PSOC Unit group 9215 — Forestry laborers

Forestry laborers perform simple and routine tasks to cultivate and maintain natural and plantation forests, and logging, felling and sawing trees. Their tasks include: a) digging holes for tree planting; b) stacking and loading logs and timber; c) clearing undergrowth in forest stands and thinning young plantations; d) maintaining look-out for fires in forests; e) removing major branches and tree tops, trimming branches and sawing trunks into logs; f) operating and maintaining manual and hand held machine saws to fell trees and cut felled trees and branches into logs; g) collecting seeds, and planting seedlings; h) performing minor repairs and maintenance of forest roads, buildings, facilities, and equipment. Examples of the occupations classified here are: Kaingeros, Laborer (forestry), Tree planter, Tree trapper Some related occupations classified elsewhere: Forestry worker (skilled) - 6210

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