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Arkansas Forest and Paper Council

Forestry pay far higher than average, data show
BY I.C. MURRELL
PINE BLUFF COMMERCIAL
Forestry jobs in Arkansas pay a 134% higher salary than the statewide average, according to research from the Arkansas Forest Resources Center. (Special to The Commercial)

A typical logging, lumber or furniture job pays about $15 to $20 per hour, but that wage can range between $30 and $40 per hour in the pulp and paper sector, according to research from the Arkansas Forest Resources Center.

Forestry jobs in Arkansas pay roughly 35% higher than the average county job and 134% higher than the state average, according to information released from the Arkansas Forest Resources Center.
The compensation for a forestry job is 200% or more higher than the county average in six counties including Jefferson, Ashley and Desha in Southeast Arkansas, and 150% or more higher in 14 counties, including Drew, Cleveland and Bradley.
The average employee in the state makes about $42,264 annually, but in the forestry field — counting wages and benefits — the average salary in the state is $56,526. Those numbers are attributed to information from the Arkansas Department of Commerce, which was processed by the Implan Corp. for economic analysis, according to a news release from the forest resources center.
In total, 51 of the 75 counties in the state pay higher than the average for a county employee, according to the research.
“We’re just trying to let people be aware that … to be quite honest, a lot of people think.....

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Congressman Bruce Westerman is a leader who understands the importance of our natural resources to the strength and security of our nation. Congratulations on his new leadership assignment. Bruce Westerman

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Bruce Westerman tapped as top Republican on House Natural Resources Committee

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Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) is slated to serve as the top Republican on the House Natural Resources Committee for the 117th Congress after being elected by the House Republican Steering Committee on...

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Maintaining a forest for ship building would make a lot of sense if ships were still made of wood. But they aren't. So why does the U.S. Navy maintain a white oak forest in the middle of Indiana?

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Why the Navy manages its own private white oak forest

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The Navy grows a forest of white oaks in Indiana for the sole purpose of restoring and refitting the USS Constitution.

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PotlatchDeltic appoints Eric J. Cremers president and names Michael J. Covey Executive Chairperson.

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PotlatchDeltic Appoints Eric J. Cremers President and Chief Executive Officer and Names Michael J. Covey Executive Chairperson

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(NASDAQ: PCH) PotlatchDeltic Corporation’s board of directors today announced that Eric J. Cremers, currently the company’s president and chief operating officer, has been appointed president and ...

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Americans support each other in times of crisis. Thank you to the brave firefighters who are headed west to fight these historic fires that are destroying forests and threatening the lives of hundreds of thousands.We are so proud of the crew of firefighters who left Fort Smith today to go battle wildfires in Oregon!

Wildfires in California, Oregon, and Washington have burned over 2 million acres this year, causing hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate their homes.

The crew of 20 firefighters, named the “Razorback Crew”, is composed of five employees of the Arkansas Forestry Division, eight employees from the US Forest Service, two from the US Fish and Wildlife Service, two from the National Parks Service, and three from of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The crew chief is Les Miller, a Forestry Division Ranger from Conway County.

This team of firefighters will be working as an initial attack crew that will be sent to prevent new starts to wildfires. The non-federal crew members are being contracted by the US Forest Service to work in Oregon. The US Forest Service will be directing the crew to the areas of the state in most need of their service.

Two other Arkansas Department of Agriculture Forestry Division employees have also worked on fires in California recently and have returned. ... See MoreSee Less

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