CAREERS IN FORESTRY 



A District Ranger and his assistant on a range inspection trip stop to talk with a 

 cattle grazing permittee and his helper. Forest officers have many personal 

 contacts with forest users; friendly relations with them aid mutual understanding 

 and efficient land management. 



Another line of progress may be from technical assistant on a forest 

 ranger district to technician on the Supervisor's staff, followed by as- 

 signment as technician for an entire Region. Other lines of promo- 

 tion may be taken in the research field — starting, for example, as a 

 technical assistant and advancing to Project Leader or specialist on 

 some phase of the experimental work, or to a staff position at a Forest 

 and Range Experiment Station. In State and private cooperation, a 

 young forester is usually assigned to farm forestry or similar coopera- 

 tive work only after some preliminary experience. He may advance 

 to regional or headquarters staff positions in this field. Varying com- 

 binations of these lines of promotion may be applied in individual 

 cases. To broaden his knowledge and experience, a man may be 

 assigned at different times to National Forest administration and to 

 research or cooperative work. Thorough technical training and wide 

 experience are now considered prerequisite to success in the higher 

 positions. 



The career idea is thus carried out by advancement within the 

 Service as men become more proficient in their work. Forest Super- 

 visors, Assistant Supervisors, and regional and national officers are 

 men who have come up through the ranks. 



Special Assignments and Positions 



Technical assistants to the ranger may be assigned to fire control, 

 road and trail construction, timber culture, or other special jobs. 

 Similarly, staff technicians directly under the Forest Supervisor may 

 also be assigned to any one of these functions on the entire forest: Fire 

 control, watershed protection, timber plans and sales, wildlife, range 



