Science
Range Managers
Research or study range land management practices to provide sustained production of forage, livestock, and wildlife.
Median salary
$67,950
Typical range
$45k – $108k
Job outlook
+3% (about average)
AI exposure
Plan a path to Range Managers
Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Range Managers Intern
Internship
$36,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Range Managers
Entry / Junior
$45,260
~2 yrs to advance
Range Managers
Established
$67,950
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Range Managers
Senior
$87,835
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Key skills
A typical day
- •Regulate grazing, such as by issuing permits and checking for compliance with standards, and help ranchers plan and organize grazing systems to manage, improve, protect, and maximize the use of rangelands.
- •Manage forage resources through fire, herbicide use, or revegetation to maintain a sustainable yield from the land.
- •Coordinate with federal land managers and other agencies and organizations to manage and protect rangelands.
- •Measure and assess vegetation resources for biological assessment companies, environmental impact statements, and rangeland monitoring programs.
- •Maintain soil stability and vegetation for non-grazing uses, such as wildlife habitats and outdoor recreation.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Science
Explore all- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- California Institute of Technology3% admit · $112,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- Stanford University4% admit · $122,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.