TTTT Forestry as a Career TTTT

Is FORESTRY the career for you? The Global Association of Online Foresters (G.A.O.F.) provides this free service to help you find out about Forestry as a career and as a profession.

College Board have an online questionnaire. In the past this has been a useful starting point but may not be accessible. They have a Step-by-Step Career Worksheet which may help you.

As an alternative try some of the following. Some are free and some cost money. NB you may have to provide your personal details on some of these sites:

• Life Colours (what colour are you?)
• Career Quest
• TestingRoom
• Career testing

Other Career references:

CharityVillage

CareerNet's Career Planning

CareerMag (On-line)

The next step is to find out what a career in Forestry involves. The following pages provide information about Forestry. They also include Job Outlook and Salaries which are mainly USA and Canada orientated but will be of general interest:

Forestry provided by College Board

Foresters and conservation scientists provided by College Board

Forestry and logging occupations provided by College Board

Career Adviser Category: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Related Occupations - Forestry and logging workers

Nature and the Environment Career Guide another general page describing forestry as a career.

Forestry and Forest Technology Career Guidance provided by the SAF (Society of American Foresters)

Environmental Career Planning for College Students is a useful link page provided by E Jobs

Now you will want to find out more about Forestry Education in your country. The following links on the GAOF web site will provide you with links to colleges and universities which teach forestry and related subjects.

FAO has a list of Universities world-wide offering courses in Forestry. However it may not be comprehensive or include colleges and other forestry training programmes.

Below are some links compiled by the GAOF for various countries:

Africa ~ Africa (South) ~ Austria ~ Australia Bolivia ~ Belgium ~ Brazil ~ Brunei ~ Cambodia ~ Canada ~ China ~ Chile ~ Colombia ~ Costa Rica ~ Czech Rep. ~ Denmark ~ Estonia ~ Finland ~ France ~ Germany ~ Greece ~ Guyana ~ Hungary ~ India ~ Indonesia ~ Ireland ~ Israel ~ Italy ~ Japan ~ Latvia ~ Malaysia ~ Mexico ~ Nepal ~ Netherlands ~ New Zealand ~ Norway ~ Pakistan ~ Philippines ~ Poland ~ Portugal ~ Romania ~ Russia ~ Singapore ~ Slovakia ~ Slovenia ~ Spain ~ Sri Lanka ~ Sweden ~ Switzerland ~ Turkey ~ Thailand ~ Ukraine ~ United Kingdom ~ United States ~ Venezuela ~ Vietnam

Some of our members have also provided a few comments and additional information about forestry careers in your country which we will keep adding to this web site. Below are some links by country:

Australia ~ Canada ~ Denmark ~India ~ Japan ~ New Zealand ~ United Kingdom ~ United States

A good way to find out more about forestry is to contact one of the Forestry Organisations in your country. Many such organisations welcome anyone interested in forestry and by joining you will meet people working in the industry. Because it is a very practical industry it is always worth getting some practical experience and these organisations may be able to help you find work:

Global - International Forestry Students Association

Africa (South) ~ Australia ~ Brazil ~ Canada ~ Costa Rica ~ Denmark ~ Finland ~ France ~ Germany ~ Greece ~ Guyana ~ India ~ Indonesia ~ Ireland ~ Japan ~ Malaysia ~ Nepal ~ Netherlands ~ New Zealand ~ Philippines ~ Poland ~ Romania ~ Spain ~ Sweden ~ Switzerland ~ Ukraine ~ United Kingdom ~ United States

Assuming you decide that you want to make Forestry your career you will be looking for a job. Many of the links provided on this web site will provide you with lists of jobs. You can also check out the Job Vacancies or put you name down as a Job Seeker.

If all else fails contact us and we will try to help. We hope this page will encourage you to find out more about Forestry even if you do not decide to make it you career.