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Forest and Conservation Technicians

$41.52K Median Salary 4K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 0.9% Job Growth

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About This Career

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 and fire prevention and suppression. May assist conservation scientists in managing, improving, and protecting rangelands and wildlife habitats.

Reported Job Titles

Biological Science Aide, Forest Technician, Forestry Aide, Forestry Technician (Forestry Tech), Resource Technician, Timber Appraiser

Skills You'll Need

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Abilities

Information Ordering
Oral Comprehension
Oral Expression
Problem Sensitivity
Deductive Reasoning
Inductive Reasoning
Written Comprehension
Far Vision
Near Vision
Visualization
Arm-Hand Steadiness
Category Flexibility
Manual Dexterity
Selective Attention
Speech Clarity
Speech Recognition
Written Expression
Control Precision
Finger Dexterity
Multilimb Coordination
Originality
Static Strength
Trunk Strength
Visual Color Discrimination

Knowledge

Public Safety and Security
English Language
Customer and Personal Service
Law and Government
Administration and Management
Geography
Education and Training
Mathematics
Biology
Mechanical
Computers and Electronics
Personnel and Human Resources

Skills

Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Judgment and Decision Making
Speaking
Time Management
Coordination
Instructing
Monitoring
Social Perceptiveness
Active Learning
Complex Problem Solving
Learning Strategies
Service Orientation
Systems Analysis
Writing

Technology Skills

Data base user interface and query software
Presentation software
Map creation software
Analytical or scientific software
Geographic information system
Inventory management software
Spreadsheet software
Electronic mail software
Graphics or photo imaging software
Office suite software
Word processing software
Computer aided design CAD software
Internet browser software
Web page creation and editing software
Web platform development software
Desktop publishing software

Tools

Commercial fishing nets
Reforestation equipment
Theodolites
Portable data input terminals
Measuring tapes
Calipers
Lumbering equipment
Recreational motorboats
Rangefinders
Wheel bulldozers
Moisture meters
Dredgers
Height gauges
Rainfall recorders
Fire suppression hand tools
Forestry increment borers
Track excavators
Light trucks or sport utility vehicles
Soil core sampling apparatus
Water pumps
Snowplow attachments
Decorticators
Radarbased surveillance systems
Open stream current meters
Dump trucks
Earthmoving shovels
Sprayers
Motorcycles
Geological compasses
Agricultural tractors
Scanners
Measuring rods
Fishing boats
Prisms
Tow trucks
Pisciculture supplies
Earthmoving buckets or its parts or accessories
Geological prospecting apparatus
Open stream water level recorders
Articulating boom lift
Handheld refractometers or polarimeters
Forestry saws
Water meters
Fire fighting pump truck
Fertilizer spreaders or distributors
Lawnmowers
Hydraulic truck cranes
Video editors
All terrain vehicles tracked or wheeled
Laser measuring systems
Conventional truck cranes
Tug boats
Magnetometer geophysical instruments
Digital camcorders or video cameras
Measuring wheels for distance
Water samplers
Lasers
Lighters
Global positioning system GPS receiver
Map measurers
Power saws
Two way radios
Water trucks
Clinometers
Front end loaders
Planters
Harrows
Track bulldozers
Notebook computers
Forklifts
pH meters
Metal detectors
Shovels
Digital cameras
Wedges
Seed drills
Axes
Dibblers
Desktop computers
Personal computers
Winches
Backhoes
Tensiometers