Forestry Schools In Ohio
Ohio has 3 accredited forestry schools where forestry faculty who teach forestry classes can find employment. The trends in Ohio'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
- Bachelors degree in Forestry
- Masters degree in Forestry
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Professional Trends
Ohio Vs. National Forestry Employment
| Ohio | 2,930 |
| National | 128,010 |
Approximately 2% of the country's forestry professionals work in Ohio state.
Employment Growth for Forestry professionals In Ohio
| 3,370 | 3,630 | 3,790 | 2,940 | 2,930 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Ohio, forestry is a shrinking field. 440 less forestry professionals were working in Ohio in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of forestry has shrunk by 13% in Ohio. 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 Ohio
| $49,525 | $49,928 | $45,874 | $48,296 | $48,652 |
| $44,230 | $45,388 | $47,259 | $48,341 | $48,873 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Forestry
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to forestry professionals are declining in Ohio. Forestry professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $49,525 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $48,652 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Forestry professionals in Ohio
10th percentile |
$29,376 |
25th percentile |
$37,190 |
50th percentile |
$47,962 |
75th percentile |
$60,126 |
90th percentile |
$70,026 |
This represents a decline in salaries of 2%. This decline is quite different from state trends for all professionals. In Ohio state, within the field of forestry, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid forestry professionals earn 138% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Forestry professionals and related professions in Ohio
Biology |
$58,227 |
Fire Science |
$58,705 |
Forestry |
$48,652 |
Public Administration |
$89,988 |
In Ohio, forestry professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Forestry programs available for each degree type for all schools in Ohio
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
2 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
2 |
| Total | 6 |
The number of students graduating from the 3 accredited forestry schools in Ohio is decreasing. In 2006 there were 88 forestry graduates from forestry courses in Ohio and in 2010 there were 18 graduates.
There was a decrease in the number of forestry school degree or certificate graduates in Ohio by 80%. Most of these graduates, or 33%, earned an bachelor's degree in forestry.