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Overview
Forest workers care for and manage trees, woodland areas and forests through planting, trimming, thinning, felling and protection against pests, disease and damage.
In job descriptions, look for tree planting, brush clearing, thinning, chainsaw or hand-tool work, site safety, pest monitoring, timber handling and outdoor seasonal work.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
The work is outdoors in woodland, forest plots and managed forestry areas. It can include planting, trimming, thinning, felling, clearing brush and protecting young trees from pests, disease and damage.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes safe chainsaw or hand-tool use, tree identification, planting technique, thinning judgement, pest signs, timber handling, terrain awareness and working in changing weather and ground conditions.
Salary context
Salary context depends on physical workload, season length, equipment responsibility, chainsaw or machine tasks, travel between sites, safety risk and whether the role includes timber measurement or crew coordination.
Career paths
Development can move toward experienced forestry worker, chainsaw specialist, planting team lead, forest machine operation, silviculture supervision or contractor work for woodland and forest maintenance.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy names planting, thinning, felling, brush clearing, chainsaw certificates, protective equipment, transport to forest sites and expected seasonal work pattern.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 6
Forest and Conservation Workers
45-4011.00
Exact relationship
The official mapping treats the O*NET and ESCO occupations as closely equivalent.
Open in O*NETForesters
19-1032.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETForest and Conservation Technicians
19-4071.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETLogging Equipment Operators
45-4022.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETForest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists
33-2022.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETTree Trimmers and Pruners
37-3013.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
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Alternative labels
Occupation group
Forestry labourers (9215)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/773cf1de-50a4-42e7-bab1-e68dcbae3f54 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 9215.1 |
| ISCO group | 9215 |
| Concept type | Occupation |