The information provided is based on local requirements and includes current wages and employment prospects. Approximately 25,000 occupational titles are included in the NOC , and descriptions of each include the type of work performed, the level of skills needed and the training or education required to learn those skills. Primary Forestry Employment Primary forestry includes logging on licenced woodlots and tree farms and performing custom log sorts. Primary Operators in the Cowichan Region Secondary Sector Employment Secondary forestry includes all aspects of silviculture, including tree pruning and removal, salvage, timber cruising and scaling. In addition, workers may be involved in transport, consulting, watershed restoration and road construction.
Smaller businesses are likely to provide future employment in the region's secondary forest sector.
It includes custom furniture, kitchens and bathrooms, as well as crafts. Smaller businesses are likely to provide future employment in the region's value-added sector. In the future, forestry will be increasingly mechanized and more emphasis is being placed on value-added forestry. A combination of skilled workers, a strong market, available raw materials and appropriate marketing are required in this sector. Forestry will become increasingly mechanized.