Forest and Conservation Technicians Salary in the US
A forest and conservation technicians earns a national median of $54,560 a year (mean $59,060) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #495 of 825.
How much does a forest and conservation technicians earn in the US?
A forest and conservation technicians in the United States earns a median of $54,560 a year (mean $59,060), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 7% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 30,410 people work in this occupation (SOC 19-4071), ranked #495 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$54,560
per year
Mean
$59,060
per year
Employment
30,410
US workers
National rank
#495
of 825 by median
What a forest and conservation technicians earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a forest and conservation technicians (SOC 19-4071) earns a median annual wage of $54,560 and a mean (average) of $59,060. The median is the midpoint — half of forest and conservation technicians earn more and half earn less — and is 7% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a forest and conservation technicians in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for forest and conservation technicians is $54,560, and the mean (average) is $59,060. The median is the midpoint — half of forest and conservation technicians earn more and half earn less.
- How does forest and conservation technicians pay compare to the US average?
- At $54,560, a forest and conservation technicians earns 7% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many forest and conservation technicians are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 30,410 forest and conservation technicians employed nationally (SOC 19-4071), across all industries.
- Where does this forest and conservation technicians salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 19-4071. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 19-4071 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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