" statistic that shows how relevant an item is to the occupation.
 English Language
  • 96%
    Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
 Education and Training
  • 95%
    Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
 Mathematics
  • 85%
    Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
 Biology
  • 79%
    Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
 Computers and Electronics
  • 78%
    Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
 Geography
  • 70%
    Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
 Personnel and Human Resources
  • 68%
    Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
 Clerical
  • 63%
    Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
 Administration and Management
  • 62%
    Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
 Communications and Media
  • 57%
    Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
 Customer and Personal Service
  • 55%
    Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
 Law and Government
  • 54%
    Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
 Sociology and Anthropology
  • 54%
    Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
 Chemistry
  • 52%
    Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
 Psychology
  • 50%
    Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Tools
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Tools
The tools listed below include machines, equipment, tools, and software that is useful for individuals who are interested in this career.
 Land surveying instruments
  • 100-foot measuring tapes
  • Loggers' tapes
  • Plot radius ropes
  • Reel tapes
  • Tree scale sticks
 Pumps
  • Backpack fire pumps
 Agriculture, forestry and garden handtools
  • Brush axes
  • Foliage machetes
  • Forestry axes
  • Garden shovels
  • Hand pruners
  • Hoedads
  • Loppers
  • Plant removers
  • Telescoping power pruners
 Holding and clamping tools
  • Cable tongs
  • Hand tongs
 Hooks
  • Cant hooks
  • Peaveys
  • Timber carriers
 Projectors and supplies
  • Carousel slide projectors
  • Liquid crystal display LCD projectors
  • Multimedia projection equipment
  • Opaque projectors
  • Overhead data projectors
  • Projector screens
 Power tools
  • Chainsaws
 Cameras
  • Compact digital cameras
  • Digital video cameras
  • Webcams
 Audio and visual equipment
  • Compact disk CD players
  • Digital video disk DVD players
  • Handheld microphones
  • Liquid crystal display LCD televisions
  • MP3 digital voice recorders
  • Television monitors
  • Wireless microphones
 Computer data input devices
  • Computer data input scanners
  • Interactive whiteboard controllers
  • Student response systems
 Computer printers
  • Computer laser printers
  • Poster printers
 Computers
  • Desktop computers
  • Laptop computers
  • Tablet computers
 Length and thickness and distance measuring instruments
  • Diameter calipers
  • Plot squares
  • Woodland sticks
 Igniters
  • Drip torches
 Fire fighting equipment
  • Fire extinguishers
  • McLeod tools
  • Pulaski tools
 Measuring and layout tools
  • Hand levels
  • Tree diameter tapes
  • Tree height angle gauges
 Cutting and crimping and punching tools
  • Hand saws
  • Pole saws
  • Power augers
  • Two-hand saws
 Forestry machinery and equipment
  • Handheld increment borers
  • Hookeroons
  • Mini skidders
  • Skid cones
  • Tractor-mounted processors
 Dispensing tools
  • Handheld sprayers
 Forming tools
  • Hypo hatchets
 Computer displays
  • Interactive whiteboards
 Duplicating machines
  • Laser facsimile machines
  • Photocopying equipment
 Lifting equipment and accessories
  • Log jacks
  • Snatch blocks
  • Tractor-mounted winches
 Personal communication devices
  • Multi-line telephone systems
 Hearing protectors
  • Protective ear muffs
  • Protective ear plugs
 Vision protection and accessories
  • Protective safety glasses
  • Safety goggles
 Safety apparel
  • Safety gloves
 Media storage devices
  • Universal serial bus USB flash drives
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Technology
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Technology
The technologies listed below include machines, equipment, tools, and software that is useful for individuals who are interested in this career.
 Development software
  • Apache StrutsHOT
  • Electronic data interchange EDI software
  • Google AngularJSHOT
  • JavaScriptHOT
  • Oracle JavaHOT
 Business function specific software
  • Atlassian JIRAHOT
  • Microsoft OfficeHOT
 Educational or reference software
  • Blackboard Learn
  • Course management system software
  • Desire2Learn
  • Learning management system LMS
  • Sakai CLE
 Content authoring and editing software
  • Calendar and scheduling software
  • Collaborative editing software
  • Google DocsHOT
  • Image scanning software
  • Microsoft ExcelHOT
  • Microsoft PowerPointHOT
  • Microsoft VisioHOT
  • Microsoft WordHOT
  • Word processing software
 Data management and query software
  • Data entry softwareHOT
  • DOC Cop
  • Hibernate ORM
  • iParadigms Turnitin
  • MySQLHOT
  • Oracle softwareHOT
  • Salesforce softwareHOT
  • Structure query language SQL
 Information exchange software
  • Email software
  • ESRI ArcGIS softwareHOT
  • Geographic information system GIS softwareHOT
  • Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE software
  • Microsoft OutlookHOT
 Network applications software
  • Oracle WebLogic
  • Web browser software
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Certifications
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Certifications
The certifications listed below are useful to pursue if you are interested in a career in this field.
 Advanced
All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
Licensing
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Licensing
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All data sourced from US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration O*Net Database.
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Mountain Empire Community College
New River Community College