Job Family: 45-0000 Agriculture and Forestry
Occupational Group: 45-4010 Forestry
JOB FAMILY:
OCCUPATIONAL GROUP:
OCCUPATION:
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
FORESTRY
FOREST AND CONSERVATION WORKERS
45-4011
BROADBAND LEVELS: Level 1
Level 2
– Pay Band 007
– Pay Band 008
DESCRIPTION
This is work performing manual labor necessary to develop, maintain, or protect forests, forested areas, and woodlands through such activities as raising and transporting tree seedlings; combating insects, pests, and diseases harmful to trees; and building erosion and water control structures and leaching of forest soil.
EXAMPLES OF WORK
Plants, cultivates, and harvests trees and tree seedlings to reforest land.
Sprays or injects trees, brush, and weeds with herbicides to combat insects, pests, and harmful diseases.
Sorts and separates tree seedlings, discarding substandard seedlings, according to standard chart and verbal instructions.
Identifies and cuts diseased, weak, and other undesirable trees to protect forested areas.
Prunes or shears tree tops and limbs to control growth, increase density, and improve shape.
Fells trees, clears brush from fire breaks, and extinguishes flames and embers to suppress fires.
Selects and cuts trees according to markings or size, specie, and grade.
Examines and grades trees according to standard chart and staples color-coded grade tags to limbs.
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Job Family: 45-0000 Agriculture and Forestry
Occupational Group: 45-4010 Forestry
Helps forest survey crews by clearing site-lines, holding measuring tools, and setting stakes.
Clears and piles brush, limbs, and other debris from roadside, fire trails, camping areas, and planting areas.
Drags cut trees from cutting area and loads trees onto truck.
Erects signs and fences, using posthole digger, shovel, or other hand tools.
Maintains campsites and recreational areas, replenishing firewood and other supplies, and cleaning kitchens and restrooms.
Gathers, bundles or sacks, and delivers forest products to buyer.
Collects user fees, enforces recreation area rules and regulations and provides general safety.
Responds to special directions and instructions during emergency operations.
EXAMPLES OF JOB CHARACTERISTICS
Performing General Physical
Activities
Handling and Moving Objects
Performing physical activities that require moving one's whole body, such as in climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, where the activities often also require considerable use of the arms and legs, such as in the physical handling of materials.
Using one's own hands and arms in handling, installing, forming, positioning, and moving materials, or in manipulating things, including the use of keyboards.
Judging Qualities of Things,
Services, and/or People
Making judgments about or assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
Identifying Objects, Actions, and
Events
Identifying information received by making estimates or categorizations, recognizing differences or similarities, or sensing changes in circumstances or events.
EXAMPLES OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
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Job Family: 45-0000 Agriculture and Forestry
Occupational Group: 45-4010 Forestry
Problem Identification
Information Gathering
Identifying the nature of problems
Knowing how to find information and identifying essential information
Mathematics
Mechanical
Using mathematics to solve problems
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, benefits, repair, and maintenance
Active Listening
Public Safety and Security
Listening to what other people are saying and asking questions as appropriate
Writing Communicating effectively with others in writing as indicated by the needs of the audience
Knowledge of some or all of the following: weaponry, public safety, security operations, rules, regulations, precautions, prevention, protection of people, data and property
Biology
Science
Knowledge of plant and animal living tissue, cells, organisms, and entities, including their functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment
Using scientific methods to solve problems
LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
EFFECTIVE: 07/01/2002
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