Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Education, Training, and Library · SOC 25-1041
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 25-1041 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 60/100
- High friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $98,700
- H-1B offered wage $90,660; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 1,200
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +4.1%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 178
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 1,676 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~50% of this role but only ~0% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Teach courses in the agricultural sciences. Includes teachers of agronomy, dairy sciences, fisheries management, horticultural sciences, poultry sciences, range management, and agricultural soil conservation. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Common titles: Agriculture Instructor, Agriculture Professor, Agronomy Professor, Animal Science Professor, Associate Professor, Horticulture Instructor
Representative Tasks
- •Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- •Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
- •Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
- •Supervise laboratory sessions and field work and coordinate laboratory operations.
- •Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge.
- •Stay informed about current developments in field of specialization.
- •Advise students on academic or career matters.
- •Supervise student research or internship work.
- •Supervise laboratory work.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 17.9% |
| Outlook | Average | 47% Bright |
| Median Salary | $98,700 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |