This page contains key outcome data for the Forestry Major, estimated using US Census data. See the methodology here. For more on the College Majors Data Dashboard click here.
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Overall Major Information
- Field: STEM
- Average Income: $47,000 (Rank: 95 of 173)
- 25% Make Less Than: $30,000
- Unemployment Rate: 1.90% (Rank: 10 of 171)
- Percent Female: 16.7%
- Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 21.6%
- Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 2.7%
- Percent Who Get a PhD: 4.8%
- Major Popularity Ranking: 134 of 173
- Major Difficulty (1-5): 2.99 (Rank: 45 of 118)
Careers Information
This list provides the 25 most common careers (occupations) among people in this major, and how much they earn within each occupation.
- Conservation Scientists and Foresters: 17.96% (Average Income: $50,000)
- Firefighters: 3.63% (Average Income: $45,000)
- Logging Workers: 3.41% (Average Income: $38,000)
- Grounds Maintenance Workers: 3.22% (Average Income: $39,000)
- Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, : 2.56% (Average Income: $41,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers: 2.38% (Average Income: $25,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers: 2.32% (Average Income: $49,000)
- Management Analysts: 2.01% (Average Income: $59,000)
- Managers, (including Postmasters): 1.93% (Average Income: $50,000)
- Biological Scientists: 1.89% (Average Income: $33,000)
- Other Teachers and Instructors: 1.85% (Average Income: $15,000)
- Law enforcement workers, : 1.82% (Average Income: $30,000)
- Forest and Conservation Workers: 1.68% (Average Income: $41,000)
- Chefs and Cooks: 1.67% (Average Income: $33,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers: 1.53% (Average Income: $51,000)
- Retail Salespersons: 1.52% (Average Income: $31,000)
- Police Officers and Detectives: 1.51% (Average Income: $58,000)
- Other production workers including semiconductor processors and cooling and freezing equipment operators: 1.46% (Average Income: $62,000)
- Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers: 1.33% (Average Income: $33,000)
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing: 1.31% (Average Income: $64,000)
- Managers in Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations: 1.03% (Average Income: $61,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers: 0.94% (Average Income: $92,000)
- Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products: 0.90% (Average Income: $51,000)
- Editors, News Analysts, Reporters, and Correspondents: 0.87% (Average Income: $36,000)
- Environmental Scientists and Geoscientists: 0.85% (Average Income: $32,000)
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