research units to find solutions to these problems as well as to test new 
and better ways of using our valuable resources. To assist its scientists 
and administrators, a large number of nonprofessional workers are 
employed. 
In addition to the 85 million acres of commercial forest land on the 
National Forests, there are 386 million acres of forest land owned 
privately or by the States. These non-Federal holdings make up 
nearly 80 percent of our total commercial timber growing area. 
Adequate future timber supplies in the United States depend, to a 
large extent, on increasing the productive capacity of these lands. 
The use of better forestry practices is the key to this objective. The 
Forest Service, in cooperation with many States, conducts programs 
aimed at assisting the private landowner in improving his forest lands. 
The work of the Forest Service can be better understood if we 
remember that the growth of our population and economy, and the 
advances of technology, have created huge demands for natural 
resources. These demands must be met in the crucial years ahead. 
The Forest Service does its part by constantly seeking and practicing 
good principles of forest conservation, and by cooperating with all 
forest owners for their and the Nation’s benefit. 
2. “‘l am not a Professional Forester. What Kind of Work Can! Find 
in the Forest Service?” . 
Professional Forest Service men can operate effectively only if they 
have a competent staff of nonprofessionals to work with. These 
nonprofessionals are divided into the following categories: 
A. TECHNICIANS—fire dispatchers, timber markers, timber 
cruisers, log scalers, road survey party chiefs. 
B. AIDS—lookouts, smokechasers, smokejumpers, timber stand 
improvement crew members, recreation guards. 
C. CLERICAL AND RELATED WORKERS—typists, payroll 
clerks, stenographers, mail and file clerks, dictating-machine 
transcribers, messengers. 
D. SKILLED WORKERS—carpenters, welders, electricians, 
parachute packers, bulldozer operators, cooks. 
EK. LABORERS—forest workers, janitors. 
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