DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

19-1032 Foresters

Occupational Description:
Manage public and private forested lands for economic, recreational, and conservation purposes. May inventory the type, amount, and location of standing timber, appraise the timber's worth, negotiate the purchase, and draw up contracts for procurement. May determine how to conserve wildlife habitats, creek beds, water quality, and soil stability, and how best to comply with environmental regulations. May devise plans for planting and growing new trees, monitor trees for healthy growth, and determine optimal harvesting schedules.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 4 - West Central N/A0N/A$1.04/hrN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Minnesota 3304$31.03/hr$0.31/hr$21.91/hr$24.36/hr$30.99/hr$35.78/hr$40.95/hr
U S 9,510409$30.73/hr$0.31/hr$18.89/hr$23.95/hr$30.02/hr$36.14/hr$43.76/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Other Regional Data For Foresters
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 120 $30.91/hr N/A
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 110 $32.60/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters 20 $30.92/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 10 $34.69/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 7E- East Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 9 - South Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest N/A N/A N/A
EDR 7W- Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 5 - North Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health70$30.53/hrN/A
Conservation Scientists30$36.68/hrN/A
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry WorkersN/AN/AN/A
Fish and Game WardensN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Foresters