Agricultural Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Description

Teach courses pertaining to agricultural sciences. Include teachers of agronomy, dairy sciences, fisheries management, forestry, horticultural sciences, poultry sciences, range management, and soil conservation. Include both teachers primarily engaged in teaching, and those who do a combination of both teaching and research.

Category

Engineering, Sciences & Education

SOC Code

25-1041

Job Tasks

High risk job tasks associated with this job:

• Generate bioaerosols of animal-derived proteins
• Handle agents that cause allergic contact dermatitis or contact urticaria
• Handle infected animal carcasses or placental tissues
• Handle infected chickens or birds
• Handle infected dog or cat (bite or scratch)
• Handle infected domestic animals (inhalation or percutaneous exposure)
• Inhale mite allergens while farming or handling flour or grain
• Inhale pollen from cauliflower or broccoli plants (horticulturist)
• Raise farm dust contaminated with Francisella tularensis bacteria
• Touch infected farm animals
• Touch infected fish or shellfish
• Touch plants containing thorns, splinters, or sphagnum moss