Headline risk
3%
Very Low RiskForest and conservation workers
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Under supervision, perform manual labor necessary to develop, maintain, or protect areas such as forests, forested areas, woodlands, wetlands, and rangelands through such activities as raising and transporting seedlings; combating insects, pests, and diseases harmful to plant life; and building structures to control water, erosion, and leaching of soil. Includes forester aides, seedling pullers, tree planters, and gatherers of nontimber forestry products such as pine straw.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 43,680
Employment 2024
10.8K
Projected Change (2024–34)
-4.7%
Openings (2024–34)
2.0K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of forest and conservation workers is projected to grow 5 percent from 2024 to 2034, decline.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Check equipment to ensure that it is operating properly. AI use: 0%
- 2. Fight forest fires or perform prescribed burning tasks under the direction of fire suppression officers or forestry technicians. AI use: 0%
- 3. Perform fire protection or suppression duties, such as constructing fire breaks or disposing of brush. AI use: 0%
- 4. Confer with other workers to discuss issues, such as safety, cutting heights, or work needs. AI use: 0%
- 5. Explain or enforce regulations regarding camping, vehicle use, fires, use of buildings, or sanitation. AI use: 0%
- 6. Maintain tallies of trees examined and counted during tree marking or measuring efforts. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 44.5 · 50K employed
Under 25: 10% · 25–54: 58% · 55+: 30%
Related
Source coverage
10/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
title_match · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Forest and conservation workers perform physical labor to improve the quality of natural areas such as forests, rangelands, and wetlands.
Forest and conservation workers often work outdoors, sometimes in remote locations and in all types of weather. Most forest and conservation workers are employed full time, although part-time or seasonal work is common.
Forest and conservation workers typically need a high school diploma to enter the occupation and receive on-the-job training to attain competency.
The median annual wage for forest and conservation workers was $43,680 in May 2024.
Employment of forest and conservation workers is projected to grow 5 percent from 2024 to 2034, decline.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.