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	Foresters	Conservation Scientists	Natural Sciences Managers	Soil and Plant Scientists	Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
SUMMARY	21% Low Risk	11% Minimal Risk	10% Minimal Risk	10% Minimal Risk	12% Minimal Risk
JOB SCORE	5.9/10	6.6/10	6.9/10	7.6/10	6.5/10
POLLING	26% (Low Risk, Based on 87 votes)	24% (Low Risk, Based on 29 votes)	40% (Moderate Risk, Based on 18 votes)	22% (Low Risk, Based on 78 votes)	20% (Low Risk, Based on 467 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	1.2%	3.4%	3.7%	5.4%	1.6%
WAGES	$70,660 or $33.97 per hour	$67,950 or $32.67 per hour	$161,180 or $77.48 per hour	$71,410 or $34.33 per hour	$72,860 or $35.03 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	9,650	25,590	100,870	16,600	16,920
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DESCRIPTION	Manage public and private forested lands for economic, recreational, and conservation purposes. May inventory the type, amount, and location of standing timber, appraise the timber's worth, negotiate the purchase, and draw up contracts for procurement. May determine how to conserve wildlife habitats, creek beds, water quality, and soil stability, and how best to comply with environmental regulations. May devise plans for planting and growing new trees, monitor trees for healthy growth, and determine optimal harvesting schedules.	Manage, improve, and protect natural resources to maximize their use without damaging the environment. May conduct soil surveys and develop plans to eliminate soil erosion or to protect rangelands. May instruct farmers, agricultural production managers, or ranchers in best ways to use crop rotation, contour plowing, or terracing to conserve soil and water; in the number and kind of livestock and forage plants best suited to particular ranges; and in range and farm improvements, such as fencing and reservoirs for stock watering.	Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields.	Conduct research in breeding, physiology, production, yield, and management of crops and agricultural plants or trees, shrubs, and nursery stock, their growth in soils, and control of pests; or study the chemical, physical, biological, and mineralogical composition of soils as they relate to plant or crop growth. May classify and map soils and investigate effects of alternative practices on soil and crop productivity.	Study the origins, behavior, diseases, genetics, and life processes of animals and wildlife. May specialize in wildlife research and management. May collect and analyze biological data to determine the environmental effects of present and potential use of land and water habitats.

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