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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

19-4093 Forest and Conservation Technicians

Provide technical assistance regarding the conservation of soil, water, forests, or related natural resources. May compile data pertaining to size, content, condition, and other characteristics of forest tracts, under the direction of foresters; or train and lead forest workers in forest propagation, fire prevention and suppression. May assist conservation scientists in managing, improving, and protecting rangelands and wildlife habitats. Excludes "Conservation Scientists" (19-1031) and "Foresters" (19-1032).


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
30,220 0.8 % $19.28 $40,110 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $12.79 $14.35 $17.88 $23.30 $27.74
Annual Wage (2) $26,600 $29,840 $37,180 $48,460 $57,700


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 21,060 1.05 $19.25 $40,050
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 4,800 0.22 $18.89 $39,290
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 2,400 0.04 $19.66 $40,890
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 650 0.04 $17.98 $37,410
Social Advocacy Organizations 570 0.27 $21.99 $45,740

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 21,060 1.05 $19.25 $40,050
Social Advocacy Organizations 570 0.27 $21.99 $45,740
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 4,800 0.22 $18.89 $39,290
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 2,400 0.04 $19.66 $40,890
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 650 0.04 $17.98 $37,410

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 40 0.01 $28.66 $59,610
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 80 0.01 $23.65 $49,180
Social Advocacy Organizations 570 0.27 $21.99 $45,740
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 310 0.01 $20.27 $42,170
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 2,400 0.04 $19.66 $40,890


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 6,770 0.40 1.90 $19.71 $41,010
Oregon 2,580 1.37 6.55 $19.47 $40,490
Montana 2,140 4.62 22.13 $17.84 $37,100
Idaho 2,140 3.03 14.51 $18.24 $37,950
Utah 1,350 0.93 4.43 $16.23 $33,750




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Montana 2,140 4.62 22.13 $17.84 $37,100
Idaho 2,140 3.03 14.51 $18.24 $37,950
Wyoming 650 2.43 11.63 $17.51 $36,430
Oregon 2,580 1.37 6.55 $19.47 $40,490
Alaska 420 1.33 6.38 $23.00 $47,830




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Pennsylvania 330 0.06 0.27 $23.64 $49,170
Alaska 420 1.33 6.38 $23.00 $47,830
Massachusetts 150 0.04 0.20 $22.85 $47,530
Mississippi 190 0.17 0.83 $22.79 $47,400
Maine 30 0.06 0.28 $22.73 $47,270





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 680 0.11 0.53 $22.93 $47,700
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 580 0.59 2.81 $19.17 $39,870
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 560 0.38 1.80 $21.48 $44,690
Boise City, ID 420 1.31 6.29 $19.04 $39,590
Missoula, MT 400 6.73 32.22 $18.51 $38,500
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 280 0.19 0.92 $20.87 $43,400
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 260 0.06 0.27 $22.25 $46,280
Bend-Redmond, OR 250 3.04 14.54 $19.72 $41,010
Fresno, CA 250 0.66 3.14 $18.94 $39,400
Wenatchee, WA 210 4.41 21.13 $18.42 $38,320




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Missoula, MT 400 6.73 32.22 $18.51 $38,500
Carson City, NV 140 4.70 22.53 $21.83 $45,400
Wenatchee, WA 210 4.41 21.13 $18.42 $38,320
Bend-Redmond, OR 250 3.04 14.54 $19.72 $41,010
Rapid City, SD 150 2.20 10.55 $18.44 $38,350
Grants Pass, OR 50 2.08 9.95 $20.34 $42,300
Great Falls, MT 70 2.01 9.61 $16.82 $34,980
Coeur d'Alene, ID 100 1.65 7.89 $18.70 $38,890
Medford, OR 130 1.56 7.49 $20.63 $42,910
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 70 1.50 7.20 $19.86 $41,300




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Corvallis, OR (8) (8) (8) $24.95 $51,900
Springfield, IL (8) (8) (8) $24.27 $50,490
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 50 0.02 0.09 $23.49 $48,850
St. Cloud, MN (8) (8) (8) $23.45 $48,770
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 680 0.11 0.53 $22.93 $47,700
Austin-Round Rock, TX 40 0.04 0.18 $22.84 $47,510
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA (8) (8) (8) $22.62 $47,050
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 40 0.16 0.79 $22.39 $46,580
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 170 0.09 0.42 $22.27 $46,310
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 260 0.06 0.27 $22.25 $46,280

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 1,450 14.66 70.20 $19.09 $39,710
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area 900 13.12 62.85 $18.18 $37,810
West Montana nonmetropolitan area 780 10.33 49.46 $17.34 $36,070
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area 740 10.60 50.76 $18.44 $38,350
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 590 10.03 48.05 $18.44 $38,350

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 1,450 14.66 70.20 $19.09 $39,710
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area 900 13.12 62.85 $18.18 $37,810
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area 740 10.60 50.76 $18.44 $38,350
West Montana nonmetropolitan area 780 10.33 49.46 $17.34 $36,070
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 590 10.03 48.05 $18.44 $38,350

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 40 0.25 1.17 $25.22 $52,450
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 30 0.16 0.78 $24.74 $51,450
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 40 0.22 1.05 $23.46 $48,790
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 40 0.28 1.35 $23.36 $48,590
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area 50 0.34 1.65 $23.35 $48,570


About May 2018 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019