Alabama's abundant forests create a variety of exciting and meaningful career opportunities for job seekers. Browse open positions and other resources below.
Education Resources
Recruitment Opportunities
ForestryWorks® Job Board
Alabama employers who are looking to post jobs to the ForestryWorks® Job Board can request access to add and manage postings below. The ForestryWorks® Job Board is visited by over 40,000 job seekers annually.
Truck Driver Recruitment Program
Looking for a fresh start in a fulfilling career? Consider a career as a truck driver in the forest industry where you’ll drive during the day and be home at night. Apply for our recruitment service that matches over-the-road drivers with forest industry companies.
Logging Worker Recruitment Program
Looking to find your place in a meaningful career? Consider a position with a logging crew where your skills as an equipment operator and your love for the outdoors can be applied. Apply for our recruitment service that matches prospective employees with companies in the forest industry.
Forestry Field Days
Forestry Field Days are one-day field trips designed to allow students to explore the forest industry supply chain and learn about the jobs available to them after high school. Contact Maggie Pope to learn more about this program.
Training Opportunities
Forest Worker Certificate Program
The Forest Worker Certificate Program was developed to prepare future workers for employment in one of the South’s largest industries. Employment opportunities vary greatly and include jobs in logging, forest management, timber procurement, sawmills, plywood mills, pulp and paper mills and a wide variety of companies that provide goods and services to the forest industry.
Logging Equipment Operator School
The Forest Workforce Training Institute’s Logging Equipment Operator Training School is a four-week program designed to equip students to become a logging equipment operator with all necessary safety certifications as well as Professional Logging Manager (PLM) status.
Forest Workforce Training Institute Career Advancement Scholarship Program
Financial assistance is provided for current employees of forestry and forestry-related companies/organizations who wish to obtain a professional degree required for advancement in their career in forestry.
Forest Workforce Training Institute Technical Training Scholarship Program
Financial assistance is provided for individuals interested in beginning a career in forestry but requires technical training before employment.