Forestry Professionals
Job description
Professionals in this group conduct research and make plans. They manage the development of forest resources.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Climatic conditions
Main tasks
- Plan and direct programs related to
- Logging
- Reforestation
- Silviculture
- Forest fire prevention and control
- Road construction
- Wildlife management
- Environmental protection
- Insect and vegetation control
- Ensure compliance with contractual conditions and verify the results of forestry activities.
- Plan and conduct forest inventories and related studies.
- Establish short- and long-term plans for the management of forest resources and lands.
- Negotiate the terms and conditions of logging agreements and contracts.
- Ensure compliance with government regulations and company objectives.
- Develop and monitor programs for nursery operations in forested areas.
- Conduct research.
- Provide expert advice and recommendations on forestry issues.
- Draft reports and make recommendations.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to senior supervisory and management positions.
Hourly wage
Not available.Job prospects for 2023-2027
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Job prospects for 2023-2027
Job prospects
All of Québec
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2022
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 15.6% Female
- 84.4% Male
- 15.6% Female
- 84.4% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
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NAICS 113, 115337% of jobs
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NAICS 9129% of jobs
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NAICS 5413, 54148% of jobs
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NAICS 3217% of jobs
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NAICS 5416, 54174% of jobs
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Others15% of jobs
All of Québec
-
NAICS 113, 115337% of jobs
-
NAICS 9129% of jobs
-
NAICS 5413, 54148% of jobs
-
NAICS 3217% of jobs
-
NAICS 5416, 54174% of jobs
-
Others15% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
University
Forest engineering, forestry or wood science
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 58.3%
35.4% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 72.7%
18.2% of graduates pursue further studies
Also required
- Membership in the Ordre des ingénieurs forestiers du Québec (OIFQ) to practice as a forest engineer and carry out activities reserved for forest engineers.
- Successful completion of a 32-week professional training period for membership in the OIFQ.
- Training program on ethics, deontology, and standards of professional practice.
Sometimes required
- A Class 5 driver’s licence may be required.
- Mastery of specialized geomatics software may be required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Reading comprehension
- Result evaluation
- Oral expression
- Judgment and decision-making
- Critical thought
- Information processing
- Coordination
- Time management
- Solving complex problems
- System analysis
- Active listening
- Systems evaluation
- Written expression
- Human resource management
- Social perception
- Negotiation
- Teaching
- Monitoring operations
- Active learning
- Operations and control
- Mathematics
- Service oriented
- Persuasion
Abilities
- Written comprehension
- Oral comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Written expression
- Deductive reasoning
- Inductive reasoning
- Awareness of issues
- Classification
- Speech recognition
- Speech clarity
- Information organization
- Originality
- Near vision
- Processing flexibility
- Core strength
- Distance vision
- Selective attention
- Idea generation
- Control accuracy
Knowledge and attributes
- Knowledge of personnel and human resource management
- Sense of responsibility
- Capacity to influence and mobilize
- Capacity to work in a team
- Versatility
- Rigour
- Sense of initiative
- Commitment to quality
- Knowledge of plant and animal production
- Knowledge of geography
Interests
- Direct, organize, and manage
- Draft, communicate, and inform
- Carry out research
- Develop and exploit natural resources
- Work in contact with nature and animals
- Work outdoors
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
Official name of the NOC 21111
Forestry professionals
Job titles
- Forest Engineers
- Regional forest inventory officer
- Forester
- Research forester
- Parks and recreation forester
- Regional inventory officer - forestry
- Industrial forester
- Registered professional forester (rpf)
- Urban forester
- Consulting forester
- Extension forester
- Private lands forester
- Crown lands forester
- Unit forester
- District forester
- Project forester
- Operations forester
- Appraisal forester
- Forest nursery forester
- Geographic information system (gis) forester
- Superintendent - forestry
Skill type
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Related occupations
- Architecture and science managers
- Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts
- Forestry technologists and technicians
- Government managers - economic analysis, policy development and program administration
- Managers in natural resources production and fishing
- Supervisors, logging and forestry
Last update: February 14, 2024