Vocational Programs for Forest, Conservation, and Logging Workers Career

The average annual wage of the occupations is $49,270 and $24 per hour. 5 vocational programs could be taken for the Forest, Conservation, and Logging Workers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 40,450 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Forest, Conservation, and Logging Workers is $12,083. The average length of the programs is 867 hours and the average completion time is 10.00 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Forest, Conservation, and Logging Workers Career

The following 5 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Forest, Conservation, and Logging Workers.

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 Forest, Conservation, and Logging Workers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Plant Nursery Operations and Management	34	$29,073	-	-	-
Forestry	12	$29,599	-	-	-
Forest Technology/Technician	17	-	-	-	-
Forestry (other)	3	$34,316	-	-	-
Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation	67	$12,083	$619	867 Hours	10.00 Months

Related Occupations to Forest, Conservation, and Logging Workers Career

The following 56 occupations are related to Forest, Conservation, and Logging Workers.

Related Occupations toForest, Conservation, and Logging Workers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	6,150	$90,160	$43
Soil and Plant Scientists	15,800	$77,080	$37
Conservation Scientists	22,790	$73,160	$35
Foresters	9,450	$70,680	$34
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	80,730	$86,710	$42
Agricultural Technicians	13,150	$46,810	$23
Forest and Conservation Technicians	28,740	$54,260	$26
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	1,260	$102,230	$0
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	126K	$58,920	$28
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	930K	$39,790	$19
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	23,520	$44,480	$21
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	50,270	$52,850	$25
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	394K	$57,610	$28
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	51,250	$44,240	$21
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	27,150	$60,790	$29
Agricultural Inspectors	12,660	$52,170	$25
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	23,430	$34,880	$17
Agricultural Equipment Operators	28,910	$41,850	$20
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
Logging Equipment Operators	23,720	$49,790	$24
Log Graders and Scalers	3,640	$47,120	$23
Carpenters	700K	$60,970	$29
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	450K	$62,180	$30
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	32,630	$55,500	$27
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	18,010	$60,250	$29
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	15,700	$62,110	$30
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	5,160	$63,620	$31
Rock Splitters, Quarry	3,610	$47,830	$23
Helpers--Extraction Workers	7,360	$46,990	$23
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	285K	$59,920	$29
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	177K	$64,340	$31
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	413K	$63,690	$31
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	29,810	$62,860	$30
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	75,260	$44,450	$21
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	13,990	$50,020	$24
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	128K	$43,990	$21
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	6,660	$48,520	$23
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	43,570	$40,120	$19
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	61,250	$40,360	$19
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	121K	$58,050	$28
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	12,290	$41,490	$20
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	7,220	$39,260	$19
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	52,720	$44,700	$21
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	585K	$49,260	$24
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	12,510	$44,400	$21
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	24,660	$42,900	$21
Crane and Tower Operators	42,260	$68,040	$33
Hoist and Winch Operators	2,230	$65,810	$32
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	779K	$45,720	$22
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	3,008K	$39,760	$19
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	44,500	$41,000	$20
Packers and Packagers, Hand	645K	$35,450	$17
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	11,400	$60,530	$29

Schools offering vocational programs for Forest, Conservation, and Logging Workers

The following 128 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Forest, Conservation, and Logging Workers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.