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