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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
- Firefighter
- Fire Management Officer
- Fire Engine Operator
- Conservation Technician
- Conservation Specialist
- Conservation Officer
- Conservation Agent
Tasks for “Forester Aide”
- Keep records of the amount and condition of logs taken to mills.
- Install gauges, stream flow recorders, and soil moisture measuring instruments, and collect and record data from them to assist with watershed analysis.
- 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.
- Measure distances, clean sightlines, and record data to help survey crews.
- Plan and supervise construction of access routes and forest roads.
- Select and mark trees for thinning or logging, drawing detailed plans that include access roads.
- Supervise forest nursery operations, timber harvesting, land use activities such as livestock grazing, and disease or insect control programs.
- Provide information about, and enforce, regulations such as those concerning environmental protection, resource utilization, fire safety and accident prevention.
- Thin and space trees and control weeds and undergrowth, using manual tools and chemicals, or supervise workers performing these tasks.
- Patrol park or forest areas to protect resources and prevent damage.
- Conduct laboratory or field experiments with plants, animals, insects, diseases and soils.
- Develop and maintain computer databases.
- Perform reforestation or forest renewal, including nursery and silviculture operations, site preparation, seeding and tree planting programs, cone collection, and tree improvement.
- Issue fire permits, timber permits, and other forest use licenses.
- Survey, measure, and map access roads and forest areas such as burns, cut-over areas, experimental plots, and timber sales sections.
- Provide forestry education and general information, advice, and recommendations to woodlot owners, community organizations, and the general public.
- 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.
- Monitor activities of logging companies and contractors.
- Manage forest protection activities, including fire control, fire crew training, and coordination of fire detection and public education programs.
Related Technology & Tools
- Theodolites
- Amphibious excavators
- Hydraulic truck-mounted cranes
- Soil moisture meters
- Desktop computers
- Tree corers
- Calipers
- Electronic rain gauges ERR
- Chain saws
- Macroalgae harvesters
- Water level recorders
- Clearing hooks
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Excavators
- Soil probes
- Moisture meters
- Axes
- Trawls
- Tensiometers
- Seed drills
- pH meters
- Leaf area meter scanning instruments
- Fire plows
- Altimeters
- All terrain vehicles ATV
- Winch trucks
- Measuring wheels
- Water monitoring meters
- Tree planter spades
- Wildland fire pumper trucks
- Field personal computers PC
- Electroshocking boats
- Remote sensing equipment
- Soil augers
- Watermark soil moisture data collectors
- Stadia rods
- Prisms
- Front end loaders
- Shovels
- Frame nets
- Sprayers
- Bulldozers
- Field data recorders
- Gill nets
- Pulaski tools
- Seines
- Two way radios
- Terrain torches
- Remote video cameras
- Aquatic weed harvesters
- Video editing equipment
- Mantax computer tree calipers
- Pickup trucks
- Plug spades
- Personal computers
- Laser rangefinders
- Slurry buckets
- Survey levels
- Dump trucks
- Truck cranes
- Diameter tapes
- Pocket transits
- Boats
- McLeod tools
- Lawn mowers
- Basal area factor BAF prisms
- Wedges
- Planimeters
- Harrows
- Wheeler pentaprism calipers
- Trail motorbikes
- Water monitoring samplers
- Water samplers
- Truck-mounted water pumps
- Trucks
- Brush trucks
- Grass whips
- Laser tree measuring devices
- Global positioning system GPS data collectors
- Hypsometers
- Snowplows
- Airboats
- Aerial bucket trucks
- Magnetic locators
- Tugboats
- Gunjets for pressurized sprayers
- Loggers' tapes
- Brush hooks
- Backhoes
- Increment borers
- Survey transits
- Geological compasses
- Dibblers
- Rubber-tired bulldozers
- Crown densitometers
- Notebook computers
- Clinometers
- Laser surveying equipment
- Girdling tools
- Planters
- Water trucks
- Track bulldozers
- Relaskops
- Handheld refractometers
- Winches
- Farm tractors
- Hydraulic dredges
- Fertilizer spreaders
- Metal detectors
- Forestry rain gauges
- Forklifts
- Stream flow gauges
- Total stations
- Digital cameras
- Pruning saws
- Forest EcoSurvey
- Remote sensing software
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Assisi Software Forest
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- Forest Vegetation Simulator FVS
- RockWare ArcMap
- Atterbury Consultants SuperAce
- Traverse PC
- Web browser software
- Allegro Landmark
- Geomechanical design analysis GDA software
- PhoenixPRO Forest Activity Tracking
- LoggerPC software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- HARVEST
- Photogrammetric software
- Word processing software
- Database software
- LJI Technologies Lumberjack
- Fire behavior modeling software
- Assisi Software Compiler
- Spreadsheet software
- Computer graphics software
- Ben Meadows Yeoman Expedition
- Corel Presentation
- Autodesk AutoCAD LT
- JRP Consulting Survey Wizard
- Microsoft Office
- ESRI ArcView
- Microsoft Access
- Desktop publishing software
- JRP Consulting Plant Wizard
- Haglof Sweden AB TCruise Forest Inventory
- Assisi Software Forest Inventory