621 Forestry and Related Workers

Subcategories of 621 Forestry and Related Workers

• 6210Forestry and Related Workers

  Forestry and related workers plan, organize and perform operations to cultivate, conserve and exploit natural and plantation forests. Tasks include - (a) assessing sites for reforestation, selecting seedlings and planting trees using manual planting tools and establishing and caring for forest stands; (b) locating trees to be felled and estimating volume of timber; (c) operating chainsaw and other power saws to thin young forest stands, trim, top and fell trees and saw them into logs; (d) shaping rough wooden products from logs at felling site; (e) stacking logs and loading them in chutes or floating them down rivers; (f) keeping watch to detect forest fires, participating in fire fighting operations, completing fire fighting reports and maintaining fire fighting equipment; (g) controlling weeds and undergrowth in regenerating forest stands using manual tools and chemicals; (h) operating and maintaining a skidder, bulldozer or other prime mover to pull a variety of scarification or site preparation equipment over areas to be regenerated; (i) collecting seed cones, pruning trees, assisting in planting surveys and marking trees for subsequent operations; (j) training and supervising other workers in forestry procedures, including forestry labourers and plant operators. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Charcoal burner - Logger - Logging climber - Skilled forestry worker - Timber cruiser - Tree feller Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Silviculturist - 2132 - Forestry technician - 3143 - Tree faller operator - 8341 - Forestry labourer - 9215.

Other ISCO-08 codes under 621 Forestry and Related Workers

• 622Fishery Workers, Hunters and Trappers

Frequently asked questions

What is ISCO-08 621?

ISCO-08 621 is "Forestry and Related Workers". Forestry and related workers plan, organize and perform operations to cultivate, conserve and exploit natural and plantation forests. Tasks performed usually include; assessing sites for reforestation, selecting seedlings and planting trees using manual planting tools, and establishing and caring for forest stands; locating trees to be felled and estimating volume of timber; operating chainsaw and other power saws to thin young forest stands, trim, top and fell trees and saw them into logs; shaping rough wooden products from logs at a felling site; stacking logs and loading them in chutes or floating them down rivers; keeping watch to detect forest fires, participating in firefighting operations, completing firefighting reports and maintaining firefighting equipment; controlling weeds and undergrowth in regenerating forest stands, using manual tools and chemicals; operating and maintaining a skidder, bulldozer or other prime mover to pull a variety of scarification or site preparation equipment over areas to be regenerated; collecting seed cones, pruning trees, assisting in planting surveys and marking trees for subsequent operations; training and supervising other workers in forestry procedures, including forestry labourers and plant operators. Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit group: 6210 Forestry and Related Workers.

What does ISCO-08 621 include?

621 Forestry and Related Workers contains 1 direct subcategory: 6210 Forestry and Related Workers.

What is the parent category of 621?

621 Forestry and Related Workers sits under 621 Forestry and Related Workers in the ISCO-08 hierarchy.