Career path
Foresters
Manage public and private forested lands for economic, recreational, and conservation purposes. May inventory the type, amount, and location of standing timber, appraise the timber's worth, negotiate the purchase, and draw up contracts for procurement. May determine how to conserve wildlife habitats, creek beds, water quality, and soil stability, and how best to comply with environmental regulations. May devise plans for planting and growing new trees, monitor trees for healthy growth, and determine optimal harvesting schedules.
What this work leans on
PRISM reads 29 signals about how a person thinks, decides and works. These are the ones this path draws on most.
- SupportImportant
How much you value supportive management and clear company policies.
- Attention & InhibitionImportant
Your ability to focus on the relevant signal and resist responding to distractions.
- Investigative InterestsImportant
Your interest in analyzing, researching, and understanding how things work.
- Risk PreferenceModerate
How you trade off potential gains against potential losses under uncertainty.
- Enterprising InterestsModerate
Your interest in leading, persuading, and pursuing business or organizational goals.
- Realistic InterestsModerate
Your interest in hands-on, practical work with tools, machines, or physical materials.
All 6 signals above are measured directly in the assessment. See the full method
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