CALIFORNIA POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION COMMISSION

NOTICE OF IMPENDING CLOSURE

Funding for CPEC has been eliminated from the 2011-12 state budget; as a result, the agency will close in fall 2011. The website will move to the Community College Chancellor's Office on Friday, 9/23/2011. It will be down over the weekend. It is not known what sections of the website will be available in the future.

Occupations matched from program:
Natural Resources/Conservation, General

Natural Sciences Managers
(11-9121)
Degree: Bachelor's Degrees
Green Jobs?: No
Annual Wage: $134,906
Annual CA Projected Openings: 250

Conservation Scientists & Foresters
(19-1030)
Degree: Bachelor's Degrees
Green Jobs?: No
Annual Wage: NA
Annual CA Projected Openings: NA

Conservation Scientists
(19-1031)
Degree: Bachelor's Degrees
Green Jobs?: Yes
Annual Wage: $68,460
Annual CA Projected Openings: 50

Foresters
(19-1032)
Degree: Bachelor's Degrees
Green Jobs?: Yes
Annual Wage: $60,072
Annual CA Projected Openings: NA

Environmental Scientists & Specialists, Including Health
(19-2041)
Degree: Bachelor's Degrees
Green Jobs?: Yes
Annual Wage: $72,357
Annual CA Projected Openings: 290

Forest & Conservation Technicians
(19-4093)
Degree: Associate Degrees
Green Jobs?: No
Annual Wage: $36,866
Annual CA Projected Openings: 130

Forest & Conservation Workers
(45-4011)
Degree: Degree Not Required
Green Jobs?: No
Annual Wage: $23,698
Annual CA Projected Openings: 80

The Commission uses a variety of sources to compile this information including California EDD Labor Market Info and the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.