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