How do they match: Forest and Conservation Workers

  • Biological Sciences Technician
  • Forest Technician
  • Forestry Technician
  • Production Technician

  • Erect signs or fences, using posthole diggers, shovels, or other hand tools.
  • Fight forest fires or perform prescribed burning tasks under the direction of fire suppression officers or forestry technicians.
  • Identify diseased or undesirable trees and remove them, using power saws or hand saws.
  • Provide assistance to forest survey crews by clearing site-lines, holding measuring tools, or setting stakes.
  • Select tree seedlings, prepare the ground, or plant the trees in reforestation areas, using manual planting tools.
  • Thin or space trees, using power thinning saws.

  • Determine forestry techniques or methods.