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Foresters in Mississippi

Want to work in Mississippi as a Forester? Read this first!

3.4% Jobs Projection
$59,710 Median Salary
30 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Foresters in Mississippi are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Foresters in Mississippi is growing slower than average.

  • Foresters in Mississippi earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Foresters Work in Mississippi?

In Mississippi, there were 160 people working as Foresters in the year 2018.

There were 190 Foresters employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 150 Foresters working in it, which means Mississippi has more Foresters than average.

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Job Projections for Mississippi

Jobs for Foresters in this state are growing at a rate of 3.4% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 4.9%.

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Mississippi Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 30 annual Foresters job openings in Mississippi, and 300 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 1,100 annual jobs and 12,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Foresters Make in Mississippi?

In 2018 wages for Foresters ranged from $37,750 to $83,550 with $59,710 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $18.15 to $40.17. The median hourly rate was $28.71.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $26.73 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $1.98.

The median salary in Mississippi is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top States for Foresters Employment

View the list below to see where most Foresters work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Oregon 580 $68,260
Washington 510 $63,670
Wisconsin 460 $54,510
California 430 $76,650
Minnesota 390 $65,770
North Carolina 370 $60,750
Georgia 340 $50,310
Pennsylvania 310 $65,910
Michigan 290 $69,600
Virginia 280 $55,550
Idaho 270 $55,660
New York 250 $62,410
Colorado 220 $61,230
South Carolina 200 $60,540
Montana 200 $57,300
Ohio 200 $59,070
Tennessee 180 $56,680
Arkansas 180 $56,860
Texas 180 $64,520
Missouri 170 $48,010

Below are the states where Foresters get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
New Jersey $80,300
District of Columbia $80,260
California $76,650
Connecticut $71,510
Louisiana $71,420
Alaska $71,310
Massachusetts $70,380
Michigan $69,600
Oregon $68,260
Illinois $67,090

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