Field of degree: Natural resources
Table 1. Natural resources degree, 2021
Data |
Natural resources |
All fields |
Employment
|
508,700 |
59,687,450 |
Median wage
|
56,000 |
63,000 |
Percent employed part time
|
14 |
14 |
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree
|
55 |
62 |
Percent with an advanced degree
|
32 |
38 |
Chart 1. Types of natural resources, 2021
Natural resources majors |
Major share |
Environmental Science
|
56% |
Natural Resources Management
|
31 |
Forestry
|
14 |
Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a natural resources degree, by occupational group, 2021
Occupational group |
Occupational group share |
Management occupations
|
18% |
Life, physical, and social science occupations
|
15 |
Business and financial operations occupations
|
9 |
Educational instruction and library occupations
|
8 |
Sales and related occupations
|
6 |
Other
|
44 |
Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a natural resources degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile |
Percent growth, projected 2022–32 |
Typical entry-level education |
Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2021 |
Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2021 |
Management analysts
|
10% |
Bachelor's degree |
2% |
35% |
Lawyers
|
8 |
Doctoral or professional degree |
2 |
91 |
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
|
6 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
39 |
Project management specialists
|
6 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
26 |
Biological scientists, all other
|
4 |
Bachelor's degree |
3 |
52 |
Conservation scientists
|
4 |
Bachelor's degree |
3 |
24 |
Postsecondary teachers, all other
|
4 |
Doctoral or professional degree |
2 |
72 |
Managers, all other
|
3 |
Bachelor's degree |
6 |
21 |
Physical scientists, all other
|
2 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
70 |
Elementary school teachers, except special education
|
1 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
49 |
Last Modified Date:
Wednesday, September 6, 2023