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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Birmingham	60	$58,300	$28.00	$67,400	$32.40	56.4%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Phoenix	80	$41,000	$19.70	$52,600	$25.30	-43.6%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Little Rock	40	$41,500	$20.00	$56,400	$27.10	71.8%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	80	$73,800	$35.50	$85,700	$41.20	-56.4%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chicago (Area)	70	$64,800	$31.20	$80,900	$38.90	-74.4%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Jackson	40	$45,300	$21.80	$61,900	$29.80	103.8%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Missoula	50	$47,100	$22.60	$57,800	$27.80	1111.5%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Harrisburg	40	NA	NA	NA	NA	70.5%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	50	$56,600	$27.20	$66,900	$32.10	144.9%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Richmond	30	$46,800	$22.50	$58,600	$28.20	-34.6%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
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
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Madison	30	$54,200	$26.10	$59,600	$28.60	21.8%
Milwaukee	NA	$48,300	$23.20	$51,400	$24.70	NA