Land management forester vs urban forester

The differences between land management foresters and urban foresters 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 an urban forester. Additionally, an urban forester has an average salary of $56,526, which is higher than the $53,554 average annual salary of a land management forester.

The top three skills for a land management forester include harvest, GIS and BLM. The most important skills for an urban forester are GIS, data analysis, and urban forestry.

Land management forester vs urban forester overview

	Land Management Forester	Urban Forester
Yearly salary	$53,554	$56,526
Hourly rate	$25.75	$27.18
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	63,379	583
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 79%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Land management forester vs urban forester salary

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

	Land Management Forester	Urban Forester
Average salary	$53,554	$56,526
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $109,000	Between $33,000 And $95,000
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Differences between land management forester and urban forester education

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

	Land Management Forester	Urban Forester
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 79%
Most common major	Forestry	Forestry
Most common college	Duke University	Duke University

Land management forester vs urban forester demographics

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

	Land Management Forester	Urban Forester
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 69.5% Female, 30.5%	Male, 67.4% Female, 32.6%
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 urban forester 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.

Urban forester example responsibilities.

Manage inventory and treatment data as well as special projects for privately-own timberland using advance GIS and database software.
Used GPS and create detailed ArcGIS maps to monitor and record data and assist with design schematics for contract work.
Conduct field surveys and provide infrastructure recommendations to support future development, mitigate environmental impacts, and reduce costs.
Maintain FSC chain of custody certification, and support MN master logger program.

Land management forester vs urban forester skills

Common land management forester skills

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

Common urban forester skills

GIS, 44%
Data Analysis, 44%
Urban Forestry, 7%
Data Collection, 3%
GPS, 2%

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