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Fallers
Manages forests for wood, wildlife, water and recreation.
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Foresters measure and map forests, plan timber harvests and plantings, fight invasive pests and fire, and help landowners care for their woods. Pennsylvania has millions of acres of forest, managed by the state, companies and private owners.
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High school courses that build toward it
- Welding and Metal Fabrication · Career and Technical
Builds tools and machines, which this job uses.
- Pre-Algebra · Math
Builds math, which this job uses.
- English 10 · English
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
- Physics · Science
Builds math, which this job uses.
- Computer Science Principles · Computer Science
Builds math, which this job uses.
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