Overview
All Forestry and Logging Workers
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Unavailable Weekly Pay
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Stable Future Growth
Forestry Workers
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1,200 workers Employment Size
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Lower skill Skill level rating
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65% Full-Time Full-Time Share
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43 hours Average full-time
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34 years Average age
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14% female Gender Share
Forestry Workers assist with cultivating, maintaining and protecting forests.
Specialisations: Fire Lookout, Forestry Tree Pruner, Tree Planter.
You can work as a Forestry Worker without formal qualifications, however, a certificate II or III in forestry (growing and management), horticulture or another related field may be useful.
Tasks
- Maintains forest roads, buildings, facilities, signs and equipment.
- Kills weeds, fells and de-barks non-productive trees and thins young plantations.
- Collect seeds, and cultivates and plants seedlings for reforestation purposes.
- Applies fertilisers, insecticides and herbicides to individual trees and general forest areas.
- Maintains look-out for fires in forests.
Prospects
The number of people working as Forestry Workers (in their main job) fell over 5 years:
from 1,400 in 2011 to 1,200 in 2016.
Caution: The Australian jobs market is changing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These estimates do not take account of the impact of COVID-19. They may not reflect the current jobs market and should be used and interpreted with extreme caution.
- Size: This is a very small occupation.
- Location: Forestry Workers work in many parts of Australia. South Australia and Tasmania have a large share of workers.
- Industries: Most work in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; Public Administration and Safety; and Construction.
- Full-time: Many work full-time (65%, similar to the average of 66%).
- Hours: Full-time workers spend around 43 hours per week at work (compared to the average of 44 hours).
- Age: The average age is 34 years (compared to the average of 40 years). Many workers are under 25 years of age (29%).
- Gender: 14% of workers are female (compared to the average of 48%).
Main Industries
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Industries are based on the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC 06).
States and Territories
NSW
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT
ACT
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Share of workers across Australian States and Territories, in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Age Profile
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile of workers in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Education Level
Source: ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study). Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
Pathways
You can work as a Forestry Worker without formal qualifications, however, a certificate II or III in forestry (growing and management), horticulture or another related field may be useful.
Before starting a course, check it will provide you with the skills and qualifications you need. Visit
- My Skills to compare Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses, providers and student outcomes.
- AAPathways website to explore Forest and Wood Products Industry VET training pathways.
Skills & Knowledge
Employers look for Forestry and Logging Workers who are reliable, hardworking and physically fit.
Filter Skills & Knowledge
Knowledge
These are important topics, subjects or knowledge areas.
-
Geography
Describing land, sea, and air, including their physical characteristics, locations, how they work together, and the location of plant, animal, and human life.
-
Education and training
Curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
-
Clerical
Word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office work.
-
Computers and electronics
Circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
-
Mathematics
Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.
-
English language
English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
-
Law and government
How our laws and courts work. Government rules and regulations, and the political system.
-
Customer and personal service
Understanding customer needs, providing good quality service, and measuring customer satisfaction.
-
Biology
Plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, how they rely on and work with each other and the environment.
-
Transportation
Moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road.
-
Public safety and security
Use of equipment, rules and ideas to protect people, data, property, and institutions.
-
Administration and management
Business principles involved in strategic planning, leadership, and coordinating people and resources.
-
Economics and accounting
Economics and accounting, the financial markets, banking and checking and reporting of financial data.
-
Mechanical
Machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
-
Personnel and human resources
Recruiting and training people, managing pay and other entitlements (like sick leave), and negotiating pay and conditions.
-
Engineering and technology
Use engineering, science and technology to design and produce goods and services.
-
History and archeology
Events of the past, their causes, how we learn about them, and how they influence the way we live today.
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Communications and media
Media production, communication, and dissemination. Includes written, spoken, and visual media.
-
Production and processing
Raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and ways of making and distributing goods.
-
Building and construction
Materials, and methods used to construct or repair houses, buildings, or other structures like highways and roads.
Skills
Skills can be improved through training or experience.
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Coordination with others
Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.
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Critical thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
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Monitoring
Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.
-
Reading comprehension
Reading work related information.
-
Speaking
Talking to others.
-
Active listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
-
Judgment and decision making
Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.
-
Operation and control
Controlling equipment or systems.
-
Operation monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
-
Social perceptiveness
Understanding why people react the way they do.
-
Complex problem solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
-
Active learning
Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.
-
Learning strategies
Figuring out the best way to teach or learn something new.
-
Serving others
Looking for ways to help people.
-
Systems analysis
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect it.
-
Time management
Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.
-
Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.
-
Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.
-
Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.
-
Management of personnel resources
Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.
Abilities
Workers use these physical and mental abilities.
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Oral expression
Communicate by speaking.
-
Static strength
Lift, push, pull, or carry things.
-
Trunk strength
Use your abdominal and lower back muscles a number of times without 'giving out' or fatiguing.
-
Oral comprehension
Listen to and understand what people say.
-
Problem spotting
Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.
-
Multilimb coordination
Use your arms and/or legs at the same time while sitting, standing, or lying down.
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Near vision
See details that are up-close (within a few feet).
-
Sorting or ordering
Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
-
Dynamic strength
Exercise for a long time without your muscles getting tired.
-
Far vision
See details that are far away.
-
Inductive reasoning
Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.
-
Stamina
Exercise for a long time without getting winded or out of breath.
-
Deductive reasoning
Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.
-
Manual dexterity
Quickly move your hand to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
-
Categorising
Come up with different ways of grouping things.
-
Depth perception
Decide which thing is closer or further away from you, or decide how far away it is.
-
Flexibility of closure
See a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) hidden in other distracting material.
-
Speech clarity
Speak clearly so others can understand you.
-
Arm-hand steadiness
Keep your hand or arm steady.
-
Speech recognition
Identify and understand the speech of another person.
Activities
These are kinds of activities workers regularly do in this job.
-
Planning and prioritising work
Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.
-
Building good relationships
Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.
-
Doing physically active work
Use your arms, legs and whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling objects.
-
Handling and moving objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, moving and manipulating objects.
-
Communicating within a team
Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.
-
Communicating with the public
Giving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.
-
Working with the public
Greeting or serving customers, clients or guests, and public speaking or performing.
-
Making decisions and solving problems
Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.
-
Keeping your knowledge up-to-date
Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.
-
Looking for changes over time
Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.
-
Thinking creatively
Using your own ideas for developing, designing, or creating something new.
-
Scheduling work and activities
Working out the timing of events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
-
Monitoring people, processes and things
Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.
-
Negotiating and resolving conflicts
Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.
-
Coming up with systems and processes
Deciding on goals and figuring out what you need to do to achieve them.
-
Checking compliance with standards
Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
-
Researching and investigating
Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.
-
Driving vehicles or equipment
Running, manoeuvring, navigating, or driving things like forklifts, vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
-
Assessing and evaluating things
Working out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.
-
Working with computers
Using computers to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

O*NET is a trademark of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
The skills and importance ratings on this page are derived from the US Department of Labor O*NET Database Version 21.2, 45-4011.00 - Forest and Conservation Workers.
Work Environment
Learn about the daily activities, and physical and social demands faced by workers. Explore the values and work styles that workers rate as most important.
Filter Work Environment
Demands
The physical and social demands workers face most often are shown below.
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Electronic mail
Use electronic mail.
-
Face-to-face discussions
Talk with people face-to-face.
-
Telephone
Talk on the telephone.
-
Contact with people
Have contact with people by telephone, face-to-face, or any other way.
-
In an enclosed vehicle or equipment
Work in a closed vehicle (e.g., car).
-
Freedom to make decisions
Have freedom to make decision on your own.
-
Contact with the public
Work with customers or the public.
-
Outdoors, exposed to weather
Work outdoors, exposed to the weather.
-
Teamwork
Work with people in a group or team.
-
Unstructured work
Have freedom to decide on tasks, priorities, and goals.
-
Indoors, heat controlled
Work indoors with access to heating or cooling.
-
Health and safety of others
Take responsibility for the health and safety of others.
-
Responsible for outcomes
Take responsibility for the results of other people's work.
-
Impact of decisions
Make decisions that have a large impact on other people.
-
Lead or coordinate a team
Lead others to do work activities.
-
Wear common protective or safety equipment
Wear equipment like safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets.
-
Frequent decision making
Frequently make decisions that impact other people.
-
Physically close to people
Work physically close to other people.
-
Being exact or accurate
Be very exact or highly accurate.
-
Minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings
Be exposed to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings.
Values
Work values are important to a person’s feeling of satisfaction. All six values are shown below.
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Independence
Work alone and make decisions. Workers are able to try out their own ideas, make decisions on their own, and work with little or no supervision.
-
Relationships
Serve and work with others. Workers usually get along well with each other, do things to help other people, and are rarely pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.
-
Achievement
Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.
-
Support
Supportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.
-
Working conditions
Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.
-
Recognition
Advancement and the potential to lead. Workers are recognised for the work that they do, they may give directions and instructions to others, and they are looked up to in their company and their community.
Interests
Interests are the style or type of work we prefer to do. All interest areas are shown below.
-
Practical
Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.
-
Administrative
Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.
-
Analytical
Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.
-
Enterprising
Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.
-
Helping
Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.
-
Creative
Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.

O*NET is a trademark of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
The skills and importance ratings on this page are derived from the US Department of Labor O*NET Database Version 21.2, 45-4011.00 - Forest and Conservation Workers.
All Forestry and Logging Workers
-
Unavailable Weekly Pay
-
Stable Future Growth
Forestry Workers
-
1,200 workers Employment Size
-
Lower skill Skill level rating
-
65% Full-Time Full-Time Share
-
43 hours Average full-time
-
34 years Average age
-
14% female Gender Share
Forestry Workers assist with cultivating, maintaining and protecting forests.
Specialisations: Fire Lookout, Forestry Tree Pruner, Tree Planter.
You can work as a Forestry Worker without formal qualifications, however, a certificate II or III in forestry (growing and management), horticulture or another related field may be useful.
Tasks
- Maintains forest roads, buildings, facilities, signs and equipment.
- Kills weeds, fells and de-barks non-productive trees and thins young plantations.
- Collect seeds, and cultivates and plants seedlings for reforestation purposes.
- Applies fertilisers, insecticides and herbicides to individual trees and general forest areas.
- Maintains look-out for fires in forests.
The number of people working as Forestry Workers (in their main job) fell over 5 years:
from 1,400 in 2011 to 1,200 in 2016.
Caution: The Australian jobs market is changing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These estimates do not take account of the impact of COVID-19. They may not reflect the current jobs market and should be used and interpreted with extreme caution.
- Size: This is a very small occupation.
- Location: Forestry Workers work in many parts of Australia. South Australia and Tasmania have a large share of workers.
- Industries: Most work in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; Public Administration and Safety; and Construction.
- Full-time: Many work full-time (65%, similar to the average of 66%).
- Hours: Full-time workers spend around 43 hours per week at work (compared to the average of 44 hours).
- Age: The average age is 34 years (compared to the average of 40 years). Many workers are under 25 years of age (29%).
- Gender: 14% of workers are female (compared to the average of 48%).
Main Industries
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Industries are based on the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC 06).
States and Territories
NSW
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT
ACT
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Share of workers across Australian States and Territories, in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Age Profile
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile of workers in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Education Level
Source: ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study). Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
You can work as a Forestry Worker without formal qualifications, however, a certificate II or III in forestry (growing and management), horticulture or another related field may be useful.
Before starting a course, check it will provide you with the skills and qualifications you need. Visit
- My Skills to compare Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses, providers and student outcomes.
- AAPathways website to explore Forest and Wood Products Industry VET training pathways.
Employers look for Forestry and Logging Workers who are reliable, hardworking and physically fit.
Filter Skills & Knowledge
Knowledge
These are important topics, subjects or knowledge areas.
-
Geography
Describing land, sea, and air, including their physical characteristics, locations, how they work together, and the location of plant, animal, and human life.
-
Education and training
Curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
-
Clerical
Word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office work.
-
Computers and electronics
Circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
-
Mathematics
Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.
-
English language
English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
-
Law and government
How our laws and courts work. Government rules and regulations, and the political system.
-
Customer and personal service
Understanding customer needs, providing good quality service, and measuring customer satisfaction.
-
Biology
Plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, how they rely on and work with each other and the environment.
-
Transportation
Moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road.
-
Public safety and security
Use of equipment, rules and ideas to protect people, data, property, and institutions.
-
Administration and management
Business principles involved in strategic planning, leadership, and coordinating people and resources.
-
Economics and accounting
Economics and accounting, the financial markets, banking and checking and reporting of financial data.
-
Mechanical
Machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
-
Personnel and human resources
Recruiting and training people, managing pay and other entitlements (like sick leave), and negotiating pay and conditions.
-
Engineering and technology
Use engineering, science and technology to design and produce goods and services.
-
History and archeology
Events of the past, their causes, how we learn about them, and how they influence the way we live today.
-
Communications and media
Media production, communication, and dissemination. Includes written, spoken, and visual media.
-
Production and processing
Raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and ways of making and distributing goods.
-
Building and construction
Materials, and methods used to construct or repair houses, buildings, or other structures like highways and roads.
Skills
Skills can be improved through training or experience.
-
Coordination with others
Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.
-
Critical thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
-
Monitoring
Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.
-
Reading comprehension
Reading work related information.
-
Speaking
Talking to others.
-
Active listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
-
Judgment and decision making
Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.
-
Operation and control
Controlling equipment or systems.
-
Operation monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
-
Social perceptiveness
Understanding why people react the way they do.
-
Complex problem solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
-
Active learning
Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.
-
Learning strategies
Figuring out the best way to teach or learn something new.
-
Serving others
Looking for ways to help people.
-
Systems analysis
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect it.
-
Time management
Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.
-
Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.
-
Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.
-
Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.
-
Management of personnel resources
Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.
Abilities
Workers use these physical and mental abilities.
-
Oral expression
Communicate by speaking.
-
Static strength
Lift, push, pull, or carry things.
-
Trunk strength
Use your abdominal and lower back muscles a number of times without 'giving out' or fatiguing.
-
Oral comprehension
Listen to and understand what people say.
-
Problem spotting
Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.
-
Multilimb coordination
Use your arms and/or legs at the same time while sitting, standing, or lying down.
-
Near vision
See details that are up-close (within a few feet).
-
Sorting or ordering
Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
-
Dynamic strength
Exercise for a long time without your muscles getting tired.
-
Far vision
See details that are far away.
-
Inductive reasoning
Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.
-
Stamina
Exercise for a long time without getting winded or out of breath.
-
Deductive reasoning
Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.
-
Manual dexterity
Quickly move your hand to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
-
Categorising
Come up with different ways of grouping things.
-
Depth perception
Decide which thing is closer or further away from you, or decide how far away it is.
-
Flexibility of closure
See a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) hidden in other distracting material.
-
Speech clarity
Speak clearly so others can understand you.
-
Arm-hand steadiness
Keep your hand or arm steady.
-
Speech recognition
Identify and understand the speech of another person.
Activities
These are kinds of activities workers regularly do in this job.
-
Planning and prioritising work
Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.
-
Building good relationships
Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.
-
Doing physically active work
Use your arms, legs and whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling objects.
-
Handling and moving objects
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, moving and manipulating objects.
-
Communicating within a team
Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.
-
Communicating with the public
Giving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.
-
Working with the public
Greeting or serving customers, clients or guests, and public speaking or performing.
-
Making decisions and solving problems
Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.
-
Keeping your knowledge up-to-date
Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.
-
Looking for changes over time
Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.
-
Thinking creatively
Using your own ideas for developing, designing, or creating something new.
-
Scheduling work and activities
Working out the timing of events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
-
Monitoring people, processes and things
Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.
-
Negotiating and resolving conflicts
Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.
-
Coming up with systems and processes
Deciding on goals and figuring out what you need to do to achieve them.
-
Checking compliance with standards
Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
-
Researching and investigating
Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.
-
Driving vehicles or equipment
Running, manoeuvring, navigating, or driving things like forklifts, vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
-
Assessing and evaluating things
Working out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.
-
Working with computers
Using computers to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

O*NET is a trademark of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
The skills and importance ratings on this page are derived from the US Department of Labor O*NET Database Version 21.2, 45-4011.00 - Forest and Conservation Workers.
Learn about the daily activities, and physical and social demands faced by workers. Explore the values and work styles that workers rate as most important.
Filter Work Environment
Demands
The physical and social demands workers face most often are shown below.
-
Electronic mail
Use electronic mail.
-
Face-to-face discussions
Talk with people face-to-face.
-
Telephone
Talk on the telephone.
-
Contact with people
Have contact with people by telephone, face-to-face, or any other way.
-
In an enclosed vehicle or equipment
Work in a closed vehicle (e.g., car).
-
Freedom to make decisions
Have freedom to make decision on your own.
-
Contact with the public
Work with customers or the public.
-
Outdoors, exposed to weather
Work outdoors, exposed to the weather.
-
Teamwork
Work with people in a group or team.
-
Unstructured work
Have freedom to decide on tasks, priorities, and goals.
-
Indoors, heat controlled
Work indoors with access to heating or cooling.
-
Health and safety of others
Take responsibility for the health and safety of others.
-
Responsible for outcomes
Take responsibility for the results of other people's work.
-
Impact of decisions
Make decisions that have a large impact on other people.
-
Lead or coordinate a team
Lead others to do work activities.
-
Wear common protective or safety equipment
Wear equipment like safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets.
-
Frequent decision making
Frequently make decisions that impact other people.
-
Physically close to people
Work physically close to other people.
-
Being exact or accurate
Be very exact or highly accurate.
-
Minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings
Be exposed to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings.
Values
Work values are important to a person’s feeling of satisfaction. All six values are shown below.
-
Independence
Work alone and make decisions. Workers are able to try out their own ideas, make decisions on their own, and work with little or no supervision.
-
Relationships
Serve and work with others. Workers usually get along well with each other, do things to help other people, and are rarely pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.
-
Achievement
Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.
-
Support
Supportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.
-
Working conditions
Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.
-
Recognition
Advancement and the potential to lead. Workers are recognised for the work that they do, they may give directions and instructions to others, and they are looked up to in their company and their community.
Interests
Interests are the style or type of work we prefer to do. All interest areas are shown below.
-
Practical
Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.
-
Administrative
Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.
-
Analytical
Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.
-
Enterprising
Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.
-
Helping
Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.
-
Creative
Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.

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