25-1051.00

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

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.

Career Cluster:Education
Job Family:Educational Instruction and Library
Job Zone:Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
STEM:Postsecondary Teaching
Industry:Educational Services
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Key Tasks

  • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as structural geology, micrometeorology, and atmospheric thermodynamics.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  • Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
  • Supervise laboratory work and field work.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
  • Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
  • Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
  • Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
  • Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
  • Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks and laboratory equipment.
  • Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
  • Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
  • Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
  • Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.
  • Purchase and maintain equipment to support research projects.
  • Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
  • Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
  • Act as advisers to student organizations.
  • Participate in campus and community events.
  • Review papers or serve on editorial boards for scientific journals, and review grant proposals for federal agencies.
  • Answer questions from the public and media.
  • Provide professional consulting services to government or industry.

Skills

Speaking
94%
Instructing
75%
Reading Comprehension
75%
Science
75%
Writing
75%
Active Listening
75%
Critical Thinking
75%
Active Learning
72%
Learning Strategies
72%
Complex Problem Solving
69%
Monitoring
66%
Judgment and Decision Making
63%
Mathematics
60%
Systems Analysis
53%
Social Perceptiveness
53%
Time Management
50%
Service Orientation
50%
Systems Evaluation
50%
Coordination
50%
Persuasion
47%
Management of Personnel Resources
47%
Negotiation
47%
Operations Analysis
35%
Management of Material Resources
28%
Programming
22%
Operations Monitoring
19%
Management of Financial Resources
19%
Technology Design
19%
Quality Control Analysis
16%
Troubleshooting
3%
Repairing
0%
Operation and Control
0%
Installation
0%
Equipment Selection
0%
Equipment Maintenance
0%

Knowledge

Education and Training
92%
English Language
87%
Mathematics
83%
Physics
72%
Chemistry
69%
Computers and Electronics
64%
Biology
64%
Geography
61%
Customer and Personal Service
51%
Communications and Media
47%
Engineering and Technology
44%
Personnel and Human Resources
42%
Psychology
42%
Administration and Management
41%
Public Safety and Security
40%
Administrative
37%
Sociology and Anthropology
32%
Medicine and Dentistry
32%
History and Archeology
31%
Telecommunications
28%
Mechanical
27%
Law and Government
26%
Therapy and Counseling
24%
Philosophy and Theology
19%
Design
19%
Economics and Accounting
17%
Foreign Language
14%
Sales and Marketing
14%
Production and Processing
13%
Transportation
12%
Building and Construction
12%
Fine Arts
11%
Food Production
7%

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Abilities

Oral Expression
94%
Speech Clarity
81%
Deductive Reasoning
75%
Oral Comprehension
75%
Inductive Reasoning
75%
Written Comprehension
75%
Written Expression
75%
Near Vision
66%
Problem Sensitivity
66%
Speech Recognition
66%
Mathematical Reasoning
60%
Information Ordering
60%
Number Facility
56%
Category Flexibility
53%
Fluency of Ideas
50%
Memorization
50%
Originality
50%
Far Vision
47%
Selective Attention
44%
Flexibility of Closure
41%
Perceptual Speed
28%
Visualization
28%
Time Sharing
28%
Speed of Closure
28%
Hearing Sensitivity
22%
Auditory Attention
22%
Trunk Strength
22%
Visual Color Discrimination
22%
Finger Dexterity
19%
Depth Perception
19%
Wrist-Finger Speed
10%
Static Strength
6%
Multilimb Coordination
6%
Arm-Hand Steadiness
3%
Dynamic Strength
3%
Control Precision
0%
Sound Localization
0%
Reaction Time
0%
Extent Flexibility
0%
Speed of Limb Movement
0%
Night Vision
0%
Stamina
0%
Explosive Strength
0%
Peripheral Vision
0%
Spatial Orientation
0%
Glare Sensitivity
0%
Gross Body Equilibrium
0%
Rate Control
0%
Dynamic Flexibility
0%
Response Orientation
0%
Manual Dexterity
0%
Gross Body Coordination
0%

Work Activities

Training and Teaching Others
88%
Working with Computers
84%
Getting Information
83%
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
81%
Analyzing Data or Information
80%
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
78%
Thinking Creatively
77%
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
75%
Processing Information
72%
Documenting/Recording Information
71%
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
70%
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
69%
Coaching and Developing Others
68%
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
68%
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
67%
Developing Objectives and Strategies
64%
Scheduling Work and Activities
63%
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
63%
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
60%
Providing Consultation and Advice to Others
59%
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
58%
Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
57%
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
53%
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
53%
Assisting and Caring for Others
51%
Communicating with People Outside the Organization
50%
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
50%
Performing Administrative Activities
47%
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
46%
Developing and Building Teams
45%
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
40%
Controlling Machines and Processes
37%
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
34%
Performing General Physical Activities
29%
Handling and Moving Objects
28%
Selling or Influencing Others
28%
Staffing Organizational Units
22%
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
22%
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
22%
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
20%
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
18%

Work Context

E-Mail

How frequently does your job require you to use E-mail?

100%

Freedom to Make Decisions

How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?

97%

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working indoors in an environmentally controlled environment (like a warehouse with air conditioning)?

94%

Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals

How much freedom does the worker have in determining the tasks, priorities, or goals of the job?

92%

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams

How frequently does your job require face-to-face discussions with individuals and within teams?

91%

Contact With Others

How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?

82%

Duration of Typical Work Week

Number of hours typically worked in one week.

82%

Public Speaking

How frequently does your job require public speaking (one speaker with an audience)?

80%

Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team

How important is it to work with or contribute to a work group or team in this job?

72%

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate

How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?

71%

Written Letters and Memos

How frequently does your job require written letters and memos?

69%

Time Pressure

How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?

67%

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results

What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?

66%

Telephone Conversations

How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?

66%

Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities

How important is it to coordinate or lead others (not as a supervisor or team leader) in accomplishing work activities in this job?

61%

Physical Proximity

To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks physically close to other people?

57%

Spend Time Sitting

How much does this job require sitting?

57%

Deal With External Customers or the Public in General

How important is it to deal with external customers (as in retail sales) or the public in general (as in police work) in this job?

56%

Frequency of Decision Making

How often is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?

56%

Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers

How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?

54%

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks

How important are continuous, repetitive, physical activities (like key entry) or mental activities (like checking entries in a ledger) to performing this job?

53%

Level of Competition

To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?

53%

Health and Safety of Other Workers

How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?

52%

Spend Time Standing

How much does this job require standing?

47%

Conflict Situations

How frequently are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?

46%

Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People

How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?

42%

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls

How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?

37%

Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions

How much does this job require making repetitive motions?

36%

Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable

How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?

35%

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets

How often does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats or life-jackets?

34%

Consequence of Error

How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not easily correctable?

33%

Exposed to Contaminants

How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?

31%

Exposed to Disease or Infections

How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections?

30%

Exposed to Hazardous Conditions

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?

28%

Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions

How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?

27%

Spend Time Walking or Running

How much does this job require walking or running?

26%

Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings

How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?

23%

Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working in an environment that is not environmentally controlled (like a warehouse without air conditioning)?

20%

In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment

How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or operate enclosed equipment (like a car)?

18%

Outdoors, Under Cover

How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (like in an open shed)?

15%

Exposed to Hazardous Equipment

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?

14%

Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body

How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?

14%

Degree of Automation

How automated is the job?

13%

In an Open Vehicle or Operating Equipment

How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or operating equipment (like a tractor)?

12%

Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures

How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?

11%

Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions

How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?

10%

Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People

How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?

9%

Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions?

9%

Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling

How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling?

8%

Exposed to Radiation

How often does this job require exposure to radiation?

5%

Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles

How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, poles, etc.?

5%

Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection

How often does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection?

5%

Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance

How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance?

4%

Exposed to High Places

How often does this job require exposure to high places?

2%

Exposed to Whole Body Vibration

How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (like operating a jackhammer or earth moving equipment)?

2%

Work Schedules

How regular are the work schedules for this job?

2%

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment

How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)

0%

Education

Master's degree

46%

Doctoral degree

29%

Post-doctoral training

16%

Interests

Social

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

93

Investigative

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the f

76

Realistic

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, t

49

Conventional

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or hum

47

Artistic

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts,

36

Enterprising

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertis

22

Work Styles

Intellectual Curiosity
91%
Dependability
77%
Achievement Orientation
71%
Cooperation
71%
Innovation
70%
Social Orientation
68%
Integrity
66%
Attention to Detail
62%
Adaptability
54%
Perseverance
53%
Leadership Orientation
52%
Initiative
51%
Tolerance for Ambiguity
50%
Self-Confidence
47%
Sincerity
43%
Stress Tolerance
43%
Empathy
42%
Self-Control
40%
Cautiousness
38%
Optimism
35%
Humility
15%

Work Values

Achievement
83%
Independence
78%
Recognition
72%
Working Conditions
72%
Relationships
50%
Support
28%

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