Forestry professionals
Physical and natural sciences
NOC 21111
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Terrace
A Terrace forester explains to Brian how he looks after a forest’s interests. With no typical days, his work blends office and field work, and the travel involved offers adventure. “Just being outdoors” represents a key reward on the job.

What to know

Annual Earnings
$83,424
Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities
University Degree
Job Openings
(2024-2034)
790

Top Skills

Every job calls for a certain set of skills. Knowing those skills is the first step in finding a good career fit.

Here, you will find the 10 most relevant workplace skills. Some are more important to achieving success in a certain career than others. These skills may come naturally to you or you may need to gain them through education, training and experience.

See the list of work-related skills below, ranked in order of importance for this career. Check out the list and see if this career matches your skills—take that first step!

Monitoring

Keeping track of and assessing your performance, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

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Reading Comprehension

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

Speaking

Talking to others to share information effectively.

Judgment and Decision Making

Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

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Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Complex Problem Solving

Being able to solve novel, ill-defined problems in complex, real-world settings.

Coordination

Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Time Management

Managing one’s own time and the time of others.

Systems Analysis

Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations and the environment will affect outcomes.

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Active Listening

Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

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