How do they match: First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers

  • Communicate with forestry personnel regarding forest harvesting or forest management plans, procedures, or schedules.
  • Confer with managers to determine production requirements, conditions of equipment and supplies, and work schedules.
  • Confer with managers to evaluate weather or soil conditions, to develop plans or procedures, or to discuss issues such as changes in fertilizers, herbicides, or cultivating techniques.
  • Inspect crops, fields, or plant stock to determine conditions and need for cultivating, spraying, weeding, or harvesting.
  • Perform both supervisory and management functions, such as accounting, marketing, and personnel work.
  • Plan work schedules according to personnel and equipment availability.
  • Prepare and maintain time or payroll reports, as well as details of personnel actions, such as performance evaluations, hires, promotions, or disciplinary actions.

  • Inspect equipment or facilities to determine condition or maintenance needs.
  • Maintain personnel records.
  • Monitor animal behavior or condition.