Forestry semester exam questions and
answers
What careers are part of the Wood Product manufacturing Career Cluster? - correct
answer-Forest products processing manager, Heavy equipment mechanic, Welder,
Industrial Electrician, Heavy equipment operator, Truck driver, IT specialist, Sales
Representative, and Accountant.
What are the Responsibilities of a Forest Products Processing Managers? - correct
answer-Make sure employees are doing their jobs correctly and efficiently
Make sure systems and equipment are working correctly
Train staff in company policies and safety procedures
Help in hiring and firing employees
Resolve problems and recommend solutions based on your experience
Job Facts about Forest Products Processing Managers? - correct answer-Average
Annual Salary: $64,384
Average Hourly Rate: $31/hour
While no college degrees are required, extensive experience in forest products
manufacturing operations is required.
Work is located in an industrial manufacturing setting, often in mills or plants.
Responsibilities of a Heavy Equipment Operator? - correct answer-Move and unload
logs, lumbers, or other materials
Be able to operate a variety of machines such as cranes, forklifts, and knuckeled
boomed loaders
Job facts of a Heavy Equipment operator? - correct answer-Average Annual Salary:
$53,610
Average Hourly Rate: $25.38/hour
Usually no formal credentials are required. Instead heavy equipment operators rely on
years of experience.
Work is located in an industrial manufacturing setting, often in mills or plants.
What careers are in the Logging forestry career cluster? - correct answer-Logging
Equipment Operator, Cutter or Feller Buncher, Skidder, Loader, Mechanic, and Truck
Driver.
responsibilities of a Logging Equipment Operator - correct answer-Fell trees
Skid trees to a central landing
Load trees onto trucks for deliver to mills
,Be able to operate a variety of machines such as skidders, feller bunchers, dozers, and
knuckeleboom loaders
Job facts of a Logging Equipment Operator - correct answer-Average Annual Salary:
$47,062
Average Hourly Rate: $23/hour
While no formal credentials are required, completion of an equipment operator training
program is preferred.
Logging heavy equipment operators work outdoors, in the woods.
Job facts of a Truck driver - correct answer-Average Annual Salary: $38,315
Average Hourly Rate: $18/hour
Drivers must maintain a commercial driver's license (CDL) with all required
endorsements. Driver training courses are available at many community colleges.
Drivers spend their days on the road, transporting logs from the logging site to sawmills.
Responsibilities of a Truck driver - correct answer-Ensure cargo is properly secured
Maintain log books
Perform pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspection of equipment and accessories
Careers in the career cluster Management and Conservation - correct answer-
Professional Forester, Land Management Forester, Procurement Forester, Consulting
Forester, Government Forester, GIS Forester, Wood Supplier Forester, Forestry
Technician, Forestry Worker, and Timber Buyer
Job responsibilities of a Professional Forester - correct answer-Plan and direct forest
surveys and related studies
Establish short and long term forest management plans
Ensure adherence to government regulations and company objectives
Job facts of a Professional Forester - correct answer-Average Annual Salary: $60,413
Average Hourly Rate: $29/hour
A Bachelor's degree in Forestry from an accredited university is required.
Professional foresters work outdoors.
Job facts of a Forestry Technician - correct answer-Average Annual Salary: $46,061
Average Hourly Rate: $23/hour
A two-year degree from a junior or community college is usually required.
Forestry Technicians work outdoors, in the field.
Responsibilities of a Forestry Technician - correct answer-Inventory a stand of trees
Re-mark boundary lines
Mark timber before sale
Oversee tree-planting team
, careers in the cluster of Sciences and Engineering - correct answer-Electrical and
Electronics Engineers, Industrial Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, and Biologist.
Responsibilities of a Industrial Engineers - correct answer-Design and plan plant layouts
and facilities
Approve efficiency
Develop maintenance standards, schedules and programs
Enhance industrial health and safety
Job facts of a Industrial Engineers - correct answer-Average Annual Salary: $64,384
Average Hourly Rate: $31/hour
An industrial engineering degree from a university is required.
Industrial engineers work in factories and in offices, depending on the need of the day.
Job facts of a Biologist - correct answer-Average Annual Salary: $58,685
Average Hourly Rate: $28/hour
A Bachelor of Science degree (or higher) in biological science is required for biologists.
Biologists most often work out in the field; sometimes the work in a lab setting.
Responsibilities of a Biologist - correct answer-Study, identify, and classify plants and
animals
Develop and monitor ecosystem management plans
Prepare reports and plans for managing renewable resources
List of requirements for the Forestry Workforce Training Institute logging equipment
operator training school - correct answer-Must be 18+ years of age
Must be able to pass a drug test
Must have a valid driver's license
Must be able to provide own transportation to and from training sites
Must provide your own steel-toed work boots
Previous experience withe quipment operations (farm tractors, dozers, etc.) is desirable
but not required.
training before you begin working for forestry career? - correct answer-Classroom
Training
Safety
First Aid
Forest Management
Dendrology/Tree I.D.
Silviculture
Sustainability
Professional Logging Manager (PLM)
Business Management
Communications
Field Training
Equipment Safety>
answers
What careers are part of the Wood Product manufacturing Career Cluster? - correct
answer-Forest products processing manager, Heavy equipment mechanic, Welder,
Industrial Electrician, Heavy equipment operator, Truck driver, IT specialist, Sales
Representative, and Accountant.
What are the Responsibilities of a Forest Products Processing Managers? - correct
answer-Make sure employees are doing their jobs correctly and efficiently
Make sure systems and equipment are working correctly
Train staff in company policies and safety procedures
Help in hiring and firing employees
Resolve problems and recommend solutions based on your experience
Job Facts about Forest Products Processing Managers? - correct answer-Average
Annual Salary: $64,384
Average Hourly Rate: $31/hour
While no college degrees are required, extensive experience in forest products
manufacturing operations is required.
Work is located in an industrial manufacturing setting, often in mills or plants.
Responsibilities of a Heavy Equipment Operator? - correct answer-Move and unload
logs, lumbers, or other materials
Be able to operate a variety of machines such as cranes, forklifts, and knuckeled
boomed loaders
Job facts of a Heavy Equipment operator? - correct answer-Average Annual Salary:
$53,610
Average Hourly Rate: $25.38/hour
Usually no formal credentials are required. Instead heavy equipment operators rely on
years of experience.
Work is located in an industrial manufacturing setting, often in mills or plants.
What careers are in the Logging forestry career cluster? - correct answer-Logging
Equipment Operator, Cutter or Feller Buncher, Skidder, Loader, Mechanic, and Truck
Driver.
responsibilities of a Logging Equipment Operator - correct answer-Fell trees
Skid trees to a central landing
Load trees onto trucks for deliver to mills
,Be able to operate a variety of machines such as skidders, feller bunchers, dozers, and
knuckeleboom loaders
Job facts of a Logging Equipment Operator - correct answer-Average Annual Salary:
$47,062
Average Hourly Rate: $23/hour
While no formal credentials are required, completion of an equipment operator training
program is preferred.
Logging heavy equipment operators work outdoors, in the woods.
Job facts of a Truck driver - correct answer-Average Annual Salary: $38,315
Average Hourly Rate: $18/hour
Drivers must maintain a commercial driver's license (CDL) with all required
endorsements. Driver training courses are available at many community colleges.
Drivers spend their days on the road, transporting logs from the logging site to sawmills.
Responsibilities of a Truck driver - correct answer-Ensure cargo is properly secured
Maintain log books
Perform pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspection of equipment and accessories
Careers in the career cluster Management and Conservation - correct answer-
Professional Forester, Land Management Forester, Procurement Forester, Consulting
Forester, Government Forester, GIS Forester, Wood Supplier Forester, Forestry
Technician, Forestry Worker, and Timber Buyer
Job responsibilities of a Professional Forester - correct answer-Plan and direct forest
surveys and related studies
Establish short and long term forest management plans
Ensure adherence to government regulations and company objectives
Job facts of a Professional Forester - correct answer-Average Annual Salary: $60,413
Average Hourly Rate: $29/hour
A Bachelor's degree in Forestry from an accredited university is required.
Professional foresters work outdoors.
Job facts of a Forestry Technician - correct answer-Average Annual Salary: $46,061
Average Hourly Rate: $23/hour
A two-year degree from a junior or community college is usually required.
Forestry Technicians work outdoors, in the field.
Responsibilities of a Forestry Technician - correct answer-Inventory a stand of trees
Re-mark boundary lines
Mark timber before sale
Oversee tree-planting team
, careers in the cluster of Sciences and Engineering - correct answer-Electrical and
Electronics Engineers, Industrial Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, and Biologist.
Responsibilities of a Industrial Engineers - correct answer-Design and plan plant layouts
and facilities
Approve efficiency
Develop maintenance standards, schedules and programs
Enhance industrial health and safety
Job facts of a Industrial Engineers - correct answer-Average Annual Salary: $64,384
Average Hourly Rate: $31/hour
An industrial engineering degree from a university is required.
Industrial engineers work in factories and in offices, depending on the need of the day.
Job facts of a Biologist - correct answer-Average Annual Salary: $58,685
Average Hourly Rate: $28/hour
A Bachelor of Science degree (or higher) in biological science is required for biologists.
Biologists most often work out in the field; sometimes the work in a lab setting.
Responsibilities of a Biologist - correct answer-Study, identify, and classify plants and
animals
Develop and monitor ecosystem management plans
Prepare reports and plans for managing renewable resources
List of requirements for the Forestry Workforce Training Institute logging equipment
operator training school - correct answer-Must be 18+ years of age
Must be able to pass a drug test
Must have a valid driver's license
Must be able to provide own transportation to and from training sites
Must provide your own steel-toed work boots
Previous experience withe quipment operations (farm tractors, dozers, etc.) is desirable
but not required.
training before you begin working for forestry career? - correct answer-Classroom
Training
Safety
First Aid
Forest Management
Dendrology/Tree I.D.
Silviculture
Sustainability
Professional Logging Manager (PLM)
Business Management
Communications
Field Training
Equipment Safety>
