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

 Forest Service? 



The Forest Service cannot attempt to evaluate the merits of individ- 

 ual correspondence school courses. However, if the correspondence 

 course is accepted for credit by resident colleges or State universities, 

 it may be credited toward basic education or experience requirements. 

 Those correspondence courses which are not accredited by resident '| 



colleges or State universities do not count toward the basic require- 

 ments. However, they do count toward bonus points in the qualifying 

 process. 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 succesfully com- 

 pleted such courses. 



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

 Service? 



General Schedule (GS) salaries are reviewed frequently and 

 changes made or recommended to Congress as needed. Therefore, the 

 salaries listed are the prevailing rates as of the issue date of this 

 publication. 



A. TECHNICIAN — Technicians usually enter the Forest Serv- 

 ice in grade GS-5 at a salary of $7,319 per year. (Though the 

 technician and the professional may start their careers at the same 

 grade, the professional, because of his broader educational back- 

 ground, will usually have greater job opportunities open to him 

 and will frequently advance more rapidly and to a higher level 

 than will the teclinician.) 



B. AID — Aids usually enter the Forest Service in grade GS-2 at 

 a salaiy of $5,166 or GS-3 at $5,828 per year. 



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

 GS-2 at $5,166 or grade GS-3 at $5,828 per year. 



Wages for tradesmen, craftsmen, and laborers are based on rates 

 paid by non- Government concerns for similar work in the area in 

 which the job is located. Coordinated Federal Wage System Schedules 

 are published once a year based on a survey of geographic areas. 



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