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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”
- Survey, measure, and map access roads and forest areas such as burns, cut-over areas, experimental plots, and timber sales sections.
- Train and lead forest and conservation workers in seasonal activities, such as planting tree seedlings, putting out forest fires, and maintaining recreational facilities.
- 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.
- Conduct laboratory or field experiments with plants, animals, insects, diseases and soils.
- Develop and maintain computer databases.
- Monitor activities of logging companies and contractors.
- Provide information about, and enforce, regulations such as those concerning environmental protection, resource utilization, fire safety and accident prevention.
- Measure distances, clean sightlines, and record data to help survey crews.
- 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.
- Patrol park or forest areas to protect resources and prevent damage.
- 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.
- 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.
- Install gauges, stream flow recorders, and soil moisture measuring instruments, and collect and record data from them to assist with watershed analysis.
- Provide forestry education and general information, advice, and recommendations to woodlot owners, community organizations, and the general public.
Related Technology & Tools
- Stream flow gauges
- Aquatic weed harvesters
- All terrain vehicles ATV
- Pruning saws
- Grass whips
- Forestry rain gauges
- Field personal computers PC
- Soil moisture meters
- Tugboats
- Soil augers
- Track bulldozers
- Trail motorbikes
- Truck-mounted water pumps
- Survey transits
- Water monitoring meters
- Gill nets
- Trucks
- Truck cranes
- Excavators
- Winches
- Chain saws
- Tensiometers
- Dibblers
- Snowplows
- Altimeters
- Global positioning system GPS data collectors
- Geological compasses
- Crown densitometers
- Increment borers
- Axes
- Desktop computers
- Girdling tools
- Metal detectors
- Amphibious excavators
- Handheld refractometers
- Stadia rods
- Diameter tapes
- Prisms
- Leaf area meter scanning instruments
- Remote sensing equipment
- Brush hooks
- Seed drills
- Mantax computer tree calipers
- Theodolites
- Backhoes
- Water monitoring samplers
- Frame nets
- Pocket transits
- Rubber-tired bulldozers
- Soil probes
- Electronic rain gauges ERR
- Seines
- Fire plows
- Clinometers
- Total stations
- Aerial bucket trucks
- Field data recorders
- Moisture meters
- Farm tractors
- pH meters
- Clearing hooks
- Notebook computers
- Fertilizer spreaders
- Gunjets for pressurized sprayers
- Remote video cameras
- Personal computers
- Slurry buckets
- Hypsometers
- Magnetic locators
- Front end loaders
- Airboats
- Brush trucks
- Dump trucks
- Hydraulic dredges
- Relaskops
- Water samplers
- Survey levels
- Measuring wheels
- Laser tree measuring devices
- Shovels
- Wildland fire pumper trucks
- Wheeler pentaprism calipers
- Laser surveying equipment
- Water level recorders
- Planters
- Lawn mowers
- Watermark soil moisture data collectors
- Electroshocking boats
- Boats
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Macroalgae harvesters
- Laser rangefinders
- Video editing equipment
- Harrows
- Terrain torches
- Tree planter spades
- Bulldozers
- Loggers' tapes
- Pulaski tools
- McLeod tools
- Two way radios
- Winch trucks
- Digital cameras
- Basal area factor BAF prisms
- Water trucks
- Tree corers
- Forklifts
- Calipers
- Hydraulic truck-mounted cranes
- Sprayers
- Pickup trucks
- Plug spades
- Planimeters
- Trawls
- Wedges
- Assisi Software Forest
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Microsoft Office
- JRP Consulting Plant Wizard
- Spreadsheet software
- Atterbury Consultants SuperAce
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- Allegro Landmark
- HARVEST
- LoggerPC software
- Web browser software
- Microsoft Excel
- Assisi Software Compiler
- Computer graphics software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Microsoft Word
- JRP Consulting Survey Wizard
- Haglof Sweden AB TCruise Forest Inventory
- Photogrammetric software
- Remote sensing software
- Assisi Software Forest Inventory
- LJI Technologies Lumberjack
- Fire behavior modeling software
- Forest EcoSurvey
- Traverse PC
- Ben Meadows Yeoman Expedition
- ESRI ArcView
- Geomechanical design analysis GDA software
- Microsoft Access
- Forest Vegetation Simulator FVS
- RockWare ArcMap
- PhoenixPRO Forest Activity Tracking
- Word processing software
- Autodesk AutoCAD LT
- Desktop publishing software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Database software
- Corel Presentation