Conservation scientists & foresters

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2023 Workforce

28.4k

Average Age

41.7

Average Salary

$72,031

Average Male Salary

$75,890

Average Female Salary

$63,484

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 $72,031 in 2023.

The locations that employ the most Conservation scientists & foresters are Humboldt County PUMA, CA, Columbia, Clatsop & Tillamook Counties PUMA, OR, and Flathead, Glacier & Lincoln Counties--Kalispell City PUMA, MT. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Conservation scientists & foresters are Humboldt County PUMA, CA, Campbell, Goshen, Platte, Johnson, Washakie, Weston, Crook & Niobrara Counties PUMA, WY, and Columbia, Clatsop & Tillamook Counties PUMA, OR.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Conservation scientists & foresters workforce. Conservation scientists & foresters workforce in 2023 was 28,354 people, of which 31.1% were women and 68.9% were men. Conservation scientists & foresters are paid most in Humboldt County PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Humboldt County PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

19,534

Male Workforce

± 3.43k

8,820

Female Workforce

± 2.31k

The Conservation scientists & foresters workforce in 2023 was 28,354 people (31.1% women and 68.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of 26.6% between 2014 (22,389) and 2023 (28,354).

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 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($140,682), Alaska ($106,240), and Louisiana ($101,924).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$72,031

AVERAGE WAGE

#181 in the ranking (2023)

$67,727

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Conservation scientists & foresters earned an average of $72,031, $4,304 more than the average national salary of $67,727

The graph shows the ranking of Conservation scientists & foresters in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2023.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.27

WAGE GINI

In 2023, Conservation scientists & foresters had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.27, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. 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 Scientific research & development services ($106,604).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

28.4k

2023 Workforce

± 4,134

9.6%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 19.3%

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 36.7%, followed by Forestry except logging with 26.5% and Administration of economic programs & space research with 20.5%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Conservation scientists & foresters in the US. The workforce of Conservation scientists & foresters in 2023 was 28,354 people, with 31.1% woman, and 68.9% men. The average age of male Conservation scientists & foresters in the workforce is 43.5 and of female Conservation scientists & foresters is 37.9, 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 2023 was 28,354 people, with 31.1% woman, and 68.9% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (4,578 people), 40 to 44 years (3,855 people), and 30 to 34 years (3,818 people). Among them they concentrated 43.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 4.18% 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 (66.1%), Puerto Rican (22.7)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (11.2)%

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Races

In 2023, 89.7% of the Conservation scientists & foresters workforce were White, of which 29.4% were women and 70.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (5.16%) and Black (1.77%).

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 2023 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 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Natural Resources & Conservation (13,578 people), Agriculture (3,175 people), and Biology (2,936 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 (21,466 people), Graduate Degree (6,888 people), and false (0 people).

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