Science
What you can do with Wildlife and Fisheries
Studying and managing wild animal populations and the habitat they depend on.
- Careers
- 5
- Early career
- $46,600
- Mid-career
- $79,000
- Growing fast
- 0 of 5
How these numbers work: A major does not have its own salary. Early and mid-career pay is what people who hold this degree earn at the start of their careers and midway through them. Career pay comes from the 5 careers a Wildlife and Fisheries degree commonly leads to, and counts everyone in those jobs, including people who have been doing them for thirty years. The two answer different questions, which is why they do not match.
The New York Fed does not report Wildlife and Fisheries on its own. Its early and mid-career figures here are for Animal and Plant Sciences, the broader group it places this major in.
0 of 5 careers this degree leads to are projected to grow faster than average from 2024 to 2034.
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5 careers this degree leads to
Biologist
$98,920Study living things and how they work, in labs, in the field and for agencies and industry.
- Middle half of workers
- $76,800 to $127,670
- Growth
- Slower than average
- Openings a year
- 4,800
- Research
- Lab Techniques
- Data Analysis
- Scientific Writing
Environmental Scientist
$82,220Conduct research and advise on protecting the environment and human health.
- Middle half of workers
- $64,490 to $107,970
- Growth
- About average
- Openings a year
- 8,500
Work-life68Remote42Satisfaction75- Environmental Assessment
- Data Analysis
- GIS
- Fieldwork
Zoologist / Wildlife Biologist
$76,780Study animals in the wild and the lab, informing conservation and how species and habitats are managed.
- Middle half of workers
- $61,180 to $96,100
- Growth
- Slower than average
- Openings a year
- 1,400
Work-life51Remote58- Field Research
- Species Identification
- Data Collection
- Science
Conservation Scientist
$73,010Manage forests, rangelands, and natural resources so they stay productive without being destroyed.
- Middle half of workers
- $57,700 to $91,560
- Growth
- About average
- Openings a year
- 2,500
Work-life51Remote17- Land Management
- GIS Mapping
- Field Assessment
- Science
Forest / Conservation Technician
$54,560Do the fieldwork of forest and land management: measuring stands, planting, trail work and fire support.
- Middle half of workers
- $47,360 to $68,600
- Growth
- Declining
- Openings a year
- 3,900
- Fieldwork
- Measurement
- Physical Stamina
- Equipment
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Where these pay figures come from
Early and mid-career pay is the median annual wage of full-time workers who hold a bachelor's degree in that major, ages 22 to 27 and ages 35 to 45, from 2024 data. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (IPUMS). Published as Outcomes by Major by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Career pay is the annual wage of everyone working in that occupation, not only recent graduates, so it includes people who have done the job for decades. The middle half is the 25th to the 75th percentile. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET OnLine (median and percentile annual wages May 2025; employment projections 2024-2034).
All figures are national. What you earn depends on where you work, who you work for, and how far you take the degree.