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Biological science teachers, postsecondary
Teach courses in biological sciences. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Changing faster than most: more resilient than 34% of the 831 careers we score. AI exposure is very high (the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates it very high), and US jobs are projected to change by +7.3% by 2035, faster than average. The work leans on creative vision and ethical judgement.
AI can help with many of the tasks, and demand is still growing. Being fluent with AI is the edge here.
- Median pay (2025)
- $84,620
- Job growth to 2035
- +7.3%
- Openings a year
- 4,700
- People doing it (2025)
- 62,000
- Usual route in
- Doctorate or professional degree
Where people already use AI for this work
- Teach academic or vocational subjects
- Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise
- Advise others on educational or vocational matters
From Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025).
Work AI rarely helps with
- Assess student capabilities, needs, or performance
- Supervise personnel activities
- Develop educational programs, plans, or procedures
What the work looks like
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as molecular biology, marine biology, and botany.
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
- Prepare materials for laboratory activities and course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
From O*NET 31.0, US Department of Labor.
What the Bureau of Labor Statistics expects
- More of these jobs, as demand for biology courses is expected to increase.
Careers using similar strengths, with a stronger outlook
- Health specialties teachers, postsecondaryGrows with AI, Index 53, +17.9%
- EpidemiologistsGrows with AI, Index 65, +18.7%
- CuratorsGrows with AI, Index 36, +4.9%
- Medical scientists, except epidemiologistsGrows with AI, Index 49, +12.6%
Also known as: Associate Professor, Biology Instructor, Biology Professor, Professor, Anatomy Instructor, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences Professor, Instructor.
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Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2025 to 2035; O*NET 31.0; Microsoft Research (2025); Anthropic Economic Index (2026); Eloundou and colleagues (Science, 2024); Felten, Raj and Seamans (2023). How we score. Updated 12 October 2026.