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