Studies how wildfires shape forests and helps plan controlled 'good fires' to prevent disasters.
Joins a crew lighting a controlled burn in a pine forest, measures how hot it got, and returns a year later to see which plants sprouted.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Master's in forestry, ecology, or fire science.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Forestry, Ecology, Fire Science.
Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years). Estimate; wildfire concerns drive demand.
Low risk for 10 years. Fire models and satellites improve, but lighting controlled burns and on-the-ground study stay human; demand is rising.
Classes: AP Environmental Science, Biology, Earth science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-1029.
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