Conservation Scientists and Foresters Career

Vocational Programs to Prepare Conservation Scientists and Foresters Career

The following 17 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Conservation Scientists and Foresters.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Conservation Scientists and Foresters
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture	45	$31,002	-	-	-
Range Science and Management	2	$25,091	-	-	-
Natural Resources/Conservation	45	$29,761	-	-	-
Natural Resources Management and Policy	9	$33,059	-	-	-
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management	6	$28,572	-	-	-
Land Use Planning and Management/Development	4	$21,391	-	-	-
Forestry	12	$29,599	-	-	-
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management	2	$31,372	-	-	-
Urban Forestry	4	$30,539	-	-	-
Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology	2	$32,192	-	-	-
Forestry (other)	3	$34,316	-	-	-
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management	12	$25,725	-	-	-
Ecology	2	$33,000	-	-	-
Environmental Biology	1	$36,675	-	-	-
Conservation Biology	2	$37,460	-	-	-
Sustainability Studies	40	$34,645	-	-	-
Geography and Environmental Studies	3	$24,254	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Conservation Scientists and Foresters Career

The following 89 occupations are related to Conservation Scientists and Foresters.

Related Occupations toConservation Scientists and Foresters
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
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Chief Executives	211K	$258,900	$124
Industrial Production Managers	223K	$125,900	$61
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	6,150	$90,160	$43
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	64,090	$61,320	$29
Architectural and Engineering Managers	208K	$172,290	$83
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	29,690	$84,080	$40
Natural Sciences Managers	96,520	$169,120	$81
Managers, All Other	590K	$146,320	$70
Computer Systems Analysts	499K	$110,800	$53
Software Developers	1,657K	$138,110	$66
Mathematicians	2,220	$119,770	$58
Statisticians	29,950	$109,190	$53
Data Scientists	193K	$119,040	$57
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	4,320	$83,330	$40
Agricultural Engineers	1,860	$93,490	$45
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	19,320	$106,700	$51
Chemical Engineers	21,140	$122,910	$59
Civil Engineers	328K	$101,160	$49
Environmental Engineers	39,880	$105,840	$51
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	22,510	$108,740	$52
Industrial Engineers	333K	$103,150	$50
Engineers, All Other	151K	$118,350	$57
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	73,020	$66,640	$32
Animal Scientists	2,460	$89,450	$43
Food Scientists and Technologists	14,100	$88,350	$42
Soil and Plant Scientists	15,800	$77,080	$37
Biochemists and Biophysicists	33,180	$120,310	$58
Microbiologists	21,540	$93,380	$45
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	17,100	$75,740	$36
Biological Scientists, All Other	61,220	$99,060	$48
Conservation Scientists	22,790	$73,160	$35
Foresters	9,450	$70,680	$34
Epidemiologists	10,230	$90,430	$43
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	137K	$112,380	$54
Physicists	18,350	$158,270	$76
Chemists	83,530	$95,560	$46
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	80,730	$86,710	$42
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	24,620	$104,000	$50
Hydrologists	6,150	$96,410	$46
Economists	16,420	$132,650	$64
Psychologists, All Other	14,480	$110,300	$53
Urban and Regional Planners	42,690	$85,940	$41
Geographers	1,460	$92,460	$44
Historians	3,040	$76,120	$37
Agricultural Technicians	13,150	$46,810	$23
Food Science Technicians	15,190	$54,000	$26
Biological Technicians	76,990	$56,540	$27
Chemical Technicians	55,880	$60,920	$29
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	32,390	$57,470	$28
Hydrologic Technicians	3,000	$61,500	$30
Forest and Conservation Technicians	28,740	$54,260	$26
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	72,230	$62,640	$30
Health Education Specialists	57,800	$69,790	$34
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	7,550	$95,610	$0
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	52,050	$102,270	$0
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	1,260	$102,230	$0
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	20,210	$102,630	$0
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	7,120	$100,910	$0
Farm and Home Management Educators	8,110	$61,430	$30
Instructional Coordinators	207K	$77,200	$37
Veterinarians	78,220	$136,300	$66
Registered Nurses	3,175K	$94,480	$45
Nurse Practitioners	280K	$128,490	$62
Cardiologists	15,190	$423,250	$203
Emergency Medicine Physicians	35,100	$306,640	$147
Family Medicine Physicians	112K	$240,790	$116
General Internal Medicine Physicians	67,210	$245,450	$118
Neurologists	9,350	$271,470	$131
Physicians, Pathologists	11,020	$270,560	$130
Radiologists	31,960	$353,960	$170
Physicians, All Other	310K	$248,640	$120
Pediatric Surgeons	1,180	$449,320	$216
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	122K	$44,040	$21
Genetic Counselors	3,050	$98,130	$47
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	116K	$37,310	$18
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	2,270	$61,090	$29
Fish and Game Wardens	6,290	$61,120	$29
Cooks, Restaurant	1,412K	$36,060	$17
Recreation Workers	282K	$36,270	$17
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	27,150	$60,790	$29
Agricultural Inspectors	12,660	$52,170	$25
Animal Breeders	1,360	$53,520	$26
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	23,430	$34,880	$17
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	259K	$36,140	$17
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	32,590	$37,060	$18
Forest and Conservation Workers	5,750	$36,860	$18
Fallers	4,800	$61,190	$29
Plant and System Operators, All Other	15,370	$59,890	$29

Schools offering vocational programs for Conservation Scientists and Foresters

The following 182 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Conservation Scientists and Foresters. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.