Conservation scientists & foresters

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2020 Workforce

21.7k

Average Age

41.7

Average Salary

$61,382

Average Male Salary

$63,998

Average Female Salary

$54,864

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Conservation scientists & foresters are most often employed by the Administration of environmental quality & housing programs industry. The average yearly wage for Conservation scientists & foresters was $61,382 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Conservation scientists & foresters by wage are Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products, Web and digital interface designers, and Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers.

Conservation scientists & foresters are part of the Life, physical, & social science occupations, along with Agricultural & food scientists, Biological scientists, Conservation scientists & foresters, Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other, Astronomers & physicists, and 17 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Conservation scientists & foresters are Columbia, Lincoln, Clatsop & Tillamook Counties PUMA, OR, Humboldt County PUMA, CA, and Missoula City PUMA, MT. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Conservation scientists & foresters are Stevens, Okanogan, Pend Oreille & Ferry Counties PUMA, WA, Humboldt County PUMA, CA, and Columbia, Lincoln, Clatsop & Tillamook Counties PUMA, OR.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Conservation scientists & foresters and on wages and locations for those in the field. Administration of environmental quality & housing programs is the industry that employs the most Conservation scientists & foresters, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Conservation scientists & foresters, by average wage, is Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills . Conservation scientists & foresters are paid most in Southeast Arkansas PUMA, AR but are relatively concentrated in Stevens, Okanogan, Pend Oreille & Ferry Counties PUMA, WA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$61,382

AVERAGE SALARY

± $5,255

In 2020, Conservation scientists & foresters earned an average of $61,382, $5,428 more than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products make somewhat more than Conservation scientists & foresters while Web and digital interface designers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Conservation scientists & foresters as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.271

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Conservation scientists & foresters had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.271, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Conservation scientists & foresters (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Conservation scientists & foresters.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Conservation scientists & foresters

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Conservation scientists & foresters.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Conservation scientists & foresters, by number of employees, are Administration of environmental quality & housing programs, Forestry except logging, Administration of economic programs & space research, Support activities for agriculture & forestry, Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services, Management, scientific & technical consulting services, Museums, art galleries, historical sites, & similar institutions, Sawmills & wood preservation, Executive offices & legislative bodies, National security & international affairs, and Logging.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Conservation scientists & foresters, by average wage, are Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills , Justice, public order, & safety activities , and Sawmills & wood preservation.

Industries by Share

21.7k

2020 Workforce

± 3,613

6.61%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 22.5%

The number of people employed as Conservation scientists & foresters has been growing at a rate of 6.61%, from 20,315 people in 2019 to 21,658 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Conservation scientists & foresters employed by various industries. Administration of environmental quality & housing programs employs the largest share of Conservation scientists & foresters at 26.9%, followed by Forestry except logging with 16.6% and Administration of economic programs & space research with 11.7%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Conservation scientists & foresters in the US. The average age of male Conservation scientists & foresters in the workforce is 43.1 and of female Conservation scientists & foresters is 38.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Conservation scientists & foresters is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

15.5k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 3,052

6.2k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,934

71.4% of Conservation scientists & foresters are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Conservation scientists & foresters.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Conservation scientists & foresters

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

90.3% of Conservation scientists & foresters are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 3.94% of Conservation scientists & foresters, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Conservation scientists & foresters.

Age by Sex

43.1

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 2.51

38.4

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 3.67

The median age of Conservation scientists & foresters is 41.7, and Male employees are generally 4.68 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Conservation scientists & foresters from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Conservation scientists & foresters is Natural Resources & Conservation but a relatively high number of Conservation scientists & foresters hold a major in Natural Resources & Conservation.