forester
ISCO: 1311. Skills: 43. Essential: 20.
Essential skills
- agronomy
- animal welfare legislation
- conserve forests
- de-limb trees
- environmental legislation
- environmental policy
- forestry regulations
- health and safety regulations
- manage forests
- monitor forest health
- monitor forest productivity
- organise labour
- organise tree plantations
- pest control in plants
- plant disease control
- promote environmental awareness
- reforestation
- supervise forestry workers
- sustainable forest management
- write technical reports related to trees
Supporting skills
- advise on timber harvest
- animal hunting
- apply forest legislation
- business management principles
- communicate with customers
- coordinate forestry research
- coordinate timber sales
- develop natural areas works programmes
- estimate damage
- forecast timber production
- geographic information systems
- harvest timber
- interact with clients in forestry
- manage budgets
- manage production enterprise
- manage staff
- manage time in forestry
- operate GPS systems
- organise harvests
- perform project management
- report pollution incidents
- use communication techniques
- work independently in forestry services