Forestry Schools In New York
New York has 3 accredited forestry schools where forestry faculty who teach forestry classes can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in forestry in the state of New York, which encompasses 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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Statistics
Professional Trends
New York Vs. National Forestry Employment
| New York | 5,450 |
| National | 128,010 |
Approximately 4% of the country's forestry professionals work in New York state.
Employment Growth for Forestry professionals In New York
| 1,480 | 5,070 | 4,900 | 5,250 | 5,450 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In New York, forestry is a growing field. 3,970 more forestry professionals were working in New York in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of forestry has grown by 268% in New York. This growth is faster than the change in the number of forestry professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of forestry professionals has grown by 8% from 2006 to 2010.
Forestry VS. All Professions salaries in New York
| $46,313 | $49,695 | $52,680 | $55,055 | $55,702 |
| $47,100 | $51,120 | $53,567 | $54,837 | $56,461 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Forestry
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by forestry professionals is increasing in New York. The mean salary for forestry professionals in 2006 was $46,313 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $55,702 per year.
Salary percentiles for Forestry professionals in New York
10th percentile |
$40,605 |
25th percentile |
$46,607 |
50th percentile |
$54,320 |
75th percentile |
$63,468 |
90th percentile |
$74,473 |
Thus, there was a 17% growth in forestry professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In New York state, within the field of forestry, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid forestry professionals earn 83% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Forestry professionals and related professions in New York
Biology |
$63,162 |
Fire Science |
$64,646 |
Forestry |
$55,702 |
Public Administration |
$108,515 |
Forestry professionals in New York earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Forestry programs available for each degree type for all schools in New York
associate |
5 |
bachelor |
6 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 13 |
The number of students graduating from the 3 accredited forestry schools in New York is decreasing. In 2006, 306 students graduated from forestry courses in New York. And in 2010, 85 students graduated.
This represents a 72% decrease in the number of forestry degree or certificate school graduates in New York state. Most of these graduates, or 46%, earned a bachelor's degree in forestry.