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Job Description
Manage public and private forested lands for economic, recreational, and conservation purposes. May inventory the type, amount, and location of standing timber, appraise the timber's worth, negotiate the purchase, and draw up contracts for procurement. May determine how to conserve wildlife habitats, creek beds, water quality, and soil stability, and how best to comply with environmental regulations. May devise plans for planting and growing new trees, monitor trees for healthy growth, and determine optimal harvesting schedules.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-1032.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 60,300.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 28.00
- Currently, there are 8,420 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Foresters”.
Also Known As…
- Foresters
- Urban Forester
- Silviculturist
- Resource Forester
- Regional Forester
- Forester
- Forest Practices Field Coordinator
- Fire Prevention Forester
- Environmental Protection Forester
- Chief Unit Forester
- Area Forester
- Wildlife Removal Specialist
- Utility Forester
- Timber Management Specialist
- Timber Management Assistant
- Staff Forester
- Silviculture Forester
- Operations Forester
- Land Management Forester
- Forestry Technician
- Forestry Supervisor
- Forestry Consultant
- Forestry Aid
- Forest Supervisor
- Forest Pathologist
- Forest Manager
- Forest Examiner
- Extension Forester
Tasks for “Forestry Scientist”
- Study different tree species' classification, life history, light and soil requirements, adaptation to new environmental conditions and resistance to disease and insects.
- Monitor wildlife populations and assess the impacts of forest operations on population and habitats.
- Develop new techniques for wood or residue use.
- Plan and direct forest surveys and related studies and prepare reports and recommendations.
- Provide advice and recommendations, as a consultant on forestry issues, to private woodlot owners, firefighters, government agencies or to companies.
- Plan and supervise forestry projects, such as determining the type, number and placement of trees to be planted, managing tree nurseries, thinning forest and monitoring growth of new seedlings.
- Negotiate terms and conditions of agreements and contracts for forest harvesting, forest management and leasing of forest lands.
- Plan and implement projects for conservation of wildlife habitats and soil and water quality.
- Choose and prepare sites for new trees, using controlled burning, bulldozers, or herbicides to clear weeds, brush, and logging debris.
- Develop techniques for measuring and identifying trees.
- Plan and direct construction and maintenance of recreation facilities, fire towers, trails, roads and bridges, ensuring that they comply with guidelines and regulations set for forested public lands.
- Determine methods of cutting and removing timber with minimum waste and environmental damage.
- Monitor forest-cleared lands to ensure that they are reclaimed to their most suitable end use.
- Direct, and participate in, forest fire suppression.
- Analyze effect of forest conditions on tree growth rates and tree species prevalence and the yield, duration, seed production, growth viability, and germination of different species.
- Establish short- and long-term plans for management of forest lands and forest resources.
- Subcontract with loggers or pulpwood cutters for tree removal and to aid in road layout.
- Plan cutting programs and manage timber sales from harvested areas, assisting companies to achieve production goals.
- Conduct public educational programs on forest care and conservation.
- Map forest area soils and vegetation to estimate the amount of standing timber and future value and growth.
- Perform inspections of forests or forest nurseries.
- Contact local forest owners and gain permission to take inventory of the type, amount, and location of all standing timber on the property.
- Supervise activities of other forestry workers.
- Monitor contract compliance and results of forestry activities to assure adherence to government regulations.
- Procure timber from private landowners.
Related Technology & Tools
- Stump grinders
- Steel measuring tapes
- Hand saws
- Pole pruners
- Personal computers
- Bucket trucks
- Brush chippers
- Multipurpose skid steer loaders
- Hand pruners
- Multipurpose front end loaders
- Handheld dataloggers
- Tablet computers
- Laptop computers
- Weed sprayers
- Digital clinometers
- Four wheel drive 4WD vehicles
- Navigational compasses
- All-terrain vehicles ATV
- Power loppers
- Global positioning system GPS devices
- Power pruners
- Computer data input scanners
- Chainsaws
- Forestry axes
- Computer laser printers
- Tree scale sticks
- Hip chains
- Backpack sprayers
- SMART
- ESRI ArcView
- Fountains Forestry TwoDog
- Work scheduling software
- Forest yield software
- Web browser software
- Geographic information system GIS software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Office
- IBM Notes
- Forest Metrix
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Trimble CENGEA
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
- Data entry software
- Forest vegetation simulators
- Mapping software