Occupation Atlasforest ranger
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f489b1ec-3d6c-44b1-b1d7-c6c97db7df30
forest ranger
Forest rangers are responsible for the protection and conservation of natural resources, particularly in regards to forests and woodlands.
Job Zone
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- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.53
- C Conventional4.72
- I Investigative4.37
- S Social2.81
- E Enterprising2.47
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Forest and Conservation Technicians (19-4071.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (19)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- assist forest visitors
- de-limb trees
- develop forestry strategies
- enforce park rules
- environmental legislation
- forest conservation
- habitat restoration
- health, safety and hygiene legislation
- make decisions regarding forestry management
- monitor forest health
- oversee park land use
- perform park safety inspections
- perform search and rescue missions
- pollution prevention
- promote environmental awareness
- reforestation
- sustainable forest management
- tree preservation and conservation
- write work-related reports
Optional (22)
- agroforestry
- analyse tree population
- animal hunting
- assist tree identification
- botany
- build business relationships
- business management principles
- care for the wildlife
- carry out routine maintenance of wood cutting machinery
- communicate with customers
- communicate with others who are significant to service users
- conserve forests
- educate the public about wildlife
- maintain plant health
- maintain plant soil nutrition
- maintain the trails
- manage forest fires
- provide first aid
- provide first aid to animals
- report pollution incidents
- speak different languages
- work independently in forestry services
O*NET equivalents
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Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 19 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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