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Park Naturalists

$64.46K Median Salary 2.5K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 5.9% Job Growth

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About This Career

Plan, develop, and conduct programs to inform public of historical, natural, and scientific features of national, state, or local park.

Reported Job Titles

Environmental Education Specialist, Environmental Educator, Interpretive Naturalist, Natural Resource Educator, Naturalist, Park Activities Coordinator, Park Guide, Park Interpretive Specialist, Park Naturalist, Park Ranger

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Abilities

Oral Expression

Speech Clarity

Oral Comprehension

Speech Recognition

Written Comprehension

Written Expression

Deductive Reasoning

Near Vision

Problem Sensitivity

Inductive Reasoning

Information Ordering

Far Vision

Fluency of Ideas

Category Flexibility

Originality

Flexibility of Closure

Perceptual Speed

Selective Attention

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service

Education and Training

English Language

Biology

Public Safety and Security

Communications and Media

History and Archeology

Law and Government

Geography

Skills

Speaking

Active Listening

Reading Comprehension

Social Perceptiveness

Writing

Critical Thinking

Service Orientation

Active Learning

Instructing

Judgment and Decision Making

Learning Strategies

Complex Problem Solving

Coordination

Monitoring

Management of Personnel Resources

Time Management

Technology Skills

Spreadsheet software

Presentation software

Electronic mail software

Document management software

Desktop publishing software

Office suite software

Word processing software

Internet browser software

Map creation software

Web page creation and editing software

Web platform development software

Point of sale POS software

Tools

Screwdrivers

Recreational motorboats

Shovels

Theodolites

Canoes or kayaks

Minivans or vans

Fire suppression hand tools

All terrain vehicles tracked or wheeled

Hedge trimmer

Two way radios

Water trucks

Soil probe

Mobile medical services first aid kits

Mobile medical services automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles

Fishing rods

Saddles

Bridles

Animal control traps

Power blowers

Sprayers

Agricultural tractors

Skis

Backpack water pump

Rakes

Livestock trailers

Boat Trailer

Handguns

Digital cameras

Reins

Fire fighting pump truck

Cash registers

Lawnmowers

Laser printers

Point of sale POS terminal

Mountain bicycles

Power chippers

Digital camcorders or video cameras

Chain saw

Secateurs or pruning shears

Adjustable widemouth pliers

Light trucks or sport utility vehicles

Special purpose telephones

Lighters

Binoculars

Global positioning system GPS receiver

Claw hammer

Water analyzers

Dump trucks

Utility knives

Personal computers

Abilities

Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Far Vision: The ability to see details at a distance.
Fluency of Ideas: The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Originality: The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
Flexibility of Closure: The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
Perceptual Speed: The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Biology: Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
History and Archeology: Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
Geography: Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.

Skills

Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Management of Personnel Resources: Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Technology Skills

Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint
Electronic mail software: IBM Notes; Microsoft Exchange; Microsoft Outlook
Document management software: Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat; Filing system software; Records management software; Transcription system software
Desktop publishing software: Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign; Microsoft Publisher
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Internet browser software: Web browser software
Map creation software: ESRI Site Scan for ArcGIS; OpenDroneMap
Web page creation and editing software: Facebook; Google Sites; LinkedIn; Social media sites
Web platform development software: Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP
Point of sale POS software: Smart card management software

Tools

Screwdrivers: Mini screwdriver sets
Recreational motorboats: Small power boats
Shovels: Snow shovels
Theodolites: Survey transits
Canoes or kayaks: Canoes
Minivans or vans: Work vans
Fire suppression hand tools: McLeod tools; Pulaski tools
All terrain vehicles tracked or wheeled: All terrain vehicles ATV
Hedge trimmer: Brush cutters; Line trimmers
Two way radios:
Water trucks:
Soil probe: Soil sampling probes
Mobile medical services first aid kits: Emergency first aid kits
Mobile medical services automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles: Automated external defibrillators AED
Fishing rods: Fishing poles
Saddles: Riding saddles
Bridles: Horse bridles
Animal control traps: Animal traps
Power blowers:
Sprayers: Chemical sprayers; Computerized weed spray trucks
Agricultural tractors: Logging tractors
Skis: Snow skis
Backpack water pump: Backpack tanks
Rakes:
Livestock trailers: Horse trailers
Boat Trailer: Boat trailers
Handguns: Service revolvers
Digital cameras:
Reins: Horse reins
Fire fighting pump truck: Wildland fire pumper trucks
Cash registers: Computerized cash registers
Lawnmowers: Push mowers
Laser printers: Computer laser printers
Point of sale POS terminal: Point of sale POS systems
Mountain bicycles: Mountain bikes
Power chippers: Wood chippers
Digital camcorders or video cameras: Digital video cameras
Chain saw: Underwater chainsaws
Secateurs or pruning shears: Bypass pruners; Hand pruners; Hydraulic pruners; Power pruners
Adjustable widemouth pliers: Oil filter pliers
Light trucks or sport utility vehicles: Utility trucks
Special purpose telephones: Multi-line telephone systems
Lighters: Spark lighters
Binoculars:
Global positioning system GPS receiver: Global positioning system GPS receivers
Claw hammer: Claw hammers
Water analyzers: Water test kits
Dump trucks: Rock trucks
Utility knives: Precision knives
Personal computers:

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