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A GUIDE TO NONPROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT 
The Forest Service receives thousands of letters each year 
from people who want to know something about the Service— 
what 1t does and what kinds of jobs it offers. Most of the 
questions these people ask are like the questions listed below. 
Anyone interested in a Forest Service career at a nonpro- 
fessional level should find the information he needs in this 
booklet. 
1. ‘What Does the Forest Service Do?’’ 
The Forest Service, a part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
is responsible for the protection and development of about 186 million 
acres of mountains, forests, waterways, and grazing lands grouped 
within 154 National Forests and 18 National Grasslands. 
The principal objective of the Forest Service is to manage the 
resources on these Federal lands for ‘‘the greatest good of the greatest 
number in the long run.”’ To accomplish this, the National Forests 
must be made to yield continuous supplies of water, timber, forage, and 
wildlife, as well as to provide recreation opportunities for the millions 
of people who visit them. 
In the course of their work, foresters encounter many problems 
that make their goals difficult to reach—such problems as tree disease, 
insect infestations, and fire, to name a few. The Forest Service 
employs many well-trained scientists and technologists in its numerous 
