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2.4 KiB

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)

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 %