SOC 45-4011 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Forest and Conservation Workers — Arkansas
Arkansas
Median pay for this occupation in Arkansas comes to $47,310 a year, ahead of the national median of $43,680 by 8.3%.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to decline
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- -4.7%
- Openings per year
- 2,000
- Typical entry-level education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-term on-the-job training
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
15.1% of people in this occupation work for themselves.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Arkansas.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
Median pay for this occupation in Arkansas comes to $47,310 a year, ahead of the national median of $43,680 by 8.3%. Pay ranges from under $37,520 at the tenth percentile to more than $58,440 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $41,490 to $48,790.
The area has 30 jobs in this occupation, giving a location quotient of 0.67 — a measure of how concentrated the occupation is here relative to the country as a whole. Arkansas ranks number 7th out of 27 states by median pay for this occupation. Of the 673 occupations with published wages in this area, it sits 358th.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $37,520 | −14.1% |
| 25th | $41,490 | −5.0% |
| Median (50th) | $47,310 | +8.3% |
| 75th | $48,790 | +11.7% |
| 90th | $58,440 | +33.8% |
| Mean | $47,140 | +7.9% |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Arkansas run 13.1% below the national average, so the median of $47,310 goes as far as $54,442 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 24.6% above the national median in real terms.
Published median
$47,310as reported by BLSLocal price level
86.9US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$54,442US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $47,310 a year, 8.3% above the national median.
- Published pay spans $37,520 to $58,440 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 30 jobs in this occupation.
- It ranks 7th of 27 states for this occupation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Forest and Conservation Workers in Arkansas?
The median annual wage is $47,310, or $22.75 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $43,680, so pay in Arkansas is 8.3% higher. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Arkansas earns more than $58,440 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $37,520 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 30 jobs in this occupation in Arkansas. Self-employed workers are not included.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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