Land management forester vs silviculturist

The differences between land management foresters and silviculturists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a land management forester and a silviculturist. Additionally, a land management forester has an average salary of $53,554, which is higher than the $52,209 average annual salary of a silviculturist.

The top three skills for a land management forester include harvest, GIS and BLM. The most important skills for a silviculturist are harvest, GIS, and .

Land management forester vs silviculturist overview

	Land Management Forester	Silviculturist
Yearly salary	$53,554	$52,209
Hourly rate	$25.75	$25.10
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	63,379	36
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Land management forester vs silviculturist salary

Land management foresters and silviculturists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Land Management Forester	Silviculturist
Average salary	$53,554	$52,209
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $109,000	Between $24,000 And $109,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between land management forester and silviculturist education

There are a few differences between a land management forester and a silviculturist in terms of educational background:

	Land Management Forester	Silviculturist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Most common major	Forestry	Forestry
Most common college	Duke University	Duke University

Land management forester vs silviculturist demographics

Here are the differences between land management foresters' and silviculturists' demographics:

	Land Management Forester	Silviculturist
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 69.5% Female, 30.5%	Male, 90.0% Female, 10.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 0.8% Unknown, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% Asian, 1.4% White, 91.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 0.2% Unknown, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% Asian, 1.4% White, 92.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between land management forester and silviculturist duties and responsibilities

Land management forester example responsibilities.

Manage landowner survey program to meet SFI standards.
Prepare GIS data and maps for trail signing needs.
Utilize GIS to validate and verify all access requests and accuracy of grants and permissions issue.
Develop and regulate company policies on recreation, and ATV and snowmobile use on company lands.
Develop spreadsheet to calculate seeding proportions from seed tag information and ensure the mixes meet CRP requirements.
Complete route off highway vehicle trail inventories, within designate areas, with all terrain vehicles and GPS.

Silviculturist example responsibilities.

Manage landowner survey program to meet SFI standards.
Redesign GIS schema for inventory data collection.
Assist with fisheries and wildlife projects.
Maintain FSC chain of custody certification, and support MN master logger program.

Land management forester vs silviculturist skills

Common land management forester skills

Harvest, 42%
GIS, 24%
BLM, 17%
GPS, 12%
Mowing, 4%

Common silviculturist skills

Harvest, 64%
GIS, 36%

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