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Job Description
Provide technical assistance regarding the conservation of soil, water, forests, or related natural resources. May compile data pertaining to size, content, condition, and other characteristics of forest tracts, under the direction of foresters; or train and lead forest workers in forest propagation, fire prevention and suppression. May assist conservation scientists in managing, improving, and protecting rangelands and wildlife habitats.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-4093.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 38,630.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 18.00
- Currently, there are 30,090 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Forest and Conservation Technicians”.
Also Known As…
- Forest and Conservation Technicians
- Wildlife Technician
- Resource Technician
- Resource Manager
- Natural Resources Technician
- Forestry Technician
- Forestry Aide
- Forest Technician
- Forest Ranger
- Fire Technician
- Conservationist
- Wildlife Biologist
- Vector Control Specialist
- Type Mapper
- Tree Warden
- Tree Expert
- Timber Management Technician
- Timber Appraiser
- Soil Tester
- Soil Technologist
- Soil Conservation Technician
- Soil Conservation Aide
- Silviculturist
- Resource Manager Forester
- Park Warden
- Park Ranger
- Grazing Examiner
- Grazing Aide
- Forestry and Wildlife Manager
- Forestry Aid Technician
- Forester Aide
- Forester
- Firefighter
- Fire Management Officer
- Conservation Technician
- Conservation Specialist
- Conservation Officer
- Conservation Agent
Tasks for “Fire Engine Operator”
- Select and mark trees for thinning or logging, drawing detailed plans that include access roads.
- Provide technical support to forestry research programs in areas such as tree improvement, seed orchard operations, insect and disease surveys, or experimental forestry and forest engineering research.
- Provide forestry education and general information, advice, and recommendations to woodlot owners, community organizations, and the general public.
- Conduct laboratory or field experiments with plants, animals, insects, diseases and soils.
- Thin and space trees and control weeds and undergrowth, using manual tools and chemicals, or supervise workers performing these tasks.
- Measure distances, clean sightlines, and record data to help survey crews.
- Patrol park or forest areas to protect resources and prevent damage.
- Perform reforestation or forest renewal, including nursery and silviculture operations, site preparation, seeding and tree planting programs, cone collection, and tree improvement.
- Keep records of the amount and condition of logs taken to mills.
- Issue fire permits, timber permits, and other forest use licenses.
- Inspect trees and collect samples of plants, seeds, foliage, bark and roots to locate insect and disease damage.
- Train and lead forest and conservation workers in seasonal activities, such as planting tree seedlings, putting out forest fires, and maintaining recreational facilities.
- Provide information about, and enforce, regulations such as those concerning environmental protection, resource utilization, fire safety and accident prevention.
- Manage forest protection activities, including fire control, fire crew training, and coordination of fire detection and public education programs.
- Supervise forest nursery operations, timber harvesting, land use activities such as livestock grazing, and disease or insect control programs.
- Monitor activities of logging companies and contractors.
- Plan and supervise construction of access routes and forest roads.
- Develop and maintain computer databases.
- Survey, measure, and map access roads and forest areas such as burns, cut-over areas, experimental plots, and timber sales sections.
- Install gauges, stream flow recorders, and soil moisture measuring instruments, and collect and record data from them to assist with watershed analysis.
Related Technology & Tools
- Metal detectors
- Gunjets for pressurized sprayers
- Planimeters
- Amphibious excavators
- Survey transits
- Measuring wheels
- Wedges
- Water monitoring samplers
- Seed drills
- Two way radios
- Global positioning system GPS data collectors
- Clearing hooks
- Hydraulic truck-mounted cranes
- Water level recorders
- Hypsometers
- Backhoes
- Tree planter spades
- Tree corers
- Pickup trucks
- Basal area factor BAF prisms
- Remote sensing equipment
- Aerial bucket trucks
- Truck-mounted water pumps
- Plug spades
- Relaskops
- Slurry buckets
- Water trucks
- Wildland fire pumper trucks
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Pulaski tools
- Video editing equipment
- Winch trucks
- Leaf area meter scanning instruments
- Crown densitometers
- Forestry rain gauges
- Winches
- Altimeters
- Personal computers
- Track bulldozers
- All terrain vehicles ATV
- Hydraulic dredges
- Tugboats
- Laser surveying equipment
- Theodolites
- Increment borers
- Watermark soil moisture data collectors
- Calipers
- Lawn mowers
- Trail motorbikes
- Loggers' tapes
- Shovels
- Moisture meters
- Clinometers
- Snowplows
- Stream flow gauges
- Diameter tapes
- Stadia rods
- Aquatic weed harvesters
- Airboats
- Rubber-tired bulldozers
- Girdling tools
- Front end loaders
- Bulldozers
- Electroshocking boats
- Boats
- Grass whips
- Soil augers
- Brush hooks
- Tensiometers
- Survey levels
- Desktop computers
- Prisms
- Harrows
- Excavators
- Notebook computers
- Water monitoring meters
- Handheld refractometers
- Field personal computers PC
- Trucks
- Soil probes
- Dump trucks
- Geological compasses
- Fertilizer spreaders
- Macroalgae harvesters
- Pocket transits
- pH meters
- Pruning saws
- Planters
- Sprayers
- Chain saws
- Truck cranes
- Soil moisture meters
- Terrain torches
- Brush trucks
- Laser tree measuring devices
- Dibblers
- Farm tractors
- Wheeler pentaprism calipers
- Fire plows
- Seines
- Remote video cameras
- Magnetic locators
- Field data recorders
- Frame nets
- Axes
- Laser rangefinders
- McLeod tools
- Mantax computer tree calipers
- Digital cameras
- Water samplers
- Total stations
- Trawls
- Gill nets
- Electronic rain gauges ERR
- Forklifts
- Database software
- Traverse PC
- Assisi Software Forest
- Microsoft Word
- ESRI ArcView
- Spreadsheet software
- Assisi Software Compiler
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- PhoenixPRO Forest Activity Tracking
- RockWare ArcMap
- LoggerPC software
- Microsoft Access
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Forest Vegetation Simulator FVS
- Forest EcoSurvey
- Geomechanical design analysis GDA software
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- HARVEST
- Corel Presentation
- Atterbury Consultants SuperAce
- Desktop publishing software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Web browser software
- Ben Meadows Yeoman Expedition
- Microsoft Office
- Fire behavior modeling software
- Word processing software
- Remote sensing software
- Assisi Software Forest Inventory
- JRP Consulting Survey Wizard
- Microsoft Excel
- LJI Technologies Lumberjack
- Haglof Sweden AB TCruise Forest Inventory
- JRP Consulting Plant Wizard
- Photogrammetric software
- Autodesk AutoCAD LT
- Computer graphics software
- Allegro Landmark