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Average Forest And Conservation Workers Salary in Virginia

Forest And Conservation Workers in Virginia earn a median annual salary of $54,560, which is +24.9% compared to the national median. There are N/A workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Virginia (state).

$54,560
Virginia median annual wage
$26/hour median
+24.9%
Difference vs national median
National median is $43,680
N/A
Local employment
N/A
Location quotient
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$40,600
25th
$43,400
Median
$54,560
75th
$62,400
90th
$62,400

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Virginia, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
101.1%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$53,964
Goods: 100.4%
Services: 92.2%
Rents: 106.8%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Idaho $59,460 Compare N/A
Hawaii $56,330 Compare 60
Massachusetts $51,890 Compare 120
Pennsylvania $50,250 Compare 210
Ohio $48,470 Compare 160
Arkansas $47,310 Compare 30

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Virginia

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Anesthesiologists $488,310 N/A
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $478,710 0.46
Cardiologists $461,450 1.77
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeons $403,430 1.63
Radiologists $376,270 N/A
Surgeons, All Other $360,510 0.40
Chief Executives $310,740 0.90
Psychiatrists $295,010 0.50

Virginia has salary data for 756 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Anesthesiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Forest And Conservation Workers in Virginia

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Forest And Conservation Workers are projected to change by -4.7% from 2024 to 2034, with 2,000 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.