Also called: Forestry Professors
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers build instructing, complex problem solving and judgment and decision making skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Biologists (74%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biologists | 74% | $98,920Pay for the broader BLS group “Biological Scientists, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 2 | Geneticists | 73% | $98,920Pay for the broader BLS group “Biological Scientists, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 3 | Epidemiologists | 71% | $87,220 | −14% | None |
| 4 | Sociologists | 71% | $106,030 | +5% | None |
| 5 | Speech-Language Pathologists | 71% | $97,870 | −4% | None |
| 6 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 70% | $103,410 | +2% | None |
| 7 | Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses | 70% | $97,550Pay for the broader BLS group “Registered Nurses” | Not compared | None |
| 8 | Health Informatics Specialists | 69% | $105,850Pay for the broader BLS group “Computer Systems Analysts” | Not compared | None |
| 9 | Biostatisticians | 68% | $105,650Pay for the broader BLS group “Statisticians” | Not compared | None |
| 10 | Genetic Counselors | 68% | $100,040 | −1% | None |
Compared with Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary, median $101,420. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as forestry and conservation science teachers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
74% skill match · $98,920 (broader BLS group)
Programming · Quality Control Analysis · Judgment and Decision Making
No work-context factor stands out as unusually hard in O*NET data.
73% skill match · $98,920 (broader BLS group)
Judgment and Decision Making · Operations Monitoring · Quality Control Analysis
No work-context factor stands out as unusually hard in O*NET data.
71% skill match · $87,220 · −14% pay
Judgment and Decision Making · Systems Analysis · Systems Evaluation
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Biologists (74% skill match, median $98,920), Geneticists (73% skill match, median $98,920) and Epidemiologists (71% skill match, median $87,220), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 10 pay more than forestry and conservation science teachers at the median. The biggest increases: Natural Sciences Managers (+65%, $167,220), Political Scientists (+40%, $142,080) and Astronomers (+27%, $128,820).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.