Vocational Programs for Foresters Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
9K	$33.98	$70,680

The role of Foresters is to manage public and private forested lands for economic, recreational, and conservation purposes The average annual wage of the occupations is $70,680 and $34 per hour. 7 vocational programs could be taken for the Foresters career. Based on BLS data, a total of 9,450 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Foresters Career

The following 7 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Foresters.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Foresters
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Natural Resources/Conservation	45	-	-	-	-
Natural Resources Management and Policy	9	-	-	-	-
Forestry	12	-	-	-	-
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management	2	-	-	-	-
Urban Forestry	4	-	-	-	-
Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology	2	-	-	-	-
Forestry (other)	3	-	-	-	-

Schools offering voational programs for Foresters

The following 70 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Foresters. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.