Life & Physical Science

Conservation Scientists

SOC 19-1031

Help landowners and agencies improve the health and productivity of land.

Median pay

$73k

$58k to $92k typical range

Outlook

Growing

3k openings / yr

Education

Bachelor's

AI exposure

44%

modeled estimate · 54th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

67/100

Key skills

Active Listening
Reading Comprehension
Speaking
Critical Thinking
Writing
Monitoring

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.