- Relay messages about emergencies, accidents, locations of crew and personnel, and fire hazard conditions.
- Conduct wildland firefighting training.
- Estimate sizes and characteristics of fires, and report findings to base camps by radio or telephone.
- Direct crews working on firelines during forest fires.
- Locate forest fires on area maps, using azimuth
Forest officer | Average UK Salary & Outlook
Forest officers manage forestry workers, plan harvesting activities and monitor planted areas.
Forest officers typically work around 41 to 43 hours per week.
As a Forest officer you will typically work evenings / weekends / bank holidays.
This occupation tends to be:
- Social — Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
- Investigative — Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve
| Average salary |
| 24,840 GBP * |
| per year |
Salary statistics
Average salary for Forest officer
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24,840 GBP
Average salary for full-time Forest officer
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Salary over time for Forest officer
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21,058 GBP
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22,740 GBP
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21,803 GBP
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21,914 GBP
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23,252 GBP
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24,876 GBP
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24,840 GBP
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25,037 GBP
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Concern for Others Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. Integrity Job requires being honest and ethical. Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Cooperation Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. Stress Tolerance Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
