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Job Description
Manage public and private forested lands for economic, recreational, and conservation purposes. May inventory the type, amount, and location of standing timber, appraise the timber's worth, negotiate the purchase, and draw up contracts for procurement. May determine how to conserve wildlife habitats, creek beds, water quality, and soil stability, and how best to comply with environmental regulations. May devise plans for planting and growing new trees, monitor trees for healthy growth, and determine optimal harvesting schedules.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-1032.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 60,300.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 28.00
- Currently, there are 8,420 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Foresters”.
Also Known As…
- Foresters
- Urban Forester
- Silviculturist
- Resource Forester
- Regional Forester
- Forester
- Forest Practices Field Coordinator
- Fire Prevention Forester
- Environmental Protection Forester
- Chief Unit Forester
- Area Forester
- Wildlife Removal Specialist
- Utility Forester
- Timber Management Specialist
- Timber Management Assistant
- Staff Forester
- Silviculture Forester
- Operations Forester
- Land Management Forester
- Forestry Supervisor
- Forestry Scientist
- Forestry Consultant
- Forestry Aid
- Forest Supervisor
- Forest Pathologist
- Forest Manager
- Forest Examiner
- Extension Forester
Tasks for “Forestry Technician”
- Contact local forest owners and gain permission to take inventory of the type, amount, and location of all standing timber on the property.
- Choose and prepare sites for new trees, using controlled burning, bulldozers, or herbicides to clear weeds, brush, and logging debris.
- Plan and supervise forestry projects, such as determining the type, number and placement of trees to be planted, managing tree nurseries, thinning forest and monitoring growth of new seedlings.
- Plan and direct construction and maintenance of recreation facilities, fire towers, trails, roads and bridges, ensuring that they comply with guidelines and regulations set for forested public lands.
- Determine methods of cutting and removing timber with minimum waste and environmental damage.
- Direct, and participate in, forest fire suppression.
- Monitor wildlife populations and assess the impacts of forest operations on population and habitats.
- Conduct public educational programs on forest care and conservation.
- Plan and implement projects for conservation of wildlife habitats and soil and water quality.
- Monitor forest-cleared lands to ensure that they are reclaimed to their most suitable end use.
- Develop new techniques for wood or residue use.
- Monitor contract compliance and results of forestry activities to assure adherence to government regulations.
- Plan and direct forest surveys and related studies and prepare reports and recommendations.
- Provide advice and recommendations, as a consultant on forestry issues, to private woodlot owners, firefighters, government agencies or to companies.
- Supervise activities of other forestry workers.
- Map forest area soils and vegetation to estimate the amount of standing timber and future value and growth.
- Negotiate terms and conditions of agreements and contracts for forest harvesting, forest management and leasing of forest lands.
- Subcontract with loggers or pulpwood cutters for tree removal and to aid in road layout.
- Procure timber from private landowners.
- Study different tree species' classification, life history, light and soil requirements, adaptation to new environmental conditions and resistance to disease and insects.
- Establish short- and long-term plans for management of forest lands and forest resources.
- Plan cutting programs and manage timber sales from harvested areas, assisting companies to achieve production goals.
- Analyze effect of forest conditions on tree growth rates and tree species prevalence and the yield, duration, seed production, growth viability, and germination of different species.
- Develop techniques for measuring and identifying trees.
- Perform inspections of forests or forest nurseries.
Related Technology & Tools
- Pole pruners
- Computer laser printers
- Handheld dataloggers
- Forestry axes
- Power pruners
- Computer data input scanners
- Weed sprayers
- Navigational compasses
- Personal computers
- Stump grinders
- Multipurpose front end loaders
- Steel measuring tapes
- Digital clinometers
- Tree scale sticks
- Laptop computers
- Backpack sprayers
- Tablet computers
- Hand pruners
- Multipurpose skid steer loaders
- Chainsaws
- All-terrain vehicles ATV
- Global positioning system GPS devices
- Bucket trucks
- Brush chippers
- Hand saws
- Power loppers
- Four wheel drive 4WD vehicles
- Hip chains
- SMART
- Mapping software
- Microsoft Office
- Trimble CENGEA
- Forest vegetation simulators
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Geographic information system GIS software
- IBM Notes
- Web browser software
- Fountains Forestry TwoDog
- Microsoft Outlook
- Data entry software
- ESRI ArcView
- Work scheduling software
- Forest Metrix
- Microsoft Word
- Forest yield software