Forestry Worker Australia

Forestry Worker Australia ANZSCO  841311:

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Forestry Worker Australia ANZSCO 841311:

Description

Assists with cultivating, maintaining and protecting forests. Registration or licensing may be required.

Skill Level

4

Specialisations

• Fire Lookout
• Forestry Tree Pruner
• Tree Planter
• Tree Thinner (NZ)

Group: 8413 Forestry and Logging Workers

Description

perform routine tasks associated in cultivating and maintaining natural and plantation forests, and logging, felling and sawing trees.
Tree Surgeons are excluded from this unit group. Tree Surgeons are included in Unit Group 3622 Gardeners, in Occupation 362212 Arborist.

Tasks

• maintaining forest roads, buildings, facilities, signs and equipment
• killing weeds, felling and de-barking non-productive trees and thinning young plantations
• collecting seeds, and cultivating and planting seedlings for reafforestation purposes
• applying fertilisers, insecticides and herbicides to individual trees and general forest areas
• maintaining look-out for fires in forests
• removing major branches and tree tops, trimming branches and sawing trunks into logs
• assisting with loading and transporting logs
• planning the felling of trees and determining the natural and intended fall of each tree
• clearing surrounding area of saplings and debris prior to tree-felling
• operating and maintaining manual and machine saws to fell trees and to cut felled trees into logs

Skill Level

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.
In Australia:
AQF Certificate II or III (ANZSCO Skill Level 4)

In New Zealand:
NZ Register Level 2 or 3 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 4)

At least one year of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.
Registration or licensing may be required.

Occupations in this Group

• 841311 Forestry Worker
• 841312 Logging Assistant
• 841313 Tree Faller