Silviculture and forestry workers

NOC

84111

perform duties related to reforestation and to the management, improvement and conservation of forest lands.

Full NOC Description

Silviculture and forestry workers perform a variety of duties related to reforestation and to the management, improvement and conservation of forest lands. They are employed by logging companies, contractors and government services.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Assess site, select seedlings and plant trees using manual planting tools in reforestation areas

Operate power thinning saw to thin and space trees in reforestation areas

Operate chain saw to thin young forest stands

Control weeds and undergrowth in regenerating forest stands using manual tools and chemicals

Complete firefighting reports and maintain firefighting equipment

Dig trenches, cut trees, pump water on burning areas to fight forest fires under direction of fire suppression officer or forestry technician

Operate and maintain a skidder, bulldozer or other prime mover to pull a variety of scarification or site preparation equipment over areas to be regenerated

Perform other silviculture duties such as collecting seed cones, pruning trees, assisting in planting surveys and marking trees for subsequent operations.

Also Known As

clearing saw operator - forestry
forest firefighter
forestry crew worker
pieceworker - silviculture
scarification equipment operator - forestry

silviculture worker

thinning saw operator

Requirements

Employment Requirements

Completion of secondary school may be required.

Completion of a college or other specialized program for silviculture workers or forestry crew workers may be required.

Formal training in power saw operation and maintenance and several months of on-the-job training are usually provided.

Experience as a logging and forestry labourer may be required.

A chemicals application licence is required.

Workplace hazardous materials information system (WHMIS) and transportation of dangerous goods (TDG) certificates may be required.

A silvicultural worker's licence may be required.

Provincial Regulation

Not Provincially Regulated

Employment by Sex

The following graph shows the percentage of men and women working in this occupation in New Brunswick.

Data legend

3.0%

Female

97.0%

Male

Employment by age

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by age group.

Data legend

16.9%

15-24

12.3%

25-34

20.0%

35-44

20.0%

45-54

18.5%

55-64

12.3%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by highest level of education achieved.

Data legend

17.9%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

44.8%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

9.0%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

22.4%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

6.0%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

The following graph shows the industry groups in which the largest shares of persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick are employed. Small percentages for all top three industry groups may suggest employment for this occupation is widely distributed amongst many industry groups.

Data legend

68.2%

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

16.7%

Public administration

N/A

15.2%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons employed in this occupation in New Brunswick by which economic region they reside in.

Data legend

30.30%

Northeast

10.60%

Southeast

15.20%

Southwest

27.30%

Central

16.70%

Northwest

Economic Regions

The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the average salary of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

No Data Available

Data legend

No Data Available

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

The following represents the median hourly wage of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

Salary

The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

Employment Outlook

The following represents the number of job openings that are expected to occur in this occupation over the next three and ten years respectively, broken down by openings expected to result from growth (“new jobs”) and openings expected to result from attrition (death and retirements).

Occupational Profiles