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