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