Occupation AtlasAtmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

O*NET · 25-1051.00

Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and 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.

Also called Adjunct Instructor · Adjunct Professor · Assistant Professor · Associate Professor · Astronomy Professor · Atmospheric Sciences Professor · Climatology Professor · Climatology Teacher
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Job Zone 5 — Extensive Preparation NeededHolland code SIR35 skills on file

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Job Zone

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Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed

Extensive preparation. Usually a graduate degree, with extensive skill, knowledge and experience — many of these occupations expect more than five years of experience.

Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.

Occupational interest profile

SIRSocial · Investigative · Realistic — the three strongest interests, in order

  • S Social6.51
  • I Investigative5.61
  • R Realistic4.00
  • C Conventional3.60
  • A Artistic3.14
  • E Enterprising2.37

RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.

Education and experience

The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.

  • Post-Baccalaureate Certificate5%
  • Master's Degree47%
  • Post-Master's Certificate3%
  • Doctoral Degree29%
  • Post-Doctoral Training16%
Related work experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (36%)
On-site or in-plant training
None (32%)
On-the-job training
None or short demonstration (38%)

Typically associated skills

All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.

  • SpeakingbasicImportance 4.8Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
  • Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 4.0Level 5.1Level 6 looks like: Read a scientific journal article describing surgical procedures
  • WritingbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
  • Active ListeningbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
  • Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
  • InstructingImportance 4.0Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
  • SciencebasicImportance 4.0Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Conduct product tests to ensure safety standards are met
  • Active LearningbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
  • Learning StrategiesbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
  • Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
  • MonitoringbasicImportance 3.6Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
  • Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.5Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
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Tasks

14 core · 12 supplemental

What people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).

  1. Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as structural geology, micrometeorology, and atmospheric thermodynamics.Importance 4.4
  2. Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.Importance 4.4
  3. Supervise laboratory work and field work.Importance 4.2
  4. Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.Importance 4.2
  5. Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.Importance 4.2
  6. Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.Importance 4.2
  7. Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.Importance 4.2
  8. Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.Importance 4.0
  9. Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.Importance 4.0
  10. Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.Importance 3.6
  11. Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.Importance 3.6
  12. Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.Importance 3.5
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  1. Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks and laboratory equipment.Importance 3.4
  2. Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.Importance 3.3
  3. Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.Importance 3.8
  4. Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.Importance 3.4
  5. Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.Importance 3.4
  6. Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.Importance 3.3
  7. Purchase and maintain equipment to support research projects.Importance 3.2
  8. Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.Importance 3.0
  9. Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.Importance 2.8
  10. Act as advisers to student organizations.Importance 2.8
  11. Participate in campus and community events.Importance 2.8
  12. Review papers or serve on editorial boards for scientific journals, and review grant proposals for federal agencies.Importance 2.8
  13. Answer questions from the public and media.Importance 2.8
  14. Provide professional consulting services to government or industry.Importance 2.4

Knowledge

Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.

  • Education and TrainingImportance 4.7Level 6.1Level 7 looks like: Design a training program for new employees
  • English LanguageImportance 4.5Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
  • MathematicsImportance 4.3Level 5.6
  • PhysicsImportance 3.9Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Calculate the speed of a falling object
  • ChemistryImportance 3.8Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Use the proper concentration of chlorine to purify a water source
  • Computers and ElectronicsImportance 3.6Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
  • BiologyImportance 3.5Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Investigate the effects of pollution on marine plants and animals
  • GeographyImportance 3.5Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Find a specific country on a world map
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  • Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 3.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
  • Communications and MediaImportance 2.9Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Host a music radio show
  • Engineering and TechnologyImportance 2.8Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Design a custom office chair
  • Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 2.7Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants for an administrative position
  • PsychologyImportance 2.7Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Understand the impact of alcohol on human responses
  • Administration and ManagementImportance 2.6Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
  • Public Safety and SecurityImportance 2.6Level 2.7
  • AdministrativeImportance 2.5Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
  • History and ArcheologyImportance 2.3Level 2.9
  • Medicine and DentistryImportance 2.3Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Use a band-aid
  • Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 2.3Level 2.9
  • MechanicalImportance 2.1Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Replace the filters in a furnace
  • TelecommunicationsImportance 2.1Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Send an email
  • Law and GovernmentImportance 2.0Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Describe the length of a U.S. presidential term
  • Therapy and CounselingImportance 2.0Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Put ice on a sprained ankle
  • DesignImportance 1.8Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Draw a straight line 4 3/16 inches long
  • Philosophy and TheologyImportance 1.8Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Watch a TV show on family values
  • Economics and AccountingImportance 1.7Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
  • Foreign LanguageImportance 1.6Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
  • Building and ConstructionImportance 1.5Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Choose the proper type of wood for adding a deck onto a house
  • Production and ProcessingImportance 1.5Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
  • Sales and MarketingImportance 1.5Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Sell cakes at a bake sale
  • TransportationImportance 1.5Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
  • Fine ArtsImportance 1.4Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Attend a popular music concert
  • Food ProductionImportance 1.3Level —

Abilities

Enduring capacities the work calls for.

  • Oral ExpressionImportance 4.8Level 5.3Level 6 looks like: Explain advanced principles of genetics to college freshmen
  • Speech ClarityImportance 4.3Level 5.1Level 6 looks like: Give a lecture to a large audience
  • Deductive ReasoningImportance 4.0Level 4.3Level 5 looks like: Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
  • Inductive ReasoningImportance 4.0Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
  • Oral ComprehensionImportance 4.0Level 5.1Level 6 looks like: Understand a lecture on advanced physics
  • Written ComprehensionImportance 4.0Level 5.1Level 6 looks like: Understand an instruction book on repairing Artificial Intelligence systems
  • Written ExpressionImportance 4.0Level 5.1Level 6 looks like: Write an advanced economics textbook
  • Near VisionImportance 3.6Level 4.0Level 5 looks like: Read the fine print of a legal document
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  • Problem SensitivityImportance 3.6Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
  • Speech RecognitionImportance 3.6Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
  • Information OrderingImportance 3.4Level 4.0Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
  • Mathematical ReasoningImportance 3.4Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Decide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonuses
  • Number FacilityImportance 3.3Level 3.4Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
  • Category FlexibilityImportance 3.1Level 4.0Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
  • Fluency of IdeasImportance 3.0Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
  • MemorizationImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Recite the first names of the five people you just met
  • OriginalityImportance 3.0Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
  • Far VisionImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
  • Selective AttentionImportance 2.8Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
  • Flexibility of ClosureImportance 2.6Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
  • Perceptual SpeedImportance 2.1Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
  • Speed of ClosureImportance 2.1Level 2.3Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
  • Time SharingImportance 2.1Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Listen to music while entering numbers into a spreadsheet
  • VisualizationImportance 2.1Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
  • Auditory AttentionImportance 1.9Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
  • Hearing SensitivityImportance 1.9Level 1.1Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
  • Trunk StrengthImportance 1.9Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
  • Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 1.9Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
  • Depth PerceptionImportance 1.8Level 0.8
  • Finger DexterityImportance 1.8Level 0.9
  • Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 1.4Level 0.5
  • Multilimb CoordinationImportance 1.3Level —
  • Static StrengthImportance 1.3Level —
  • Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 1.1Level —
  • Dynamic StrengthImportance 1.1Level —
  • Control PrecisionImportance 1.0Level —
  • Dynamic FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
  • Explosive StrengthImportance 1.0Level —
  • Extent FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
  • Glare SensitivityImportance 1.0Level —
  • Gross Body CoordinationImportance 1.0Level —
  • Gross Body EquilibriumImportance 1.0Level —
  • Manual DexterityImportance 1.0Level —
  • Night VisionImportance 1.0Level —
  • Peripheral VisionImportance 1.0Level —
  • Rate ControlImportance 1.0Level —
  • Reaction TimeImportance 1.0Level —
  • Response OrientationImportance 1.0Level —
  • Sound LocalizationImportance 1.0Level —
  • Spatial OrientationImportance 1.0Level —
  • Speed of Limb MovementImportance 1.0Level —
  • StaminaImportance 1.0Level —

Work activities

Kinds of activity the work is made of.

  • Training and Teaching OthersImportance 4.5Level 5.5Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
  • Working with ComputersImportance 4.4Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
  • Getting InformationImportance 4.3Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
  • Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 4.2Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
  • Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 4.2Level 5.3Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 4.1Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
  • Thinking CreativelyImportance 4.1Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 4.0Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
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  • Processing InformationImportance 3.9Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
  • Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 3.8Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 3.8Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
  • Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 3.8Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
  • Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 3.7Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 3.7Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 3.7Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
  • Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 3.6Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
  • Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 3.5Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
  • Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 3.5Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 3.4Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
  • Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 3.4Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
  • Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 3.3Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 3.3Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 3.1Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
  • Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 3.1Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Estimate the time required to evacuate a city in the event of a major disaster
  • Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Help a medical patient find in-home assistance or healthcare
  • Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 3.0Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 3.0Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
  • Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 2.9Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
  • Developing and Building TeamsImportance 2.8Level 2.7
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 2.8Level 2.6
  • Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 2.6Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
  • Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 2.5Level 2.6
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 2.3Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Check that doors to building are locked
  • Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 2.2Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Walk between workstations in a small office
  • Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 2.1Level 2.6
  • Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 2.1Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Convince a coworker to assist with an assignment
  • Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and EquipmentImportance 1.9Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Specify the lighting for a work area
  • Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 1.9Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
  • Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 1.9Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that has minimal staffing requirements
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 1.8Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
  • Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentImportance 1.7Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools

Work context

The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.

  • E-Mail5.0
  • Freedom to Make Decisions4.9
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.8
  • Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.7
  • Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.6
  • Contact With Others4.3
  • Public Speaking4.2
  • Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team3.9
  • Importance of Being Exact or Accurate3.8
  • Written Letters and Memos3.8

Technology

49 tools

Software used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.

In demand (1)

  • Learning management system LMS

Hot (11)

  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • ESRI ArcGIS software
  • Google Docs
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • The MathWorks MATLAB
Other tools (37)
  • ACD Systems Canvas
  • Ansys Fluent
  • Blackboard Learn
  • Blackboard software
  • CGG HampsonRussell
  • Collaborative editing software
  • Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite
  • Course management system software
  • Desire2Learn LMS software
  • DOC Cop
  • Email software
  • ESRI ArcInfo
  • GeoCenter SeisUP
  • Geosoft Oasis montaj
  • Golden Software Voxler
  • Halliburton Landmark GeoProbe
  • Hydesoft Computing DPlot
  • IHS Kingdom
  • IHS Petra
  • Ikon Science RokDoc
  • Image scanning software
  • iParadigms Turnitin
  • ITT Exelis Visual Information Solutions ENVI
  • Midland Valley Move Suite
  • National Instruments LabVIEW
  • OpendTect
  • Platte River Associates BasinMod
  • Quality Positioning Services Fledermaus
  • Sakai CLE
  • Schlumberger Petrel E&P
  • Software development tools
  • Synergy Software KaleidaGraph
  • Tecplot software
  • Thomson EndNote
  • WaveMetrics IGOR Pro
  • Web browser software
  • Wolfram Research Mathematica

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