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