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Forest Resources Production and Management Major

Forest Resources Production and Management

9 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
14 Master's Degrees Annually
#1,013 in Popularity

Types of Degrees Forest Resources Production and Management Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many forest resources production & management graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 17
Bachelor’s Degree 12
Doctor’s Degree 6
Graduate Certificate 5
Associate Degree 3

What Forest Resources Production and Management Majors Need to Know

People with careers related to forest resources production and management were asked what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important for their jobs. They weighted these areas on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the highest.

Knowledge Areas for Forest Resources Production and Management Majors

This major prepares you for careers in which these knowledge areas are important:

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  • English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
  • Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
  • Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
  • Biology - Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
  • Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Skills for Forest Resources Production and Management Majors

forest resources production and management majors are found most commonly in careers in which the following skills are important:

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  • Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
  • Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
  • Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Abilities for Forest Resources Production and Management Majors

As a forest resources production and management major, you will find yourself needing the following abilities:

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  • Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
  • Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
  • Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
  • Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
  • Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

What Can You Do With a Forest Resources Production and Management Major?

Below is a list of occupations associated with forest resources production and management:

Job Title Job Growth Rate Median Salary
First-Line Supervisors of Logging Workers 2.1% $46,960
Foresters 4.9% $61,410
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors 4.5% $86,900

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Forest Resources Production and Management?

12 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
33% Percent Women
58% Percent Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This major attracts more men than women. About 67% of the graduates in this field are male.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of forest resources production and management majors is as follows:

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Some careers associated with forest resources production and management require an advanced degree while some may not even require a bachelor’s. Whatever the case may be, pursuing more education usually means that more career options will be available to you.

Find out what the typical degree level is for forest resources production and management careers below.

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Education Level Percentage of Workers
Less than a High School Diploma 7.4%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) 11.4%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) 3.0%
Some College Courses 1.9%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree) 2.2%
Bachelor’s Degree 31.1%
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master. 0.8%
Master’s Degree 0.4%
Doctoral Degree 29.0%
Post-Doctoral Training 13.5%

Online Forest Resources Production and Management Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level Colleges Offering Programs Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year) 0 0
Certificate (1-2 years) 0 0
Certificate (2-4 Years) 0 0
Associate’s Degree 2 0
Bachelor’s Degree 1 1
Post-Baccalaureate 0 0
Master’s Degree 3 1
Post-Master’s 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Research) 2 0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Other) 0 0

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to forest resources production and management.

Major Number of Grads
Forestry, General 943
Forest Sciences & Biology 353
Forest Technology/Technician 304
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management 299
Urban Forestry 111
Forestry, Other 103
Wood Science & Wood Products/Pulp & Paper Technology 87

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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