Conservation scientists & foresters

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Total Workforce

20k

Average Age

41.4

Average Salary

$61,316

Average Male Salary

$62,134

Average Female Salary

$58,329

About

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 $61,316 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Conservation scientists & foresters by wage are Lodging managers, Aircraft mechanics & service technicians, and Editors.

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 . The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Conservation scientists & foresters are .

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Employment

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 Sawmills & wood preservation. Conservation scientists & foresters are paid most in Del Norte, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas & Siskiyou Counties PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in false.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$61,316

AVERAGE SALARY

± $6,860

In 2018, Conservation scientists & foresters earned an average of $61,316, $7,428 more than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Aircraft mechanics & service technicians make somewhat more than Conservation scientists & foresters while Lodging managers 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

0.243

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Conservation scientists & foresters had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.243, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. 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, and Support activities for agriculture & forestry.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Conservation scientists & foresters, by average wage, are Sawmills & wood preservation, Museums, art galleries, historical sites, & similar institutions, Administration of economic programs & space research, Administration of economic programs & space research, Forestry except logging, and Administration of environmental quality & housing programs.

Industries by Share

20k

2018 Workforce

± 3,473

13.8%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 22.3%

The number of people employed as Conservation scientists & foresters has been growing at a rate of 13.8%, from 17,579 people in 2017 to 20,010 people in 2018.

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 20.5%, followed by Forestry except logging with 16.4% and Support activities for agriculture & forestry with 15.1%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Conservation scientists & foresters in the US. The average age of male Conservation scientists & foresters in the workforce is 41.8 and of female Conservation scientists & foresters is 39.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Conservation scientists & foresters is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

15.7k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 3,077

4.3k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,610

78.5% of Conservation scientists & foresters are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Conservation scientists & foresters.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Conservation scientists & foresters

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

95.2% of Conservation scientists & foresters are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 4.84% 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 Gender

41.8

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 2.46

39.6

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 4.65

The median age of Conservation scientists & foresters is 41.4, and Male employees are generally 2.22 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.