Conservation Scientists Career

The role of Conservation Scientists is to manage, improve, and protect natural resources to maximize their use without damaging the environment.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $73,160 and $35 per hour. 14 vocational programs could be taken for the Conservation Scientists career. Based on BLS data, a total of 22,790 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Conservation Scientists Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Conservation Scientists
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	-	-	-
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 Career

The following 33 occupations are related to Conservation Scientists.

Related Occupations toConservation Scientists
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
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Chief Executives	211K	$258,900	$124
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	64,090	$61,320	$29
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
Agricultural Engineers	1,860	$93,490	$45
Civil Engineers	328K	$101,160	$49
Environmental Engineers	39,880	$105,840	$51
Soil and Plant Scientists	15,800	$77,080	$37
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
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
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
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
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	1,260	$102,230	$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
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	2,270	$61,090	$29
Fish and Game Wardens	6,290	$61,120	$29
Recreation Workers	282K	$36,270	$17
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	27,150	$60,790	$29
Forest and Conservation Workers	5,750	$36,860	$18

Vocational Programs for Conservation Scientists Career

23K

$35.17

$73,160

Vocational Programs to Prepare Conservation Scientists Career

Related Occupations to Conservation Scientists Career