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