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