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Range Managers

Research or study range land management practices to provide sustained production of forage, livestock, and wildlife.

Wages

BLS doesn't publish wages for Range Managers separately. These are the figures for Conservation Scientists (19-1031), its parent occupation.

Median annual wage, U.S.$73,010
Employment, U.S.25,950
Median hourly wage$35.10
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$47,550$57,700$73,010$91,560$110,410
By state (51)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama110$77,0000.31
Alaska290$79,2605.30
Arizona410$66,7500.76
Arkansas230$73,3201.06
California2,110$79,8100.69
Colorado1,230$84,8202.57
Connecticut140$73,8600.50
Delaware80$63,8501.02
District of Columbia110$99,4000.97
Florida950$51,1300.57
Georgia360$69,2400.44
Hawaii220$65,7402.14
Idaho300$81,3302.13
Illinois730$69,5900.72
Indiana430$64,5700.80
Iowa610$69,2402.36
Kansas220$67,2000.91
Kentucky180$71,9800.53
Louisiana190$80,1900.60
Maine290$75,9002.75
Maryland470$83,2901.02
Massachusetts760$78,7401.26
Michigan820$63,5001.12
Minnesota770$71,2801.57
Mississippi470$59,5102.42
Missouri600$63,1301.22
Montana560$73,9206.53
Nebraska220$76,4001.30
Nevada210$73,0300.79
New Hampshire130$74,6501.14
New Jersey500$64,0200.70
New Mexico330$76,8002.25
New York640$76,9900.40
North Carolina540$64,4600.65
North Dakota340$77,2804.70
Ohio680$63,1600.74
Oklahoma310$71,2701.07
Oregon1,020$80,7903.10
Pennsylvania900$61,4800.89
Rhode Island60$76,1300.66
South Carolina300$52,3100.78
South Dakota360$76,4004.66
Tennessee250$70,5000.46
Texas1,970$68,6200.84
Utah410$78,8501.41
Vermont100$70,1302.00
Virginia480$77,3800.70
Washington1,270$78,4502.14
West Virginia160$69,9101.39
Wisconsin970$79,5401.97
Wyoming150$81,3103.24

Similar occupations

Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.

#OccupationJob ZoneSimilarity
1Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists40.979
2Environmental Restoration Planners50.973
3Foresters40.971
4Soil and Plant Scientists50.968
5Conservation Scientists40.962
6Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health40.959
7Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health40.958
8Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers40.957
9Environmental Compliance Inspectors40.954
10Farm and Home Management Educators50.953

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Range Managers, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.

OccupationSkill to buildLevel gapSimilarity
Food Scientists and TechnologistsQuality Control Analysis1.380.938
GeographersWriting1.130.929
Environmental Engineering Technologists and TechniciansQuality Control Analysis0.880.925
Regulatory Affairs SpecialistsPersuasion0.760.921
Transportation PlannersMathematics1.000.921

Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Range Managers, excluding software Range Managers already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
Geographic information system GIS software10 of 206.5x
ESRI ArcView7 of 208.1x
Adobe Acrobat10 of 202.8x
Microsoft Project11 of 202.5x
Web browser software17 of 201.8x
ESRI ArcInfo4 of 2010.9x
Laboratory information management system LIMS4 of 2010.3x
Mapping software4 of 208.4x
Autodesk AutoCAD9 of 202.4x
Geomechanical design analysis GDA software3 of 209.9x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 4.00 4.25
Active ListeningEssential skill 4.00 4.12
SpeakingEssential skill 4.00 4.00
MonitoringEssential skill 3.88 4.38
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 3.88 4.12
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 3.88 4.00
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 3.75 4.00
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 3.50 3.62
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 3.50 3.50
WritingEssential skill 3.38 3.75
Active LearningEssential skill 3.25 4.00
CoordinationTransferable skill 3.25 3.50
ScienceEssential skill 3.12 3.25
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 3.12 3.12
NegotiationTransferable skill 3.00 3.75
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 3.00 3.50
Service OrientationTransferable skill 3.00 3.25
MathematicsEssential skill 3.00 3.12
PersuasionTransferable skill 3.00 3.12
Time ManagementTransferable skill 3.00 3.12
InstructingTransferable skill 2.88 3.12
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 2.88 2.88
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 2.75 2.88
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 2.50 2.38
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 2.38 2.50
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 2.38 2.12
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 1.88 1.50
Technology DesignTransferable skill 1.88 1.12
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 1.75 1.00
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 1.62 0.88
ProgrammingTransferable skill 1.38 0.38
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 1.25not rated
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 1.12not rated
RepairingTransferable skill 1.12not rated
InstallationTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
Biology 4.33 5.25
English Language 3.74 4.38
Law and Government 3.61 4.25
Geography 3.54 4.96
Customer and Personal Service 3.29 3.96
Administration and Management 3.17 3.79
Mathematics 3.08 4.04
Computers and Electronics 2.87 3.58
Education and Training 2.83 3.54
Administrative 2.79 3.33
Food Production 2.62 3.04
History and Archeology 2.57 3.29
Chemistry 2.54 3.33
Communications and Media 2.54 2.88
Personnel and Human Resources 2.50 3.21
Sociology and Anthropology 2.48 2.92
Engineering and Technology 2.46 3.00
Economics and Accounting 2.42 2.58
Psychology 2.29 2.67
Public Safety and Security 2.29 2.46
Physics 2.25 2.46
Mechanical 2.08 2.29
Telecommunications 2.08 1.46
Transportation 2.00 1.88
Design 2.00 1.83
Building and Construction 1.92 1.96
Sales and Marketing 1.83 1.65
Production and Processing 1.83 1.58
Foreign Language 1.70 1.42
Philosophy and Theology 1.58 1.29
Medicine and Dentistry 1.46 0.88
Fine Arts 1.33not rated
Therapy and Counseling 1.33not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Deductive Reasoning 4.00 4.38
Inductive Reasoning 4.00 4.25
Oral Expression 4.00 4.25
Oral Comprehension 4.00 4.00
Written Comprehension 4.00 4.00
Problem Sensitivity 3.88 4.25
Written Expression 3.88 4.12
Information Ordering 3.50 3.50
Near Vision 3.50 3.50
Speech Clarity 3.50 3.25
Far Vision 3.38 3.38
Category Flexibility 3.25 3.50
Originality 3.25 3.50
Speech Recognition 3.25 3.12
Fluency of Ideas 3.12 3.88
Flexibility of Closure 3.12 3.12
Mathematical Reasoning 3.00 3.00
Number Facility 2.88 2.88
Visual Color Discrimination 2.88 2.75
Selective Attention 2.75 2.88
Perceptual Speed 2.75 2.62
Visualization 2.75 2.62
Depth Perception 2.50 2.50
Trunk Strength 2.50 2.38
Spatial Orientation 2.38 2.12
Time Sharing 2.38 2.12
Auditory Attention 2.25 2.12
Speed of Closure 2.12 2.12
Glare Sensitivity 2.12 2.00
Memorization 2.12 2.00
Multilimb Coordination 2.12 2.00
Stamina 2.12 1.62
Manual Dexterity 2.00 2.00
Control Precision 2.00 1.88
Finger Dexterity 2.00 1.88
Hearing Sensitivity 2.00 1.75
Extent Flexibility 1.88 1.75
Response Orientation 1.88 1.75
Static Strength 1.88 1.75
Arm-Hand Steadiness 1.88 1.62
Reaction Time 1.88 1.50
Dynamic Strength 1.88 1.38
Wrist-Finger Speed 1.88 0.88
Gross Body Coordination 1.75 1.50
Peripheral Vision 1.75 1.38
Rate Control 1.75 1.12
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.62 0.88
Sound Localization 1.50 0.62
Night Vision 1.38 0.62
Explosive Strength 1.12not rated
Speed of Limb Movement 1.12not rated
Dynamic Flexibility 1.00not rated

Software used

Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.

All 52
  • Fuel Characteristic Classification System FCCS
  • GNU Image Manipulation Program GIMP
  • Geographic information system GIS systems
  • Geographic resources analysis support system GRASS
  • Global positioning system GPS software
  • Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
  • Microsoft Great Plains Personal Data Keeper
  • National Resources Conservation Service Ecological Site Information System ESIS
  • National Resources Conservation Service Grazing Spatial Analysis Tool
  • National Resources Conservation Service Web Soil Survey WSS
  • Parbat
  • RSAC Riparian Mapping Tool
  • Satellite image databases
  • The Nature Conservancy Weed Information Management System WIMS
  • USDA Comet
  • USDA Database for Inventory, Monitoring and Assessment (DIMA)
  • USDA NRCS Soil Data Viewer
  • USDA NRCS VegSpec
  • USDA SamplePoint
  • United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Livestock and Environment Toolbox LEAD
  • University of Arizona RangeView
  • Viper Tools

Where it concentrates

BLS doesn't publish wages for Range Managers separately. These are the figures for Conservation Scientists (19-1031), its parent occupation.

Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.

Metro areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO65023.08$84,820
Jefferson City, MO22016.28$56,310
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA32014.66$78,460
Anchorage, AK1705.92$76,430
Bend, OR1005.45$82,630
Jackson, MS1803.90$59,070
Madison, WI2603.86$85,110
Lansing-East Lansing, MI1203.29$67,580
Portland-South Portland, ME1302.76$78,440
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA4502.23$83,580

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