Forest Worker

Career Overview

Forest workers provide the manual labor necessary to implement the plans and practices prescribed by professional foresters. Activities may include boundary line establishment and maintenance, tree marking, chemical spraying for unwanted vegetation control, tree planting and survival surveys, and insect and disease control practices. Forest workers work in the field in all types of weather conditions throughout the year.

Other job titles include: conservation officer, field laborer, forest resource specialist, forestry support specialist, geographic information systems coordinator (GIS coordinator), park maintainer, reforestation worker, tree planter.