Environmental Protection Foresters

Median Salary: $53,800

Many environmental protection foresters across the country share a few important professional traits. For example, integrity, initiative, and attention to detail can be crucial for success in the industry, especially when blended with career training. Around 10,230 individuals were employed as environmental protection foresters nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's vital to cultivate these characteristics and receive top-notch training, particularly if you're ready to move forward in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for environmental protection foresters in the U.S. was $53,800 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $25.90. Of course, income can vary with training and by location. Below, you'll find more data about environmental protection foresters, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the country.

Environmental protection foresters should be skilled in:

  • Oral Expression
  • Information Ordering
  • Near Vision
  • Written Expression
  • Flexibility of Closure

Different individuals go into different careers; environmental protection foresters are typically:

  • Investigative
  • Enterprising
  • Conventional

Working as an environmental protection forester requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • Biology
  • English Language
  • Mathematics

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of individuals employed as environmental protection foresters). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of environmental protection foresters in each city as compared to the national average.

Alabama
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Birmingham 60 $58,300 $28.00 $67,400 $32.40 56.4%
Arizona
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Phoenix 80 $41,000 $19.70 $52,600 $25.30 -43.6%
Arkansas
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Little Rock 40 $41,500 $20.00 $56,400 $27.10 71.8%
California
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Redding 40 $69,600 $33.50 $80,900 $38.90 769.2%
Sacramento 100 $68,900 $33.10 $82,000 $39.40 53.8%
District of Columbia
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Washington (Area) 80 $73,800 $35.50 $85,700 $41.20 -56.4%
Florida
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Jacksonville 40 $37,700 $18.10 $44,300 $21.30 -14.1%
Tampa 40 $38,100 $18.30 $50,900 $24.50 -55.1%
Illinois
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Chicago (Area) 70 $64,800 $31.20 $80,900 $38.90 -74.4%
Minnesota
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Duluth 110 $54,000 $26.00 $65,300 $31.40 1017.9%
Minneapolis 110 $65,000 $31.20 $71,900 $34.60 -20.5%
Mississippi
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Jackson 40 $45,300 $21.80 $61,900 $29.80 103.8%
Montana
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Missoula 50 $47,100 $22.60 $57,800 $27.80 1111.5%
North Carolina
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Charlotte 30 $55,800 $26.80 $74,300 $35.70 -51.3%
Raleigh 50 $53,200 $25.60 $68,500 $32.90 34.6%
Oregon
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Eugene NA $62,100 $29.80 $72,100 $34.70 NA
Medford 50 $58,800 $28.30 $71,500 $34.40 689.7%
Portland 120 $63,400 $30.50 $74,400 $35.80 60.3%
Salem 90 $61,600 $29.60 $71,200 $34.20 678.2%
Pennsylvania
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Harrisburg 40 NA NA NA NA 70.5%
South Carolina
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Charleston 50 $56,600 $27.20 $66,900 $32.10 144.9%
Tennessee
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Chattanooga 40 $30,800 $14.80 $39,200 $18.90 115.4%
Knoxville 50 $41,500 $20.00 $51,900 $24.90 114.1%
Virginia
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Richmond 30 $46,800 $22.50 $58,600 $28.20 -34.6%
Washington
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Longview 90 $48,800 $23.50 $59,800 $28.80 3147.4%
Olympia 120 $54,000 $26.00 $63,600 $30.60 1561.5%
Seattle (Area) 110 $54,500 $26.20 $63,500 $30.50 -3.8%
Yakima NA $59,100 $28.40 $65,800 $31.60 NA
Wisconsin
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Madison 30 $54,200 $26.10 $59,600 $28.60 21.8%
Milwaukee NA $48,300 $23.20 $51,400 $24.70 NA