Jobs in Natural Resources.

Oregon State University

December 2nd, 2010

Unfortunately, we don’t collect detailed statistics on…

• Self-employed• Small agriculture

• State and federal government

• Currently conducting a detailed survey of the farming, forestry, and fishing industries to gather more detail

In Oregon, in 2009…

• Less than 5,000 firms

• 35,000 jobs

• $580 million in wages

• Jobs typically pay slightly higher wages that other jobs in similar industries

• Jobs typically pay much higher wages than the statewide average

Recent Online Ads for Green Jobs

• During the month of August• 710 ads for green jobs (engineering)• 37,790 ads for all jobs (health care)

• Portland dominates the green jobs market (53%) but all areas of the state have a proportionate share

• Growth in green job ads was not correlated with growth for all job ads over-the-year

• SolarWorld, U.S. Forest Service, and Army Corps of Engineers (200 employers total) for Summer 2010

• 3 largest health care employers advertised 500+ jobs each

OccupationAnnual Average

Wage2008-2018 Openings

Supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers

$50,905.00 67

Soil and plant scientists $64,154.00 24Zoologists and wildlife biologists $63,643.00 53Conservations scientists $66,445.00 6Environmental scientists $64,638.00 42

Possible Occupations for OSU Environmental Sciences, Fish, and Marine Resources Graduates

Future Growth 2008-2018

• State government (non-education): 8%• Local government (non-education): 7%• Federal government: -2%

• Professional and technical services: 20%• Educational and health services: 23%• Other services: 8%

• Total employment: 9%

Charlie JohnsonOregon Employment DepartmentCharlie.B.Johnson@state.or.us

(503) 947-3098

www.QualityInfo.org/Green

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