Forestry and related workers

Forestry and related workers plan, organize and perform operations to cultivate, conserve and exploit natural and plantation forests.

Skill level: Semi-skilled

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Salary range for the majority of workers in Forestry and related workers - from $3,279 to $5,460 per month - 2026.
A Forestry and related workers typically earns between $3,279 and $4,432 gross per month at the start of the job.
After 5 years of service, this is between $3,539 and $4,759 per month for a working week of 38 hours.

Assessing sites for reforestation, selecting seedlings and planting trees using manual planting tools and establishing and caring for forest stands
Locating trees to be felled and estimating volume of timber
Operating chainsaw and other power saws to thin young forest stands, trim, top and fell trees and saw them into logs
Shaping rough wooden products from logs at felling site
Stacking logs and loading them in chutes or floating them down rivers
Keeping watch to detect forest fires, participating in fire fighting operations, completing fire fighting reports and maintaining fire fighting equipment
Controlling weeds and undergrowth in regenerating forest stands using manual tools and chemicals
Operating and maintaining a skidder, bulldozer or other prime mover to pull a variety of scarification or site preparation equipment over areas to be regenerated
Collecting seed cones, pruning trees, assisting in planting surveys and marking trees for subsequent operations
Training and supervising other workers in forestry procedures, including forestry labourers and plant operators