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Highest Paying Industries for Forest and Conservation Technicians

The top 29 highest paying industries for forest and conservation technicians (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $57,280, electric power generation, transmission and distribution is the highest paying industry for forest and conservation technicians. It is followed by utilities industry (average annual salary $56,800). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of forest and conservation technicians in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 29 Highest Paying Industries for Forest and Conservation Technicians

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$57,280	$31,340	40
2	Utilities	$56,800	$31,530	50
3	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$54,410	$28,790	50
4	Educational Services - Privately owned	$54,410	$28,790	50
5	Social Advocacy Organizations	$43,150	$30,930	360
6	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$42,670	$28,560	380
7	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$42,670	$28,560	380
8	Logging	$41,730	$33,030	n/a
9	Forestry and Logging	$41,730	$33,030	n/a
10	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$40,950	$26,900	310
11	Educational Services	$40,850	$26,890	310
12	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$39,270	$26,610	260
13	Educational Services - State government owned	$39,270	$26,610	260
14	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$38,040	$24,640	2,040
15	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$38,030	$24,650	2,040
16	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$36,920	$26,480	190
17	Scientific Research and Development Services	$36,920	$26,480	190
18	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$35,950	$26,720	480
19	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$35,460	$25,270	850
20	State government, including schools and hospitals	$35,370	$23,620	4,860
21	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$35,120	$25,180	28,750
22	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$35,050	$23,580	4,600
23	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$34,950	$25,180	28,480
24	Federal, State, and Local Government	$34,950	$25,180	28,480
25	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	$34,850	$20,840	n/a
26	Federal government, including USPS	$34,780	$25,190	21,850
27	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$34,780	$25,190	21,850
28	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$31,730	$18,360	190
29	Testing Laboratories	$30,890	$18,120	170