Forester
- Ideal for nature lovers passionate about sustainable forest management.
- Protect ecosystems while balancing economic and recreational forest use.
- Plan and oversee tree planting, ensuring healthy forest growth.
💰 Earn $52K-$101K
📚 Bachelor Degree
Overview
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.Scoop
Good (Increasing by 1-5%)
Day-to-Day
- Monitor contract compliance and results of forestry activities to assure adherence to government regulations.
- Plan and supervise forestry projects, such as determining the type, number and placement of trees to be planted, managing tree nurseries, thinning forest and monitoring growth of new seedlings.
- Establish short- and long-term plans for management of forest lands and forest resources.
- Determine methods of cutting and removing timber with minimum waste and environmental damage.
- Supervise activities of other forestry workers.
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Best For You If...
YOU Like 💕
- Influencing or leading others
- Thinking and problem solving
- Working with my hands
You are skilled in 💫
- Active Listening
- Complex Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Science
You value 🙏
- Accomplishing things
- Having freedom
- Job security
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Forester
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