Forestry technician

Code 3143.1

Forestry technicians assist and support the forest manager and implement their decisions. They supervise a team of forestry equipment operators and support and supervise forestry and environmental protection through research and data collection. They also manage resource conservation and harvesting plans.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • forest ecology
  • environmental policy
  • fire-fighting systems
  • logging

Skills and competences

  • apply prescribed herbicides
  • apply forest legislation
  • vegetation control
  • monitor logging operations
  • coordinate timber sales
  • conduct reforestation surveys
  • operate forestry equipment
  • maintain forest roads
  • maintain forestry equipment
  • plant green plants
  • perform tree thinning
  • manage forest fires
  • monitor work site
  • supervise forestry workers

Transversal competences

  • provide first aid

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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences