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Highest Paying Industries for Foresters

The top 37 highest paying industries for foresters (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 $80,800, wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers is the highest paying industry for foresters. It is followed by veneer, plywood, and engineered wood product manufacturing industry (average annual salary $76,070). 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 foresters in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 37 Highest Paying Industries for Foresters

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$80,800	$54,740	n/a
2	Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing	$76,070	$58,270	60
3	Utilities	$74,500	$50,760	240
4	Wholesale Trade	$74,360	$46,970	150
5	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$73,770	$50,170	220
6	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$72,530	$41,000	1,030
7	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$72,030	$40,240	1,060
8	Social Advocacy Organizations	$71,310	$38,430	50
9	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$69,990	$40,060	40
10	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$68,820	$39,910	60
11	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$68,820	$39,910	60
12	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$67,660	$38,440	60
13	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$66,030	$45,440	180
14	Logging	$64,340	$39,230	330
15	Forestry and Logging	$64,340	$39,230	330
16	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	$64,120	$38,690	330
17	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$63,210	$43,440	130
18	Paper Manufacturing	$63,210	$43,440	130
19	Federal government, including USPS	$62,310	$51,120	1,300
20	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$62,310	$51,120	1,300
21	Manufacturing	$60,440	$40,400	920
22	Wood Product Manufacturing	$60,030	$39,890	790
23	Sawmills and Wood Preservation	$59,030	$39,950	660
24	Other Wood Product Manufacturing	$55,910	$33,710	70
25	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$55,770	$36,980	5,650
26	Federal, State, and Local Government	$55,770	$36,980	5,650
27	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$55,540	$36,980	6,050
28	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$54,930	$35,330	1,260
29	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$54,930	$35,330	1,260
30	Educational Services	$53,260	$36,890	410
31	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$53,200	$36,850	410
32	Educational Services - State government owned	$53,000	$36,830	400
33	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$52,930	$36,790	400
34	State government, including schools and hospitals	$51,200	$35,960	3,490
35	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$51,010	$35,890	3,100
36	Administrative and Support Services	$49,230	$32,150	n/a
37	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$49,230	$32,150	n/a