Forest workers carry out a variety of jobs to care for and manage trees, woodland areas and forests. Their activities include planting, trimming, thinning and felling trees and protecting them from pests, diseases and damage.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Digging holes for tree planting;
(b) Stacking and loading logs and timber;
(c) Clearing undergrowth in forest stands and thinning young plantations;
(d) Maintaining look-out for fires in forests;
(e) Removing major branches and tree tops, trimming branches and sawing trunks into logs;
(f) Operating and maintaining manual and hand-held machine saws to fell trees and cut felled trees and branches into logs;
(g) Collecting seeds, and planting seedlings;
(h) Performing minor repairs and maintenance of forest roads, buildings, facilities, and equipment.