SOC 45-4011 · Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations · May 2025

How much do Forest and Conservation Workers make in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Forest and Conservation Workers in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is $43,680. The 10th percentile is $43,680 and the 90th percentile is $43,680. Employment is 180.

Median annual wage

$43,680

10th percentile
$43,680
25th percentile
$43,680
Median
$43,680
75th percentile
$43,680
90th percentile
$43,680
Mean
$43,500

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Forest and Conservation Workers, the published 10th percentile is $43,680 and the 90th percentile is $43,680. The difference is $0, which is 0.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $43,680 to the 75th at $43,680, covers $0.

The mean annual wage is $43,500, which sits below the median of $43,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA median is about the same as the national median of $43,680 for Forest and Conservation Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $39,517, which is 9.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the California median of $43,680.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 110.534, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $43,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Forest and Conservation Workers at $39,517 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Forest and Conservation Workers. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ranks 1st of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 57 miles away, with a median of $43,680 and employment of 370. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,462, against $39,517 here.
  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 164 miles away, with a median of $43,680 and employment of 140. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,039, against $39,517 here.
  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 171 miles away, with a median of $43,680 and employment of 110. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,036, against $39,517 here.

Employment share

Forest and Conservation Workers accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (180 of 323,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.00% of employment (6,050 of 155,495,730). The local share is 14.28 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA · Forest and Conservation Workers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Forest and Conservation Workers make in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Forest and Conservation Workers in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is $43,680. The 10th percentile is $43,680 and the 90th percentile is $43,680. Employment is 180.

How does that compare with the national median for Forest and Conservation Workers?

The local median is about the same as the national median of $43,680.

What is Forest and Conservation Workers pay in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 110.534, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $43,680 is $39,517. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA compare with nearby metros for Forest and Conservation Workers?

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 57 miles away, at $43,680. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ranks 1st of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.