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Forestry Workers

Forestry workers perform a variety of tasks related to the planting, cultivation and protection of trees.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£11,031
£24,034
£36,071

New workers start around £11,031. Normal pay is £24,034 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £36,071.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 7,579 vacancies for this type of job

6.58%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Monitors and patrols forests and parks to maintain grounds and prevent unauthorised entry.

  • Operates machinery used in the cultivation and management of trees.

  • Maintains watch for fires and operates firefighting equipment.

  • Builds and maintains forest roads.

  • Assists in the control of harmful diseases, pests or forms of wildlife.

  • Cuts coppice, removes tops of standing trees and lops branches as necessary.

  • Fells trees using axe or power saw and saws wood into required lengths.

  • Collects seeds, plants and prunes trees and selects and marks trees for felling.

  • Drains and ploughs land and erects and maintains fences as necessary.

  • Prepares ground for planting by clearing vegetation and other debris.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Arboriculture

  • Chainsaws

  • Machinery

  • Pruning

  • Forestry

  • Risk Analysis

  • Lifting Equipment

  • Tree Surveying

  • Safety Procedures

  • Landscaping

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communication

  • Operations

  • Management

  • Customer Service

  • Enthusiasm

  • Teamwork

  • Planning

  • Detail Oriented

  • Problem Solving

  • First Aid

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

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