SOC 19-4071 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Forest and Conservation Technicians

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$54,560

U.S. median hourly wage$26.23

U.S. employment30,410

Nationally, forest and conservation technicians earned a median of $54,560 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 30,410 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Forest and Conservation Technicians: pay and employment by state
State
North Dakota	$68,600	$32.98	160	0.4
Alaska	$68,160	$32.77	500	1.5
Maryland	$64,980	$31.24	130	0.0
Wisconsin	$62,700	$30.14	620	0.2
Louisiana	$59,370	$28.55	210	0.1
Minnesota	$58,990	$28.36	580	0.2
California	$58,120	$27.94	6,640	0.4
New York	$58,030	$27.90	190	0.0
Colorado	$57,550	$27.67	1,040	0.4
Pennsylvania	$57,370	$27.58	420	0.1
Alabama	$56,720	$27.27	180	0.1
Arizona	$56,660	$27.24	1,310	0.4
Massachusetts	$56,480	$27.15	Not published	Not published
Oregon	$55,910	$26.88	2,530	1.3
South Carolina	$55,910	$26.88	180	0.1
South Dakota	$54,770	$26.33	350	0.8
West Virginia	$54,600	$26.25	100	0.1
Nevada	$54,230	$26.07	750	0.5
Vermont	$54,160	$26.04	50	0.2
Washington	$54,160	$26.04	1,160	0.3
Oklahoma	$53,930	$25.93	130	0.1
Arkansas	$53,290	$25.62	310	0.2
Idaho	$53,290	$25.62	2,020	2.4
Wyoming	$53,290	$25.62	560	2.0
New Mexico	$53,000	$25.48	880	1.0
Illinois	$52,790	$25.38	820	0.1
Florida	$52,420	$25.20	380	0.0
Mississippi	$52,420	$25.20	250	0.2
Montana	$52,420	$25.20	1,760	3.5
Texas	$52,200	$25.10	600	0.0
Iowa	$52,000	$25.00	380	0.2
Nebraska	$51,630	$24.82	100	0.1
New Hampshire	$51,630	$24.82	60	0.1
Georgia	$50,710	$24.38	230	0.0
Hawaii	$50,040	$24.06	140	0.2
Virginia	$49,960	$24.02	380	0.1
Ohio	$48,840	$23.48	230	0.0
Indiana	$48,660	$23.39	150	0.0
North Carolina	$48,360	$23.25	650	0.1
Tennessee	$47,940	$23.05	390	0.1
Utah	$47,940	$23.05	1,140	0.7
Michigan	$45,760	$22.00	560	0.1
Kentucky	$43,660	$20.99	240	0.1
Kansas	$41,660	$20.03	170	0.1
Missouri	$33,920	$16.31	600	0.2

Pay by metro area

All 97 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Forest and Conservation Technicians: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Baton Rouge, LA	$87,500	$42.07	50	0.1
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$74,410	$35.77	90	0.4
Carson City, NV	$67,040	$32.23	160	4.9
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$66,930	$32.18	100	0.0
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$65,690	$31.58	150	0.1
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$65,670	$31.57	30	0.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$64,940	$31.22	50	0.2
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$64,440	$30.98	130	0.1
Asheville, NC	$64,000	$30.77	40	0.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$63,820	$30.69	50	0.2
Boulder, CO	$63,650	$30.60	50	0.3
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$63,300	$30.43	180	0.2
Alexandria, LA	$63,270	$30.42	50	0.9
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$63,150	$30.36	590	0.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$63,040	$30.31	30	0.1
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$62,400	$30.00	110	0.0
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$61,880	$29.75	370	0.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$61,820	$29.72	110	0.1
Tucson, AZ	$61,210	$29.43	80	0.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$61,110	$29.38	590	0.1
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$61,110	$29.38	150	0.7
Grants Pass, OR	$61,020	$29.34	60	1.9
Corvallis, OR	$60,980	$29.32	40	1.1
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$60,270	$28.98	40	0.0
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$60,060	$28.88	30	0.0
Salinas, CA	$59,920	$28.81	120	0.7
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$59,610	$28.66	230	0.2
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$59,590	$28.65	90	0.3
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$59,030	$28.38	190	0.2
Bend, OR	$58,990	$28.36	430	4.0
Missoula, MT	$58,990	$28.36	330	4.9
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$58,930	$28.33	60	1.1
Colorado Springs, CO	$58,590	$28.17	90	0.3
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$58,450	$28.10	160	0.9
Santa Fe, NM	$58,280	$28.02	50	0.8
Albuquerque, NM	$57,700	$27.74	170	0.4
Boise City, ID	$57,660	$27.72	440	1.1
Rapid City, SD	$57,660	$27.72	120	1.6
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$57,390	$27.59	90	0.4
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$57,160	$27.48	50	0.0
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$56,610	$27.22	190	0.1
Salem, OR	$56,490	$27.16	80	0.4
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$55,470	$26.67	110	1.5
Green Bay, WI	$54,950	$26.42	40	0.2
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$54,940	$26.41	30	0.1
Cleveland, TN	$54,900	$26.40	30	0.7
Corpus Christi, TX	$54,560	$26.23	30	0.2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$54,500	$26.20	40	0.0
Helena, MT	$54,160	$26.04	170	3.8
Medford, OR	$54,160	$26.04	140	1.6
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$54,160	$26.04	120	1.6
Pittsburgh, PA	$54,060	$25.99	30	0.0
Johnson City, TN	$53,730	$25.83	40	0.5
Billings, MT	$53,290	$25.62	100	1.1
Bozeman, MT	$53,290	$25.62	100	1.4
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$52,840	$25.40	30	0.2
Visalia, CA	$52,690	$25.33	170	1.0
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$52,420	$25.20	180	1.1
Ogden, UT	$52,420	$25.20	90	0.3
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	$52,420	$25.20	190	3.7
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$52,310	$25.15	30	0.0
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$52,280	$25.13	110	0.1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$51,540	$24.78	100	0.0
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$51,360	$24.69	40	0.2
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$50,620	$24.34	190	0.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$50,510	$24.28	50	0.0
Urban Honolulu, HI	$50,450	$24.26	60	0.1
Farmington, NM	$50,130	$24.10	30	0.7
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$50,080	$24.08	30	0.1
Yakima, WA	$49,940	$24.01	60	0.6
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$49,630	$23.86	380	0.1
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$49,100	$23.61	40	0.3
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$48,610	$23.37	60	0.1
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$48,380	$23.26	40	0.0
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$48,360	$23.25	30	0.2
Knoxville, TN	$47,370	$22.78	40	0.1
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$47,240	$22.71	50	0.0
Omaha, NE-IA	$47,130	$22.66	40	0.1
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$46,180	$22.20	Not published	Not published
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$46,010	$22.12	50	0.5
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$45,390	$21.82	50	0.1
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$45,340	$21.80	30	0.0
St. Louis, MO-IL	$45,330	$21.79	110	0.1
Madison, WI	$44,950	$21.61	60	0.1
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$44,950	$21.61	80	0.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$43,500	$20.91	30	0.0
Richmond, VA	$38,790	$18.65	50	0.1
Cleveland, OH	$37,450	$18.01	40	0.0
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$37,080	$17.83	Not published	Not published
Jacksonville, FL	$36,610	$17.60	60	0.1
Reno, NV	$35,930	$17.27	160	0.6
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$35,360	$17.00	Not published	Not published
Jefferson City, MO	$33,920	$16.31	90	1.2
Kansas City, MO-KS	$33,920	$16.31	70	0.1
Fresno, CA	Not published	Not published	350	0.7
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	Not published	Not published	590	0.6
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	Not published	Not published	130	1.0

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.