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