Table 1Transition record

forestertoforestry technician

A forester already meets 27% of what the forestry technician role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From forester

27%

Overlap1

To forestry technician

11 Skills carried over

17 Required, not held

76.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 76.1

This move: 76.1 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the forestry technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the forester profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A forestry technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a forester background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held coordinate timber sales communication, collaboration and creativity
already held apply forest legislation assisting and caring
already held supervise forestry workers management skills
already held monitor forest productivity information skills
already held advise on timber harvest communication, collaboration and creativity
already held sustainable forest management agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary

All 11 carried skills, including the 6 the forestry technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 information skills 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held conduct reforestation surveys required
required, not held manage forest fires required
required, not held monitor logging operations required
required, not held monitor work site required

optional, not held monitor workload optional
optional, not held read maps optional

02 handling and moving 4 required

required, not held apply prescribed herbicides required
required, not held vegetation control required
required, not held perform tree thinning required
required, not held plant green plants required

03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required

required, not held habitat restoration required
required, not held forest ecology required

04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required

required, not held maintain forestry equipment required
required, not held operate forestry equipment required

05 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held maintain forest roads required

optional, not held monitor equipment condition optional

06 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required

required, not held logging required

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a forestry technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply forest legislation skill
already held coordinate timber sales skill
already held de-limb trees skill
already held environmental policy knowledge
already held reforestation knowledge
already held supervise forestry workers skill
already held advise on timber harvest skill
already held monitor forest productivity skill
already held operate GPS systems skill
already held report pollution incidents skill
already held sustainable forest management knowledge

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held provide first aid required

08 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held ecosystem management required

09 services 1 required

required, not held fire-fighting systems required

10 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 supplementary

optional, not held advise on tree issues optional
optional, not held advise supervisors optional
optional, not held work in a forestry team optional
optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

11 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held lead a team in forestry services optional
optional, not held monitor drivers optional

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held monitor workload optional
optional, not held advise on tree issues optional
optional, not held advise supervisors optional
optional, not held lead a team in forestry services optional
optional, not held work in a forestry team optional
optional, not held advise client on technical possibilities optional
optional, not held monitor drivers optional
optional, not held monitor equipment condition optional
optional, not held read maps optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

32 held skills the forestry technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role agronomy knowledge
not needed by the target role animal hunting knowledge
not needed by the target role animal welfare legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role business management principles knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role conserve forests skill
not needed by the target role coordinate forestry research skill
not needed by the target role develop natural areas works programmes skill
not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role estimate damage skill
not needed by the target role forecast timber production skill
not needed by the target role forestry regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role geographic information systems knowledge
not needed by the target role harvest timber skill
not needed by the target role health and safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role interact with clients in forestry skill
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage forests skill
not needed by the target role manage production enterprise skill
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role manage time in forestry skill
not needed by the target role monitor forest health skill
not needed by the target role organise harvests skill
not needed by the target role organise labour skill
not needed by the target role organise tree plantations skill
not needed by the target role perform project management skill
not needed by the target role pest control in plants knowledge
not needed by the target role plant disease control knowledge
not needed by the target role promote environmental awareness skill
not needed by the target role use communication techniques skill
not needed by the target role work independently in forestry services skill
not needed by the target role write technical reports related to trees skill

5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held ecosystem management required
required, not held habitat restoration required
required, not held logging required
required, not held fire-fighting systems required
required, not held forest ecology required

Index

Other moves recorded from forester

Full index of moves from forester

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.