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Foresters in Washington

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

6.1% Jobs Projection
$63,670 Median Salary
100 Job Openings

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

  • Projected employment for Foresters in Washington is growing faster than average.

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

How Many Foresters Work in Washington?

510 people worked as Foresters in 2018 in this state.

There were 630 Foresters employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 120 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Washington

Jobs for Foresters in this state are growing at a rate of 6.1% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 4.9%.

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Washington Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 100 annual Foresters job openings in Washington, and 1,210 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 Washington?

In 2018 wages for Foresters ranged from $52,540 to $90,540 with $63,670 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $25.26 to $43.53. The median hourly rate was $30.61.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $30.88 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.27.

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

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Top Washington Metros for Foresters

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Foresters.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 100 $63,940
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 90 $62,100
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 70 $68,260
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 50 $62,100

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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