Vocational Programs for Forest and Conservation Technicians Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
29K	$26.09	$54,260

The role of Forest and Conservation Technicians is to provide technical assistance regarding the conservation of soil, water, forests, or related natural resources The average annual wage of the occupations is $54,260 and $26 per hour. 5 vocational programs could be taken for the Forest and Conservation Technicians career. Based on BLS data, a total of 28,740 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Forest and Conservation Technicians Career

The following 5 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Forest and Conservation Technicians.

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 Forest and Conservation Technicians
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Natural Resources/Conservation	45	-	-	-	-
Environmental Science	39	-	-	-	-
Forestry	12	-	-	-	-
Forest Technology/Technician	17	-	-	-	-
Forestry (other)	3	-	-	-	-

Schools offering voational programs for Forest and Conservation Technicians

The following 112 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Forest and Conservation Technicians. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.