Also called: Earth Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary build instructing, complex problem solving and judgment and decision making skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Geneticists (73%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geneticists | 73% | $98,920Pay for the broader BLS group “Biological Scientists, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 2 | Astronomers | 72% | $128,820 | +25% | None |
| 3 | Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses | 71% | $97,550Pay for the broader BLS group “Registered Nurses” | Not compared | None |
| 4 | Epidemiologists | 70% | $87,220 | −15% | None |
| 5 | Speech-Language Pathologists | 70% | $97,870 | −5% | None |
| 6 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 70% | $103,410 | 0% | None |
| 7 | Genetic Counselors | 69% | $100,040 | −3% | None |
| 8 | Mathematicians | 69% | $126,710 | +23% | None |
| 9 | Physical Therapists | 69% | $102,760 | 0% | None |
| 10 | Biostatisticians | 69% | $105,650Pay for the broader BLS group “Statisticians” | Not compared | None |
Compared with Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, median $103,170. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
73% skill match · $98,920 (broader BLS group)
Quality Control Analysis · Operations Monitoring · Troubleshooting
No work-context factor stands out as unusually hard in O*NET data.
72% skill match · $128,820 · +25% pay
Management of Financial Resources · Operation and Control · Equipment Selection
No work-context factor stands out as unusually hard in O*NET data.
71% skill match · $97,550 (broader BLS group)
Social Perceptiveness · Time Management · Service Orientation
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Geneticists (73% skill match, median $98,920), Astronomers (72% skill match, median $128,820) and Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses (71% skill match, median $97,550), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 7 pay more than atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary at the median. The biggest increases: Nurse Anesthetists (+129%, $236,590), Medical Dosimetrists (+43%, $147,470) and Astronomers (+25%, $128,820).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.