Forestry Schools In Alabama
Alabama has 4 accredited forestry schools where forestry faculty who teach forestry classes can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of forestry and forestry training in Alabama, which includes forestry training at the following levels:
- Forestry Certificate
- Associates degree in Forestry
- Bachelors degree in Forestry
- Masters degree in Forestry
- PhD degree in Forestry
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Professional Trends
Alabama Vs. National Forestry Employment
| Alabama | 1,560 |
| National | 128,010 |
Of all of the forestry professionals in the country, nearly 1% are in the state of Alabama.
Employment Growth for Forestry professionals In Alabama
| 1,280 | 1,420 | 1,470 | 1,680 | 1,560 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Alabama, forestry is a growing field. In Alabama, 280 more forestry professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of forestry professionals has grown by 22%. This is faster than the trend for forestry professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of forestry professionals has grown by 8% between 2006 and 2010.
Forestry VS. All Professions salaries in Alabama
| $45,384 | $44,554 | $45,770 | $45,348 | $53,716 |
| $39,917 | $41,500 | $42,923 | $44,323 | $46,099 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Forestry
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of forestry professionals is growing, the salaries paid to forestry professionals are increasing in Alabama. Forestry professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $45,384 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $53,716 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Forestry professionals in Alabama
10th percentile |
$35,324 |
25th percentile |
$43,614 |
50th percentile |
$52,726 |
75th percentile |
$61,750 |
90th percentile |
$76,312 |
This represents a 16% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 116% pay differential between the highest paid forestry professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of forestry in Alabama.
Average Salaries for Forestry professionals and related professions in Alabama
Biology |
$59,167 |
Fire Science |
$51,640 |
Forestry |
$53,716 |
Public Administration |
$83,052 |
Forestry professionals in Alabama earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Forestry programs available for each degree type for all schools in Alabama
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
3 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 7 |
The number of students graduating from the 4 accredited forestry schools in Alabama is decreasing. In Alabama, there were 116 graduates in 2006. And there were 48 graduates from forestry courses in 2010.
This represents a 59% decrease in the number of forestry degree or certificate school graduates in Alabama state. 43% of these graduates received an bachelor's degree in forestry.