# Competences — forester

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f04eaeff-52f5-4d52-93ad-6f846884827f).

## Essential

- **agronomy** (knowledge)
- **animal welfare legislation** (knowledge)
- **conserve forests** (skill/competence)
- **de-limb trees** (skill/competence)
- **environmental legislation** (knowledge)
- **environmental policy** (knowledge)
- **forestry regulations** (knowledge)
- **health and safety regulations** (knowledge)
- **manage forests** (skill/competence)
- **monitor forest health** (skill/competence)
- **monitor forest productivity** (skill/competence)
- **organise labour** (skill/competence)
- **organise tree plantations** (skill/competence)
- **pest control in plants** (knowledge)
- **plant disease control** (knowledge)
- **promote environmental awareness** (skill/competence)
- **reforestation** (knowledge)
- **supervise forestry workers** (skill/competence)
- **sustainable forest management** (knowledge)
- **write technical reports related to trees** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- advise on timber harvest (skill/competence)
- animal hunting (knowledge)
- apply forest legislation (skill/competence)
- business management principles (knowledge)
- communicate with customers (skill/competence)
- coordinate forestry research (skill/competence)
- coordinate timber sales (skill/competence)
- develop natural areas works programmes (skill/competence)
- estimate damage (skill/competence)
- forecast timber production (skill/competence)
- geographic information systems (knowledge)
- harvest timber (skill/competence)
- interact with clients in forestry (skill/competence)
- manage budgets (skill/competence)
- manage production enterprise (skill/competence)
- manage staff (skill/competence)
- manage time in forestry (skill/competence)
- operate GPS systems (skill/competence)
- organise harvests (skill/competence)
- perform project management (skill/competence)
- report pollution incidents (skill/competence)
- use communication techniques (skill/competence)
- work independently in forestry services (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 36 ads, as of 2026-07-12)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- forest management — **39 %**
- forest management planning — **19 %**

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