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What is a forest engineer and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025
2 min read
There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a forest engineer. For example, did you know that they make an average of $44.32 an hour? That's $92,194 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 5% and produce 1,800 job opportunities across the U.S.
ScoreForest EngineerUS Average
Salary
7.2

Avg. Salary $92,194

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level
6.6

Growth rate 5%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity
7.1
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 1.13%

Asian 1.37%

Black or African American 0.23%

Hispanic or Latino 1.82%

Unknown 2.96%

White 92.49%

Gender

female 13.33%

male 86.67%

Age - 41
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 41
Stress level
6.6

Stress level is high

7.1 - high

Complexity level
7.9

Complexity level is challenging

7 - challenging

Work life balance
6.8

Work life balance is good

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a forest engineer

  1. Explore forest engineer education requirements

    Most common forest engineer degrees

    Bachelor's

    90.9 %

    Associate

    9.1 %
  2. Start to develop specific forest engineer skills

    SkillsPercentages
    Harvest100.00%
  3. Complete relevant forest engineer training and internships

    Accountants spend an average of 1-2 years on post-employment, on-the-job training. New forest engineers learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a forest engineer based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real forest engineer resumes.
  4. Research forest engineer duties and responsibilities

    • Manage Terraform and refactore from monolithic to application specific components.
    • Perform multiple augments installing and adding new devices/servers along with adding configurations for video streaming using Unix and checking router configurations.
    • Prepare soil data in geotechnical software and graphical figures to be used and review by professional engineering project managers.
  5. Apply for forest engineer jobs

    Now it's time to start searching for a forest engineer job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

    1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
    2. Consult your professional network
    3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
    4. Watch out for job scams

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Average forest engineer salary

The average forest engineer salary in the United States is $92,194 per year or $44 per hour. Forest engineer salaries range between $64,000 and $131,000 per year.

Average forest engineer salary
$92,194 Yearly
$44.32 hourly

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Updated January 8, 2025

Zippia Research Team
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The Zippia Research Team has spent countless hours reviewing resumes, job postings, and government data to determine what goes into getting a job in each phase of life. Professional writers and data scientists comprise the Zippia Research Team.

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