6210 Forestry 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.
Where 6210 sits in the ISCO-08 hierarchy
- >6 Skilled Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Workers
- >>62 Market-oriented Skilled Forestry, Fishery and Hunting Workers
- >>>621 Forestry and Related Workers
- >>>>6210 Forestry and Related Workers
- >>>>6210 Forestry and Related Workers
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ISCO-08 6210?
- ISCO-08 6210 is "Forestry 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.
- How does ISCO-08 6210 map to other classification systems?
- 6210 Forestry and Related Workers has equivalents in SOC 2018 (45-1011, 45-4011, 45-4021, +3 more); ESCO Occupations (f489b1ec-3d6c-44b1-b1d7-c6c97db7df30). These crosswalks let you translate this code between ISCO-08 and 2 other classification systems.
- What is the parent category of 6210?
- 6210 Forestry and Related Workers sits under 6210 Forestry and Related Workers in the ISCO-08 hierarchy.
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