Details Report for:
19-1032.00 - Foresters
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.
Sample of reported job titles: Area Forester, Chief Unit Forester, Environmental Protection Forester, Fire Prevention Forester, Forest Practices Field Coordinator, Forester, Regional Forester, Resource Forester, Silviculturist, Urban Forester
Tasks | Technology Skills | Tools Used | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Detailed Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Credentials | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Related Occupations | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
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Technology Skills Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Analytical or scientific software — Forest vegetation simulators; Forest yield software
- Calendar and scheduling software — Work scheduling software
- Data base user interface and query software — Data entry software
; Microsoft Access
; SMART
- Electronic mail software — IBM Notes
; Microsoft Outlook
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software
— Trimble CENGEA
- Internet browser software — Web browser software
- Inventory management software — Forest Metrix; Fountains Forestry TwoDog
- Map creation software — ESRI ArcGIS software
; ESRI ArcView; Geographic information system GIS software
; Mapping software
- Office suite software — Microsoft Office
- Presentation software — Microsoft PowerPoint
- Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software — Microsoft Word
Hot Technology — a technology requirement frequently included in employer job postings.
Tools Used Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- All terrain vehicles tracked or wheeled — All-terrain vehicles ATV; Four wheel drive 4WD vehicles
- Articulating boom lift — Bucket trucks
- Axes — Forestry axes
- Chain saw — Chainsaws
- Clinometers — Digital clinometers
- Direction finding compasses — Navigational compasses
- Front end loaders — Multipurpose front end loaders
- Garden chainsaw — Power pruners
- Global positioning system GPS receiver — Global positioning system GPS devices
- High branch shears — Pole pruners
- Laser printers — Computer laser printers
- Lopper — Power loppers
- Measuring rods — Tree scale sticks
- Measuring tapes — Steel measuring tapes
- Notebook computers — Laptop computers
- Personal computers
- Portable data input terminals — Handheld dataloggers
- Power chippers — Brush chippers
- Power grinders — Stump grinders
- Saws — Hand saws
- Scanners — Computer data input scanners
- Secateurs or pruning shears — Hand pruners
- Skid steer loaders — Multipurpose skid steer loaders
- Sprayers — Backpack sprayers; Weed sprayers
- Tablet computers
- Tape measures — Hip chains
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Work Activities Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Detailed Work Activities Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Assess compliance with environmental laws.
- Manage agricultural or forestry operations.
- Develop plans to manage natural or renewable resources.
- Determine methods to minimize environmental impact of activities.
- Inspect condition of natural environments.
- Direct natural resources management or conservation programs.
- Plan environmental research.
- Measure environmental characteristics.
- Monitor environmental impacts of production or development activities.
- Cultivate land.
- Advise others about environmental management or conservation.
- Plan natural resources conservation or restoration programs.
- Research crop management methods.
- Develop agricultural methods.
- Conduct research of processes in natural or industrial ecosystems.
- Develop educational programs.
Find occupations related to multiple detailed work activities
Work Context Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Job Zone Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Title | Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed |
Education | Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not. |
Related Experience | A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified. |
Job Training | Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training. |
Job Zone Examples | Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include real estate brokers, sales managers, database administrators, graphic designers, chemists, art directors, and cost estimators. |
SVP Range | (7.0 to < 8.0) |
Education
Interests Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Realistic — Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others. ![]() |
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Related Occupations Save Table (XLS/CSV)
11-9121.00 | Natural Sciences Managers ![]() |
13-1041.01 | Environmental Compliance Inspectors ![]() |
19-1023.00 | Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
19-1031.00 | Conservation Scientists ![]() |
19-1031.02 | Range Managers ![]() |
19-2041.00 | Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health ![]() |
19-2043.00 | Hydrologists ![]() |
19-4042.00 | Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health ![]() |
19-5011.00 | Occupational Health and Safety Specialists |
45-1011.00 | First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
Wages & Employment Trends
Median wages (2019) | $29.71 hourly, $61,790 annual |
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Employment (2019) | 11,600 employees |
Projected growth (2019-2029) | ![]() |
Projected job openings (2019-2029) | 1,100 |
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Top industries (2019) | Government (51% employed in this sector)
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2019 wage data
and 2019-2029 employment projections
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"Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2019-2029). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
Sources of Additional Information
Disclaimer: Sources are listed to provide additional information on related jobs, specialties, and/or industries. Links to non-DOL Internet sites are provided for your convenience and do not constitute an endorsement.
- American Forest Resource Council
- American Forests
- American Tree Farm System
- Council on Forest Engineering
- International Society of Arboriculture
- National Association of State Foresters
- National Woodland Owners Association
- Northeastern Loggers Association
- Occupational Outlook Handbook: Conservation scientists and foresters
- Society of American Foresters