6. "Will Taking Correspondence Courses Help Me Get a Job With the 



Forest Service?" 



Generally, correspondence courses do not count toward basic 

 points in qualifying a person for current positions in the Forest 

 Service. They do count toward bonus points in the qualifying proc- 

 ess. That is, an applicant with the basic qualifying requirements 

 would get some extra consideration if he had shown a keen interest in 

 self -improvement, as demonstrated by having successfully completed 

 such courses. 



7. "What Are the Starting Salaries for Nonprofessionals in the Forest 



Service?" 



A. TECHNICIAN. — Technicians usually enter the Forest Service 

 in grade GS-5 at a salary of $4,690 per year. (Though the technician 

 and the professional ma}' start their careers at the same grade, the 

 professional, because of his broader educational background, will 

 usually have greater job opportunities open to him and %vill frequently 

 advance more rapidly and to a higher level than will the technician.) 



B. AID. — Aids usually enter the Forest Service in grade GS-3 at 

 a salary of $3,880 per 3'ear. 



C. CLERK. — Clerks usually enter the Forest Service in grade 

 GS-2 at $3,620 per year or grade GS-3 at $3,880 per year. 



D. SKILLED WORKER AND LABORER.— The pay scale for 

 trades and crafts is not the same as that for white-collar or ''GS" 

 jobs. Beginning salaries are based on rates paid by non-Government 

 concerns for similar work in the area in which the job is located. 



8. "I'm Still in School but I Want to Work for the Forest Service in the 



Future. Will There Be -Many Positions Available Then?" 



With a continuing upward trend in the use and development of 

 forest resources for needed products and for outdoor recreation, job 

 opportunities in the Forest Service for all major categories — techni- 

 cian, aid, clerk, skilled, unskilled, and professional workers — should 

 be good. 



