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Finding employment in forestry disciplines takes diligence and dedication. A significant amount of the USA forests are in public lands, particularly in the western states. Consequently many employment openings are with state and federal natural resource agencies. There is seasonal work in wildland fire, and fulltime opportunities in urban and utility forestry. Private companies need foresters, too. Check out the NEWEST JOBS, then expand your search through the annotated links lists below.

Many of the state forestry web sites have substantial information on landowner programs, stewardship, specific forestry issues, geographic data and much more. These webs are not only good resources for job seekers, but good information repositories for later use on the job. Take advantage of all the free information!

Forestry provides a significant amount of work at both the 'blue collar' and professional levels. The most time spent outdoors is usually in the technician level which generally does not require a four year college degree.Jobs involving trail work construction, tree planting, forest management, logging, stream and wildlife surveys are often done by people with basic practical skills. Forest management plans, meeting regulatory requirements for watershed projects, professional forestry all require four years or more of college.

Entry level positions are often scarce. Developing a network of contacts and involving yourself in volunteer conservation field projects can provide you with leads to fulltime work within forestry.

These links should all be up-to-date but state agency webs seem to move urls a lot. If you can't find a particular link, check the main site for that particular state using any search engine.

STATE FORESTRY

Check out the Government category for additional links to related occupations within state jobs sites. The links below lead to many of the states forestry and natrual resource departments. Some will show employment opportunities. Others will not and you'll have to find that state's civil service job site to find the opportunities.

• Alabama Forestry Commission
• Alaska Forestry
• Arizona Forestry
• Arkansas Forestry
• California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
• Colorado Forestry
• Delaware Dept. of Natural Resources
• Florida Forestry
• Georgia Forestry
• Hawaii Division of Forestry and Wildlife
• Idaho Department of Lands
• Illinois Division of Forest Resources
• Indiana Department of Natural Resources
• Iowa Department of Natural Resources-Forestry
• Kansas Forest Service
• Kentucky Division of Forestry
• Maine Forest Service
• Maryland Forest Service
• Massachusetts Bureau of Forestry
• Michigan Department of Natural Resources
• Minnesota Division of Forestry
• Mississippi Forestry Commission
• Montana Forestry Division
• Nebraska Forest Service
• Nevada Department of Conservation
• New Hampshire Division of Forest and Lands
• New York Division of Lands and Forests
• New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry
• New Mexico State Forestry
• North Carolina Division of Forest Resources
• North Dakota Forest Service
• Oklahoma Forestry Services
• Oregon Forestry
• Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
• Rhode Island Division of Forest Environment
• South Carolina Forestry Commission
• South Dakota Resource Conservation and Forestry
• Tennessee Division of Forestry
• Texas Forest Service
• Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands
• Vermont Forestry Division
• Virginia Department of Forestry
• Washington Department of Natural Resources
• West Virginia Department of Forestry
• Wisconsin Forestry
• NASF - State Foresters
• USFS State & Private Forestry

WILDLAND FIRE JOBS

Wildland Firefighter Foundation

This is not a jobs site. Wildland Firefighter Foundation helps families of firefighters killed in the line of duty and to assist injured firefighters and their families. Take a moment to thank a wildland firefighter today.
 

NIFC

FAQ list of questions and answers about wildland firefighting is available from the National Interagency Fire Center.
 

USFS Fire and Aviation Links

Want a more exciting forestry career? Check out employment opportunities in wildland firefighting.
 

Fire Rescue 1

Check out employment opportunities in wildland firefighting and fire departments.
 

International Association of Women in Fire and Emergency Services

Full of information about topics relevant to fire service women, including job links.
 

Wildland Firefighter Jobs

Links directly to current federal vacancy announcements. Newest jobs are at the bottom.
 

WildlandFire - Job Announcements

Message board for jobs in fire and forestry includes contract, state and federal announcements.
 

US Fish and Wildlife - Wildland Firefighters

Covers duties and application procedures.
 

Eastern Area Fire Coordination Center

Links to posting locations for various federal agencies, plus a few tips.
 

National Park Service - Fire

Interagency wildland firefighters are the best trained and the best equipped firefighters in the world. The National Park Service Fire and Aviation Management program requires talented people working safely together to be successful.
 

USFS InterAgency Hotshot Crews

One avenue to temporary employment in fire.
 

UTILITY and URBAN FORESTRY

DAVEY

A utility, urban and municipal forestry/tree care company. They have operations in CA and BC and more in the east. See their map. Search for jobs and internships. Plus there is extensive online educational information.
 

ACRT Career Opportunities

A utility, urban and municipal forestry/tree care company, Arborists too! Professional and tech positions. A Reservoir of Contact Information on Jobs Available throughout the United States for Commercial/Residential and Line Clearance Tree Trimmers.
 

ASPLUNDH

Asplundh states they are the world's leading vegetation management company, with over 28,000 employees serving utilities and municipalities in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
 

TreeLine Connection

Jobs in utility forestry and related fields. A short list, but current.
 

Utility Arborist Association

Current Utility Forestry jobs.
 

Utility Connection

Links to over 4,000 electric, gas, water, wastewater utilities associations and organizations. There is now a jobs bank. Some natural resources positions do crop up. (Think vegetation management, power and gas line routing, etc.)
 

Right of Way JobLine

Current openings for 'right of way' professionals, includes site acquisitions, easements specialists, utility companies, telecommunications, etc. Put that real estate license to work! This is a rather nice assortment of unusual jobs which are posted for 90 days.
 

TreeCareJobs.Com

A niche jobs board for tree professionals predominately listing jobs in arborist occupations, urban forestry, utility forestry and similar tree care fields.
 

PRIVATE SECTOR FORESTRY

Finding a job in private forestry is a lot like hunting owls. You'll have to do a lot of searching, a lott of looking and keep a keen ear and eye out for prospective openings. You'll probably have to move to where the job exists unless you are incredibly lucky. Here's a selected group of potential employers. This is not an exhaustive list, just a sample.

Society of American Foresters

SAF is a national forestry organization, with chapters in most states and a classifieds-type job section. Chapters often have their own webs and post jobs for members, so check your state out, too.
 

Superior Forestry

A forest labor contracting service for eastern, midwestern and southern USA, Superior Forestry has openings for forestry laborers throughout the year. You'll have to contact them by email as they don't seem to post employment or job announcements.
 

Western Wood Products Association

List of member web sites (mostly timber companies), many of which have employment departments at their web sites. It's an indirect route to a possible job.
 

Alpine Land Services

Forest planning and information management services to the forest industry with offices in Shasta County, California.
 

Atterbury Consultants

Timber cruising, appraisals, training seminars, timber sale planning, consulting services with offices in Oregon and Washington.
 

Bennet Lumber Products

Available job openings are posted at the Moscow [Idaho] Job Service and at the Lewiston [Idaho] Job Service. In addition, the Nez Perce TERO office as well as the Coeur d'Alene TERO office are notified of all job openings.
 

Boise Cascade Corp.

Boise provides rewarding jobs for thousands of employees in an environment that values teamwork and personal involvement.
 

Campbell Group

Timber management and land acquisition. Job opportunities from time to time.
 

Georgia-Pacific

You can search opportunities by job function, geographic location and/or keyword(s). They recruit experienced professionals as well as college co-ops, interns and entry level.
 

Mason, Bruce & Gerard

MB&G has been providing natural resource consulting services to industry and government for over 75 years with offices in Portland OR, and Redding, CA.
 

Pope Resources

Pope Resources has a heritage as a land and timber owner in the Pacific Northwest that goes back for over 150 years.
 

Weyerhaeuser

Check out the current job postings.
 

ForestryUSA.Com

This has a comprehensive listing of the major forestry business in the USA. Most industry employers will post employment opportunities on their web sites. There is also a short list of employment opportunities.
 

CANADIAN FORESTRY

Canadian Forestry

Professional positions in Canada. According to their site information, this service is open only to Canadian citizens, landed immigrants in Canada, or to those would otherwise qualify to work in Canada.
 

British Columbia Professional Foresters

A short list of employment opportunities for professional foresters and associated areas of expertise.
 

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