Overview
Forestry Workers assist with cultivating, maintaining and protecting forests.
Day-to-day
- maintains forest roads, buildings, facilities, signs and equipment
- kills weeds, fells and de-barks non-productive trees and thins young plantations
- collect seeds, and cultivates and plants seedlings for reforestation purposes
- applies fertilisers, insecticides and herbicides to individual trees and general forest areas
- maintains look-out for fires in forests.
Considerations
- Physically demanding
- Requires driving
- Working outdoors
To become a Forestry Worker
You can work as a Forestry Worker without formal qualifications, however, a certificate II or III in forestry (growing and management), horticulture or another related field may be useful.
Skills employers are looking for
