19 Series · SOC 19-4071

Forest and Conservation Technicians

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$54,310

per year

Median Hourly

$26.11/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$56,660

average

Employment

31,080

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$36,190$42,560$54,310$66,020$80,790
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$17.40$20.46$26.11$31.74$38.84
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$36,190

25th Percentile

$42,560

Median

$54,310

75th Percentile

$66,020

90th Percentile

$80,790

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 Maryland $67,450 +24% above national
2 Minnesota $63,540 +17% above national
3 California $60,880 +12% above national
4 Louisiana $58,820 +8% above national
5 Pennsylvania $57,910 +7% above national
6 New York $56,340 +4% above national
7 Oregon $55,810 +3% above national
8 Alaska $54,810 +1% above national
9 Alabama $54,310 same as national
10 Arizona $54,310 same as national
11 Arkansas $54,310 same as national
12 Colorado $54,310 same as national
13 Idaho $54,310 same as national
14 Montana $54,310 same as national
15 Washington $54,310 same as national
16 Massachusetts $53,960 1% below national
17 Michigan $53,730 1% below national
18 Nevada $53,350 2% below national
19 Nebraska $53,250 2% below national
20 Wyoming $53,250 2% below national
21 Wisconsin $52,620 3% below national
22 Florida $52,290 4% below national
23 South Dakota $52,290 4% below national
24 Texas $51,570 5% below national
25 Mississippi $51,460 5% below national
26 West Virginia $51,440 5% below national
27 Georgia $48,880 10% below national
28 Vermont $48,510 11% below national
29 Iowa $48,280 11% below national
30 South Carolina $48,260 11% below national
31 Hawaii $47,810 12% below national
32 Tennessee $47,370 13% below national
33 Missouri $46,860 14% below national
34 Illinois $45,570 16% below national
35 North Carolina $45,570 16% below national
36 Ohio $45,570 16% below national
37 North Dakota $44,820 17% below national
38 Utah $44,780 18% below national
39 New Hampshire $44,700 18% below national
40 Virginia $43,330 20% below national
41 Kentucky $40,910 25% below national
42 Maine $39,560 27% below national
43 Kansas $36,660 32% below national
44 Puerto Rico $34,670 36% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $70,720 +30% above national
2 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $70,220 +29% above national
3 Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $67,140 +24% above national
4 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $66,020 +22% above national
5 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $66,020 +22% above national
6 Asheville, NC $65,960 +21% above national
7 Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $65,670 +21% above national
8 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $65,450 +21% above national
9 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $65,230 +20% above national
10 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $65,060 +20% above national
11 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $64,950 +20% above national
12 Baton Rouge, LA $64,830 +19% above national
13 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $64,580 +19% above national
14 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $64,110 +18% above national
15 Salinas, CA $64,020 +18% above national
16 Carson City, NV $63,750 +17% above national
17 Tallahassee, FL $63,730 +17% above national
18 Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $63,730 +17% above national
19 Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area $62,680 +15% above national
20 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $62,570 +15% above national
21 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $62,480 +15% above national
22 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $61,940 +14% above national
23 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $61,130 +13% above national
24 Colorado Springs, CO $60,550 +11% above national
25 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $60,490 +11% above national
26 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $60,380 +11% above national
27 Jackson, MS $59,540 +10% above national
28 Bend, OR $59,360 +9% above national
29 Bozeman, MT $59,360 +9% above national
30 Grants Pass, OR $59,360 +9% above national
31 Helena, MT $59,360 +9% above national
32 Missoula, MT $59,360 +9% above national
33 Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $59,130 +9% above national
34 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $58,990 +9% above national
35 Chico, CA $58,660 +8% above national
36 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $58,660 +8% above national
37 North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $58,660 +8% above national
38 Alexandria, LA $58,650 +8% above national
39 Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $58,570 +8% above national
40 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $58,430 +8% above national
41 Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $57,910 +7% above national
42 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $57,740 +6% above national
43 Johnson City, TN $57,320 +6% above national
44 Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $57,320 +6% above national
45 Salem, OR $57,050 +5% above national
46 North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $56,880 +5% above national
47 Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,740 +4% above national
48 Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,740 +4% above national
49 Columbus, OH $56,610 +4% above national
50 Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $56,440 +4% above national
51 Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $55,810 +3% above national
52 South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $55,480 +2% above national
53 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $55,410 +2% above national
54 Fairbanks-College, AK $55,370 +2% above national
55 Ogden, UT $54,950 +1% above national
56 Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $54,390 same as national
57 Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $54,360 same as national
58 Albuquerque, NM $54,310 same as national
59 Boise City, ID $54,310 same as national
60 Eugene-Springfield, OR $54,310 same as national
61 Flagstaff, AZ $54,310 same as national
62 Idaho Falls, ID $54,310 same as national
63 Logan, UT-ID $54,310 same as national
64 Medford, OR $54,310 same as national
65 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ $54,310 same as national
66 Rapid City, SD $54,310 same as national
67 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $54,310 same as national
68 Visalia, CA $54,310 same as national
69 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA $54,310 same as national
70 Arizona nonmetropolitan area $54,310 same as national
71 West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $54,310 same as national
72 Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $54,310 same as national
73 Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $54,310 same as national
74 West Montana nonmetropolitan area $54,310 same as national
75 Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $54,310 same as national
76 Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $54,310 same as national
77 Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $54,310 same as national
78 Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $54,310 same as national
79 Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $54,310 same as national
80 Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $54,310 same as national
81 Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area $54,310 same as national
82 Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $54,310 same as national
83 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $53,960 1% below national
84 Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $53,910 1% below national
85 Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,910 1% below national
86 Jacksonville, FL $53,470 2% below national
87 Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $53,440 2% below national
88 South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $53,350 2% below national
89 Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $53,250 2% below national
90 Cleveland, TN $53,180 2% below national
91 Alaska nonmetropolitan area $53,140 2% below national
92 West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $52,790 3% below national
93 Green Bay, WI $52,620 3% below national
94 Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $52,620 3% below national
95 Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area $52,340 4% below national
96 Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $52,290 4% below national
97 Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $52,290 4% below national
98 Corpus Christi, TX $51,570 5% below national
99 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $51,570 5% below national
100 Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $51,570 5% below national
101 East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $51,440 5% below national
102 Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $51,440 5% below national
103 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $51,430 5% below national
104 Worcester, MA $50,920 6% below national
105 Corvallis, OR $50,750 7% below national
106 Tucson, AZ $50,720 7% below national
107 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $50,650 7% below national
108 South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $50,650 7% below national
109 Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $50,650 7% below national
110 High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area $50,650 7% below national
111 East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $50,520 7% below national
112 Stockton-Lodi, CA $50,460 7% below national
113 St. Louis, MO-IL $50,390 7% below national
114 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $50,090 8% below national
115 Lansing-East Lansing, MI $49,980 8% below national
116 Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $49,920 8% below national
117 Anchorage, AK $49,820 8% below national
118 Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $49,660 9% below national
119 East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $49,510 9% below national
120 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $49,000 10% below national
121 South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $48,860 10% below national
122 Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,280 11% below national
123 Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $48,150 11% below national
124 Ames, IA $47,960 12% below national
125 Urban Honolulu, HI $47,820 12% below national
126 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $47,500 13% below national
127 West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $47,370 13% below national
128 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $47,360 13% below national
129 Western Washington nonmetropolitan area $47,220 13% below national
130 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $47,160 13% below national
131 Kansas City, MO-KS $46,860 14% below national
132 Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $46,810 14% below national
133 Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,750 14% below national
134 Oklahoma City, OK $46,590 14% below national
135 Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $46,360 15% below national
136 Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $46,100 15% below national
137 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $45,970 15% below national
138 East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $45,910 15% below national
139 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $45,770 16% below national
140 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $45,570 16% below national
141 Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $45,360 16% below national
142 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $45,340 17% below national
143 South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $45,340 17% below national
144 Billings, MT $45,320 17% below national
145 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $44,860 17% below national
146 Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $44,840 17% below national
147 West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,820 17% below national
148 Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $44,720 18% below national
149 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA $44,190 19% below national
150 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $44,190 19% below national
151 Madison, WI $43,850 19% below national
152 Raleigh-Cary, NC $43,770 19% below national
153 Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $43,340 20% below national
154 Athens-Clarke County, GA $41,120 24% below national
155 South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $40,890 25% below national
156 Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area $40,890 25% below national
157 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $40,390 26% below national
158 Knoxville, TN $40,320 26% below national
159 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $40,240 26% below national
160 Reno, NV $39,670 27% below national
161 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $39,560 27% below national
162 East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $39,560 27% below national
163 Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area $39,560 27% below national
164 Richmond, VA $36,560 33% below national
165 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $34,670 36% below national

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.