Conservation scientists & foresters

Detailed Occupation

Add Comparison

2020 Workforce

21.7k

Average Age

41.7

Average Salary

$61,382

Average Male Salary

$63,998

Average Female Salary

$54,864

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 $61,382 in 2020.

The 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 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.

Management, business, science, & arts occupations Computer, engineering, & science occupations Life, physical, & social science occupations

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Conservation scientists & foresters workforce. Conservation scientists & foresters workforce in 2020 was 21,658 people, of which 28.6% were women and 71.4% were men. Conservation scientists & foresters are paid most in Subsistence Alaska PUMA, AK but are relatively concentrated in Stevens, Okanogan, Pend Oreille & Ferry Counties PUMA, WA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

15,455

Male Workforce

± 3.05k

6,203

Female Workforce

± 1.93k

The Conservation scientists & foresters workforce in 2020 was 21,658 people (28.6% women and 71.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of −2.94% between 2014 (22,314) and 2020 (21,658).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

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

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($95,367), Virginia ($82,155), and Maryland ($79,910).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$61,382

AVERAGE WAGE

#183 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

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

The graph shows the ranking of Conservation scientists & foresters in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.249

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Conservation scientists & foresters had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.249, 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 Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills ($84,592).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

21.7k

2020 Workforce

± 3,613

6.61%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 22.5%

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 48.7%, followed by Forestry except logging with 30.1% and Administration of economic programs & space research with 21.2%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Conservation scientists & foresters in the US. The workforce of Conservation scientists & foresters in 2020 was 21,658 people, with 28.6% woman, and 71.4% men. 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.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Conservation scientists & foresters in 2020 was 21,658 people, with 28.6% woman, and 71.4% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (3,427 people), 30 to 34 years (3,138 people), and 40 to 44 years (2,845 people). Among them they concentrated 43.9% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 5.3% of Conservation scientists & foresters workers were Hispanic and 94.7% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (81.9%) and Puerto Rican (18.1)%

You can review this information by gender using the selectors above.

Races

In 2020, 93.4% of the Conservation scientists & foresters workforce were White, of which 27.6% were women and 72.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (2.45%) and Black (2.02%).

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 2020 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 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Natural Resources & Conservation (10,573 people), Agriculture (2,533 people), and Biology (2,473 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Conservation scientists & foresters workers were Bachelors Degree (16,687 people), Graduate Degree (4,971 people), and false (0 people).

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