Forest & conservation workers

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Total Workforce

17.8k

Average Age

35.2

Average Salary

$36,326

Average Male Salary

$37,709

Average Female Salary

$27,374

About

Forest & conservation workers are most often employed by the Landscaping services industry. The average yearly wage for Forest & conservation workers was $36,326 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Forest & conservation workers by wage are Print binding & finishing workers, Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders, and Construction laborers.

Forest & conservation workers are part of the Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers, Agricultural inspectors, Graders & sorters, agricultural products, Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders, Fishing and hunting workers, and 2 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Forest & conservation workers are Grafton & Coos Counties PUMA, NH. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Forest & conservation workers are Grafton & Coos Counties PUMA, NH.

Photo by U.S. Department of the Interior

Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Forest & conservation workers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Landscaping services is the industry that employs the most Forest & conservation workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Forest & conservation workers, by average wage, is Administration of environmental quality & housing programs. Forest & conservation workers are paid most in Stevens, Okanogan, Pend Oreille & Ferry Counties PUMA, WA but are relatively concentrated in Grafton & Coos Counties PUMA, NH.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$36,326

AVERAGE SALARY

± $4,308

In 2018, Forest & conservation workers earned an average of $36,326, $17,562 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Print binding & finishing workers make somewhat more than Forest & conservation workers while Extruding, forming, pressing, & compacting machine setters, operators, & tenders make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Forest & conservation workers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.348

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Forest & conservation workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.348, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Forest & conservation workers (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 Forest & conservation workers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Forest & conservation workers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Forest & conservation workers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Forest & conservation workers, by number of employees, are Landscaping services, Forestry except logging, and Support activities for agriculture & forestry.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Forest & conservation workers, by average wage, are Administration of economic programs & space research, Administration of environmental quality & housing programs, Landscaping services, Landscaping services, Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services, and Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services.

Industries by Share

17.8k

2018 Workforce

± 3,276

17.5%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 23.1%

The number of people employed as Forest & conservation workers has been growing at a rate of 17.5%, from 15,146 people in 2017 to 17,803 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Forest & conservation workers employed by various industries. Landscaping services employs the largest share of Forest & conservation workers at 33.4%, followed by Forestry except logging with 19.5% and Support activities for agriculture & forestry with 14.1%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Forest & conservation workers in the US. The average age of male Forest & conservation workers in the workforce is 34.2 and of female Forest & conservation workers is 42.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Forest & conservation workers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

15.4k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 3,049

2.38k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,198

86.6% of Forest & conservation workers are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Forest & conservation workers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Forest & conservation workers

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Other (Hispanic)

69.4% of Forest & conservation workers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 15% of Forest & conservation workers, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Forest & conservation workers.

Age by Gender

34.2

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 2.5

42.1

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 10.7

The median age of Forest & conservation workers is 35.2, and Male employees are generally 7.87 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

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

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

Natural Resources & Conservation

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Forest & conservation workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Forest & conservation workers need many skills, but most especially Coordination, Speaking, and Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Forest & conservation workers need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, and Equipment Selection.