Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a forestry technician can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a forestry technician already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Forestry technicians assist and support the forest manager and implement their decisions. They supervise a team of forestry equipment operators and support and supervise forestry and environmental protection through research and data collection. They also manage resource conservation and harvesting plans.

Technicians and associate professionals 38 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: forest worker, 30%

forest worker 30% covered forester 28% covered forestry adviser 27% covered tree surgeon 25% covered forestry inspector 23% covered forestry technician You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from forestry technician. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a forestry technician already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

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forestry technician is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a forestry technician already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.