Will “Park Ranger” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
42% Chance of Automation
“Park Ranger” will probably not be replaced by robots.
This job is ranked #278 out of #702. A higher ranking (i.e., a lower number) means the job is less likely to be replaced.
Care to share? Click for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or XING. 👍
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
- 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 “Park Ranger”
- Issue fire permits, timber permits, and other forest use licenses.
- Develop and maintain computer databases.
- 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.
- Conduct laboratory or field experiments with plants, animals, insects, diseases and soils.
- 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.
- 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.
- Monitor activities of logging companies and contractors.
- 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.
- Measure distances, clean sightlines, and record data to help survey crews.
- Provide forestry education and general information, advice, and recommendations to woodlot owners, community organizations, and the general public.
- Patrol park or forest areas to protect resources and prevent damage.
- Train and lead forest and conservation workers in seasonal activities, such as planting tree seedlings, putting out forest fires, and maintaining recreational facilities.
- 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.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Stream flow gauges
- Global positioning system GPS data collectors
- Wildland fire pumper trucks
- Gunjets for pressurized sprayers
- Forestry rain gauges
- Girdling tools
- Magnetic locators
- Axes
- Pocket transits
- Winch trucks
- Backhoes
- Dibblers
- Loggers' tapes
- Water trucks
- Sprayers
- Slurry buckets
- Altimeters
- Diameter tapes
- Grass whips
- Chain saws
- Hydraulic dredges
- Clinometers
- Mantax computer tree calipers
- Seines
- Gill nets
- Snowplows
- Brush hooks
- Soil moisture meters
- Amphibious excavators
- Truck cranes
- Pickup trucks
- Winches
- Trucks
- Forklifts
- Front end loaders
- All terrain vehicles ATV
- Video editing equipment
- Tree corers
- Notebook computers
- Water samplers
- Macroalgae harvesters
- Leaf area meter scanning instruments
- Dump trucks
- Pruning saws
- Terrain torches
- Aerial bucket trucks
- Shovels
- Digital cameras
- Wheeler pentaprism calipers
- Truck-mounted water pumps
- Pulaski tools
- Plug spades
- Personal computers
- Aquatic weed harvesters
- Calipers
- Fire plows
- Moisture meters
- Theodolites
- Desktop computers
- Soil augers
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Fertilizer spreaders
- Prisms
- Field personal computers PC
- Track bulldozers
- Stadia rods
- Lawn mowers
- Farm tractors
- Airboats
- Wedges
- Laser tree measuring devices
- Electronic rain gauges ERR
- Clearing hooks
- Water monitoring meters
- Tree planter spades
- McLeod tools
- Laser surveying equipment
- Two way radios
- Measuring wheels
- Hydraulic truck-mounted cranes
- Watermark soil moisture data collectors
- Water monitoring samplers
- Frame nets
- Brush trucks
- Crown densitometers
- Trail motorbikes
- Metal detectors
- Geological compasses
- Soil probes
- Relaskops
- Excavators
- Laser rangefinders
- Electroshocking boats
- pH meters
- Water level recorders
- Basal area factor BAF prisms
- Remote video cameras
- Survey transits
- Handheld refractometers
- Rubber-tired bulldozers
- Increment borers
- Harrows
- Bulldozers
- Field data recorders
- Tugboats
- Boats
- Planimeters
- Trawls
- Planters
- Seed drills
- Hypsometers
- Remote sensing equipment
- Tensiometers
- Survey levels
- Total stations
- Desktop publishing software
- Autodesk AutoCAD LT
- Database software
- Forest EcoSurvey
- Remote sensing software
- LJI Technologies Lumberjack
- Assisi Software Compiler
- Microsoft Office
- LoggerPC software
- Microsoft Word
- Assisi Software Forest
- JRP Consulting Survey Wizard
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Assisi Software Forest Inventory
- Fire behavior modeling software
- Photogrammetric software
- Computer graphics software
- Spreadsheet software
- Haglof Sweden AB TCruise Forest Inventory
- Ben Meadows Yeoman Expedition
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Forest Vegetation Simulator FVS
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Atterbury Consultants SuperAce
- Allegro Landmark
- Word processing software
- Traverse PC
- HARVEST
- Corel Presentation
- ESRI ArcView
- PhoenixPRO Forest Activity Tracking
- Web browser software
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- RockWare ArcMap
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Access
- Geomechanical design analysis GDA software
- JRP Consulting Plant Wizard