Forest and Conservation Workers
SOC Code: 45-4011
Forest and Conservation Workerss check equipment to ensure that it is operating properly. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 98.5/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Coordination, Monitoring, Critical Thinking.
AI-Proof Score: 98.5 — Very High
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Median Salary
$43,680
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Job Growth
-4.7%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Coordination
- •Monitoring
- •Critical Thinking
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Active Listening
- •Speaking
- •Active Learning
Common Tasks
- ✓Check equipment to ensure that it is operating properly.
- ✓Fight forest fires or perform prescribed burning tasks under the direction of fire suppression officers or forestry technicians.
- ✓Perform fire protection or suppression duties, such as constructing fire breaks or disposing of brush.
- ✓Confer with other workers to discuss issues, such as safety, cutting heights, or work needs.
- ✓Maintain tallies of trees examined and counted during tree marking or measuring efforts.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation