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PERSONNEL 



SALARIES 



Forest supervisor $290045400 



Assistant forest supervisor 2300- 3500 



Logging engineer 3200- 5400 



Chief lumberman 2600- 3200 



Associate forester 3200- 3800 



Associate range examiner 3200- 3800 



Assistant forester 2600- 3200 



Assistant range examiner 2600- 3200 



Forest ranger 2000- 2900 



Junior forester 2000- 2600 



Junior range examiner 2000- 2600 



All the permanent positions in the Forest Service are in the classi- 

 fied Civil Service. Specialists for technical positions, such as lumber- 



FIG. 109. Summer homes in the Angeles National Forest, California. Special 



use permits are issued for summer cabins and many other purposes. The 



Forest Service derives a large revenue from these special use permits. 



men, logging engineers, land examiners, forest ecologists, engineers, 

 junior foresters, and forest rangers, are recruited by Civil Service ex- 

 aminations held each year. The more important executive and ad- 

 ministrative positions are generally filled by promoting men who have 

 shown special industry, ability, and merit. The forest supervisor and 

 assistant supervisor are generally promoted from the ranks of junior 

 foresters and forest rangers. The technical work of ranger districts 



