Forestry Schools In North Dakota
Forestry classes faculty can choose to work at the only accredited forestry school in North Dakota. The trends in North Dakota's forestry academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in forestry includes forestry training at the following levels:
- Forestry Certificate
- Associates degree in Forestry
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Statistics
Professional Trends
North Dakota Vs. National Forestry Employment
| North Dakota | 610 |
| National | 128,010 |
Of all of the forestry professionals that work in the US, approximately 0% work in North Dakota state.
Employment Growth for Forestry professionals In North Dakota
| 550 | 510 | 470 | 590 | 610 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In North Dakota, forestry is a growing field. In North Dakota, 60 more forestry professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of forestry has grown by 11% in North Dakota. 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 North Dakota
| $41,743 | $42,928 | $45,884 | $47,722 | $48,920 |
| $38,611 | $40,428 | $41,355 | $43,390 | $43,459 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Forestry
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In North Dakota, as the number of forestry professionals is growing, the salaries earned by forestry professionals are increasing. Forestry professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $41,743 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $48,920 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Forestry professionals in North Dakota
10th percentile |
$32,712 |
25th percentile |
$39,648 |
50th percentile |
$48,270 |
75th percentile |
$56,974 |
90th percentile |
$65,650 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 15%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. There is a 101% 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 North Dakota.
Average Salaries for Forestry professionals and related professions in North Dakota
Biology |
$55,273 |
Fire Science |
$53,372 |
Forestry |
$48,920 |
Public Administration |
$97,745 |
Forestry professionals in North Dakota earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Forestry programs available for each degree type for all schools in North Dakota
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
0 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 2 |
As the number of forestry professionals is increasing in North Dakota state, the number of students graduating from the only accredited forestry school in North Dakota state is decreasing.
Thus there was a 100% percent decrease in the number of forestry school degree or certificate graduates in North Dakota. Most of these graduates, or 50%, earned an associate's degree in forestry.