Occupations/19-1032.00
Foresters
Manage public and private 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 optimal harvesting schedules.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
35%
More resilient
Human characteristics
57%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
29%
More resilient
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Negotiate terms and conditions of agreements and contracts for forest harvesting, forest management and leasing of forest lands.
- Mostly routine
Monitor contract compliance and results of forestry activities to assure adherence to government regulations.
- Task
Plan and implement projects for conservation of wildlife habitats and soil and water quality.
Split from the wording of these tasks, shown next to the occupation’s AI risk. It is not a separate score for each task, and it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Monitor contract compliance and results of forestry activities to assure adherence to government regulations.
- 02Negotiate terms and conditions of agreements and contracts for forest harvesting, forest management and leasing of forest lands.
- 03Plan and implement projects for conservation of wildlife habitats and soil and water quality.
- 04Establish short- and long-term plans for management of forest lands and forest resources.
- 05Plan cutting programs and manage timber sales from harvested areas, assisting companies to achieve production goals.
- 06Determine methods of cutting and removing timber with minimum waste and environmental damage.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.77
- Degree of automation1.77
- Time sitting2.95
- Originality (ability)3.25
- Conflict situations2.54
- Hands-on objects/tools1.90
- Outdoors / weather4.05
- Disease exposure1.19
- Decision freedom4.64
Top abilities
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Written Comprehension3.88
- Oral Expression3.88
- Information Ordering3.88
- Inductive Reasoning3.88
- Deductive Reasoning3.88
- Category Flexibility3.88
- Written Expression3.75
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.88
- Active Listening4.00
- Writing3.75
- Speaking3.88
- Mathematics2.88
- Science2.75
- Critical Thinking3.88
- Active Learning3.12
- Learning Strategies2.88
- Monitoring3.75
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 69 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit | Natural Resources/Conservation, General 03.0101 | $60,100 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $66,536 2 yr $53,168 Master's · CIP 03.01 |
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · Public | Natural Resources/Conservation, General 03.0101 | $14,800 | 11% | 93% | 1 yr $63,749 2 yr $59,124 Bachelor's · CIP 03.01 |
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Natural Resources/Conservation, General 03.0101 | $68,200 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $59,288 2 yr $56,776 Master's · CIP 03.01 |
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX · Public | Natural Resources/Conservation, General 03.0101 | $14,600 | 65% | 73% | 1 yr $57,318 2 yr $48,432 Master's · CIP 03.01 |
San Jose State University San Jose, CA · Public | Natural Resources/Conservation, General 03.0101 | $8,200 | 77% | 71% | 1 yr $51,607 2 yr $48,041 Bachelor's · CIP 03.01 |
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public | Natural Resources/Conservation, General 03.0101 | $13,800 | 9% | 92% | 1 yr $46,846 2 yr $46,673 Bachelor's · CIP 03.01 |
Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN · Public | Natural Resources/Conservation, General 03.0101 | $9,700 | 71% | 62% | 1 yr $45,500 2 yr $43,798 Bachelor's · CIP 03.01 |
University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · Public | Natural Resources/Conservation, General 03.0101 | $15,200 | 24% | 87% | 1 yr $44,737 2 yr $41,565 Bachelor's · CIP 03.01 |
St Cloud State University St. Cloud, MN · Public | Natural Resources/Conservation, General 03.0101 | $9,600 | 95% | 56% | 1 yr $42,682 2 yr $33,565 Bachelor's · CIP 03.01 |
Houston Community College Houston, TX · Public | Natural Resources/Conservation, General 03.0101 | $4,300 | 100% | 24% | 1 yr $42,682 2 yr $36,848 Bachelor's · CIP 03.01 |
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · Public | Natural Resources/Conservation, General 03.0101 | $7,400 | 48% | 60% | 1 yr $41,565 2 yr $31,839 Bachelor's · CIP 03.01 |
Emory University Atlanta, GA · Private nonprofit | Natural Resources/Conservation, General 03.0101 | $60,800 | 11% | 91% | 1 yr $40,485 2 yr — Bachelor's · CIP 03.01 |