Conservation scientists & foresters

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2022 Workforce

25.8k

Average Age

41.6

Average Salary

$68,699

Average Male Salary

$71,600

Average Female Salary

$61,512

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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 $68,699 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Conservation scientists & foresters are Douglas County PUMA, OR, Humboldt County PUMA, CA, and Albuquerque N Central PUMA, NM. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Conservation scientists & foresters are Douglas County PUMA, OR, Albuquerque N Central PUMA, NM, and Stevens, Okanogan, Pend Oreille & Ferry Counties PUMA, WA.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Conservation scientists & foresters workforce. Conservation scientists & foresters workforce in 2022 was 25,792 people, of which 28.8% were women and 71.2% were men. Conservation scientists & foresters are paid most in Pierce, Trempealeau, Jackson, Buffalo & Pepin Counties PUMA, WI but are relatively concentrated in Douglas County PUMA, OR.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

18,375

Male Workforce

± 3.33k

7,417

Female Workforce

± 2.11k

The Conservation scientists & foresters workforce in 2022 was 25,792 people (28.8% women and 71.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of 15.2% between 2014 (22,389) and 2022 (25,792).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Conservation scientists & foresters.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($129,596), Alaska ($102,721), and Louisiana ($93,715).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$68,699

AVERAGE WAGE

#188 in the ranking (2022)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Conservation scientists & foresters earned an average of $68,699, $4,016 more than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Conservation scientists & foresters in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2022.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.254

WAGE GINI

In 2022, Conservation scientists & foresters had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.254, which is lower 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).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Conservation scientists & foresters compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Conservation scientists & foresters and on wages 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 Justice, public order, & safety activities ($99,146).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

25.8k

2022 Workforce

± 3,943

10.8%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 20%

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 46.7%, followed by Forestry except logging with 31.1% and Administration of economic programs & space research with 22.1%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Conservation scientists & foresters in the US. The workforce of Conservation scientists & foresters in 2022 was 25,792 people, with 28.8% woman, and 71.2% men. The average age of male Conservation scientists & foresters in the workforce is 42.9 and of female Conservation scientists & foresters is 38.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Conservation scientists & foresters is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Conservation scientists & foresters in 2022 was 25,792 people, with 28.8% woman, and 71.2% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (3,961 people), 30 to 34 years (3,778 people), and 40 to 44 years (3,604 people). Among them they concentrated 44.3% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 4.19% of Conservation scientists & foresters workers were Hispanic and 95.8% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (71.2%), Puerto Rican (14.4)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (14.4)%

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Races

In 2022, 91.5% of the Conservation scientists & foresters workforce were White, of which 27.2% were women and 72.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (4.08%) and Black (1.88%).

Education & Skills

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 the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Natural Resources & Conservation.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Conservation scientists & foresters in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Natural Resources & Conservation (12,693 people), Biology (2,857 people), and Agriculture (2,688 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Conservation scientists & foresters workers were Bachelors Degree (19,766 people), Graduate Degree (6,026 people), and false (0 people).

The graphic shows the Conservation scientists & foresters workforce by gender and educational level.