Forestry technicians
Forestry technicians perform technical and supervisory functions in support of forestry research and forest management, harvesting, resource conservation and environmental protection.
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- Salary range for the majority of workers in Forestry technicians - from R10 481 to R32 170 per month - 2025.
- A Forestry technicians typically earns between R10 481 and R19 713 net per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between R13 734 and R26 745 per month for a working week of 45 hours.
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Duties and tasks
- Conducting forest inventories, surveys and field measurements following accepted scientific and operational procedures
- Assisting in and performing technical functions in the preparation of forest management and harvest plans using photogrammetric and mapping techniques and computerized information systems
- Assisting in planning and supervision of construction of access routes and forest roads
- Implementing, supervising and performing technical functions in silvicultural operations involving site preparation, planting, and tending of tree crops
- 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
- Ensuring adherence to regulations and policies concerning environmental protection, resource utilization, fire safety and accident prevention
- Supervising forest tree nursery operations
- 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
- Preparing forest cultivation and cutting plans