Forestry Schools In Missouri
Missouri has 2 accredited forestry schools where forestry faculty who teach forestry classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the forestry academic community in Missouri, and the future trends in forestry training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Forestry
- Bachelors degree in Forestry
- Masters degree in Forestry
- PhD degree in Forestry
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Professional Trends
Missouri Vs. National Forestry Employment
| Missouri | 2,270 |
| National | 128,010 |
Of all of the forestry professionals in the country, nearly 2% are in the state of Missouri.
Employment Growth for Forestry professionals In Missouri
| 2,770 | 2,460 | 2,440 | 1,640 | 2,270 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Forestry is a shrinking field in Missouri. In Missouri, 500 less forestry professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Missouri, this field has shrunk by 18% in four years. 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 Missouri
| $44,938 | $47,235 | $50,325 | $48,662 | $48,474 |
| $43,489 | $45,096 | $45,354 | $45,661 | $46,263 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Forestry
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Missouri, as the number of forestry professionals is declining, the salaries earned by forestry professionals are increasing. The mean salary for forestry professionals in 2006 was $44,938 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $48,474 per year.
Salary percentiles for Forestry professionals in Missouri
10th percentile |
$29,920 |
25th percentile |
$36,502 |
50th percentile |
$47,392 |
75th percentile |
$59,052 |
90th percentile |
$69,334 |
Thus, forestry professionals' salaries grew by 7% in 4 years. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of Missouri, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of forestry. The pay differential between the highest paid forestry professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 132%
Average Salaries for Forestry professionals and related professions in Missouri
Biology |
$46,325 |
Fire Science |
$55,720 |
Forestry |
$48,474 |
Public Administration |
$81,990 |
Forestry professionals in Missouri earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Forestry programs available for each degree type for all schools in Missouri
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
1 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 4 |
The number of students graduating from the 2 accredited forestry schools in Missouri is decreasing. In 2006 there were 64 forestry graduates from forestry courses in Missouri and in 2010 there were 20 graduates.
This represents a 69% decrease in the number of forestry degree or certificate school graduates in Missouri state. 25% of these graduates received an associate's degree in forestry.