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Forestry Technician

Also known as: Forest Technician, Timber Cruiser, Forestry Aide, Forest Resources Technician

AI Impact Score

38/100

LiDAR, drone mapping, and satellite imagery are automating forest inventory and monitoring at scale. Technicians who can interpret these datasets and apply ground-truth field skills command higher salaries and face less displacement.

$38k – $72k

Salary Range

stable

Growth Outlook

22,000

Total Jobs (US)

+4%

Growth Rate

Task Breakdown

Tasks at Risk (3)

Manual timber cruising over large areasBasic stand inventory data entryStandard aerial photo interpretation

AI-Enhanced Tasks (4)

LiDAR-based forest inventory analysisDrone imagery for stand assessmentAI wildfire risk mappingRemote sensing for disease and pest detection

Human-Safe Tasks (5)

On-the-ground field data collectionSilvicultural prescription implementationWildlife habitat assessmentWatershed and stream surveysForest road assessment