Foresters

in California

Manage forested lands for economic, recreational, and conservation purposes. May inventory the type, amount, and location of standing timber, appraise the timber's worth, negotiate the purchase, and draw up contracts for procurement. May determine how to conserve wildlife habitats, creek beds, water quality, and soil stability, and how best to comply with environmental regulations. May devise plans for planting and growing new trees, monitor trees for healthy growth, and determine the best time for harvesting. Develop forest management plans for public and privately-owned forested lands. [More Details...]

Skills - Importance and Competence Level for this occupation (1-low, 100-high)

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Skills	Importance	Competence Level
Active Learning	83	74
Active Listening	80	62
Critical Thinking	83	69
Idea Evaluation	90	74
Idea Generation	87	71
Identification of Key Causes	90	79
Identifying Downstream Consequences	90	81
Implementation Planning	93	76
Information Gathering	90	76
Information Organization	80	64
Judgment and Decision Making	87	76
Mathematics	77	64
Problem Identification	87	74
Reading Comprehension	97	71
Science	90	62
Solution Appraisal	97	81
Speaking	83	71
Synthesis/Reorganization	80	64
Systems Perception	93	79
Visioning	90	74
Writing	77	67

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Wages

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Area	Time Period	Hourly Mean	Hourly by Percentile
			25th	Median	75th
California	2023	$36.17	$24.91	$28.82	$45.23

Education

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Workers must have a Bachelor's degree to gain the necessary skills for this occupation.However, those with related work experience would have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Training Programs

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The following are the training programs available for the Occupation: Foresters

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