What jobs can you do along with forestry and conservation?

I'm currently studying countryside management at university in Wales, the salary i'd be aiming for as a job would be £17000 to £23000. Generally jobs include working for charitable organisations, local authorities or large private estates as countryside rangers and wardens, access officers, conservation officers, otter project officers, ornithological researchers, tree surgeons, removal of large trees, care of veteran trees, community workers, environmental interpreters, environmental educators and general labouring in the countryside. The only way people gain higher paid jobs in this sector is studying ecology to a PHD level and becoming consultants for endangered species, used when large companies are trying to be environmentally friendly when building headquarters, for example. You will be able to survive on that salary. Money doesn't equal happiness. The reason why I'm going down this career path is for the love of the type of work and how much enjoyment I'll get out of it. I think if you're serious about a career in conservation or forestry, try volunteering before hand, because if you want to get rich, be a businessman instead. Good luck

Conservation and related fields are jobs that you do because you love doing them, not because of the salary. There isn't a job in the field that pays any higher than that unless you're able to move up a state or federal system. State systems are notorious for having extremely few openings and positions with very long tenure, which makes them difficult to get into. The fastest way to move up in the federal system is essentially by relocating repeatedly, living in Texas one year, Massachusetts the next, Florida afterward, etc. until you're able to ascend to the point where you're comfortable. Among the largest employers in the field is the Forest Service, so your career choice will have plenty of openings, but you're not going to be anywhere close to raking it in until after you've either moved around quite a bit or spent a decade in the field pursuing local positions.

$30,000 is enough. It wouldn't be fair for you to make more money than that because there are poor people who make less. You should volunteer as a community organizer.