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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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Search jobsWhat 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.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Silviculture and other forestry activities
This is one example. Another occupation in this activity is garden labourer.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
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.
AltoTrail preserves the source relationship type. The order is technical and does not show which occupation is best, most relevant or recommended.
AltoTrail validates and presents the source relationships without adding ranking or recommendation semantics.
NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
02.1Silviculture and other forestry activities02.4Support services to forestry
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 |