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84111.00 – Silviculture and forestry workers

Silviculture and forestry workers perform a variety of duties related to reforestation and to the management, improvement and conservation of forest lands.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Clearing saw operator - forestry
  • Forest firefighter
  • Forestry crew worker
  • Pieceworker - silviculture
  • Scarification equipment operator - forestry
  • Silviculture worker
  • Thinning saw operator

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Assess site, select seedlings and plant trees using manual planting tools in reforestation areas
  • Operate power thinning saw to thin and space trees in reforestation areas
  • Operate chain saw to thin young forest stands
  • Control weeds and undergrowth in regenerating forest stands using manual tools and chemicals
  • Complete firefighting reports and maintain firefighting equipment
  • Dig trenches, cut trees, pump water on burning areas to fight forest fires under direction of fire suppression officer or forestry technician
  • Operate and maintain a skidder, bulldozer or other prime mover to pull a variety of scarification or site preparation equipment over areas to be regenerated
  • Perform other silviculture duties such as collecting seed cones, pruning trees, assisting in planting surveys and marking trees for subsequent operations.

Additional information

  • There is some mobility among jobs in this unit group.
  • Progression to forestry technician or technologist is possible with additional education and training.
  • Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

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NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

8 – Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations

TEER

4 – Occupations usually require a secondary school diploma; or several weeks of on-the-job training

Major group

84 – Workers in natural resources, agriculture and related production

Sub-major group

841 – Workers in natural resources and fisheries

Minor group

8411 – Logging and forestry workers

Unit group

84111 – Silviculture and forestry workers

Occupational profile

84111.00 – Silviculture and forestry workers

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