Careers in forestry
By: prepared by the Forest Service
Series: Miscellaneous publication / United States Department of Agriculture -- no. 249
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Published: 1955
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 22
Subjects: Forests and forestry; Vocational guidance
Description: This publication deals primarily with careers in technical forestry, the practice of which calls for professional training. Many nonprofessional workers, such as skilled and unskilled laborers, mechanics, lookout men and fire-control aids, accountants, clerks, and stenographers, are employed in public forestry agencies and private forest industries. Although these employees play an important part in forest work, their jobs ordinarily do not call for fundamental training the science of forestry. Information on employment possibilities for nonprofessionals can be obtained from the employing agencies.
Notes: Cover title.

"Revision of and supersedes 'Forestry as a profession', an unnumbered publication issued in 1927"--Foot-note, p. 1.