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Forestry Technician

OFO Code: 314301

Last checked 3 October 2026

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1. Occupation identity

OFO code
314301
Occupation
Forestry Technician
Classification
OFO 2021
Major group
TECHNICIANS AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS
Unit group
3143 · Forestry Technicians

Official description
Forestry technicians perform technical and supervisory functions in support of forestry research and forest management, harvesting, resource conservation and environmental protection.

More official OFO detail

Specialisations: Forester, Forest Conservation Technician

  • Providing technical support to forestry research programs in areas such as tree improvement, seed orchard operations, insect and disease surveys or experimental forestry and forest engineering research
  • Assisting in planning and supervision of construction of access routes and forest roads
  • Assisting in and performing technical functions in the preparation of forest management and harvest plans using photogrammetric and mapping techniques and computerized information systems
  • Implementing, supervising and performing technical functions in silvicultural operations involving site preparation, planting, and tending of tree crops
  • Ensuring adherence to regulations and policies concerning environmental protection, resource utilisation, fire safety and accident prevention
  • Conducting forest inventories, surveys and field measurements following accepted scientific and operational procedures
  • Supervising forest tree nursery operations
  • Preparing forest cultivation and cutting plans
  • Coordinating activities such as timber scaling, forest fire suppression, disease or insect control or pre-commercial thinning of forest stands
  • Supervising and performing technical functions in forest harvesting operations

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