Conservation scientists & foresters

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2021 Workforce

23.3k

Average Age

Average Salary

$63,762

Average Male Salary

$66,595

Average Female Salary

$56,308

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 $63,762 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Conservation scientists & foresters are Columbia, Lincoln, Clatsop & Tillamook Counties PUMA, OR, Douglas County PUMA, OR, and Missoula City PUMA, MT. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Conservation scientists & foresters are Douglas County PUMA, OR, Stevens, Okanogan, Pend Oreille & Ferry Counties PUMA, WA, and Columbia, Lincoln, 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 2021 was 23,285 people, of which 27.5% were women and 72.5% were men. Conservation scientists & foresters are paid most in Southeast Colorado PUMA, CO but are relatively concentrated in Douglas County PUMA, OR.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

16,873

Male Workforce

± 3.19k

6,412

Female Workforce

± 1.97k

The Conservation scientists & foresters workforce in 2021 was 23,285 people (27.5% women and 72.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of 4.35% between 2014 (22,314) and 2021 (23,285).

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 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($90,634), District of Columbia ($84,174), and Kansas ($82,673).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$63,762

AVERAGE WAGE

#186 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Conservation scientists & foresters earned an average of $63,762, $4,167 more than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Conservation scientists & foresters in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.25

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Conservation scientists & foresters had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.25, 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 Construction ($89,189).

Occupations by Industries

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Value

23.3k

2021 Workforce

± 3,746

7.51%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 21.6%

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 47.8%, followed by Forestry except logging with 29.8% and Administration of economic programs & space research with 22.4%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Conservation scientists & foresters in the US. The workforce of Conservation scientists & foresters in 2021 was 23,285 people, with 27.5% woman, and 72.5% men. The average age of male Conservation scientists & foresters in the workforce is 43.3 and of female Conservation scientists & foresters is 38.5, 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 2021 was 23,285 people, with 27.5% woman, and 72.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (3,660 people), 30 to 34 years (3,251 people), and 40 to 44 years (3,157 people). Among them they concentrated 43.5% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 3.88% of Conservation scientists & foresters workers were Hispanic and 96.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (87.3%) and Puerto Rican (12.7)%

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Races

In 2021, 93.1% of the Conservation scientists & foresters workforce were White, of which 26.5% were women and 73.5% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (3.08%) and Black (1.74%).

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 2021 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 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Natural Resources & Conservation (11,370 people), Biology (2,550 people), and Agriculture (2,546 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 (17,809 people), Graduate Degree (5,476 people), and false (0 people).

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