FORESTER
Listed on 2026-01-16
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Outdoor/Nature/Animal Care
Forestry, Environmental Science -
Government
Location: East Dickson
Job Information
- Opening Date/Time: 01/13/2026 12:00AM Central Time
- Closing Date/Time: 01/26/2026 11:59PM Central Time
- Salary (Monthly): $4,562.00
- Salary (Annually): $54,744.00
- Job Type: Full-Time
- City, State
Location:
Charlotte, TN - Department:
Agriculture
LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY OPERATIONS DIVISION, DICKSON COUNTY
Working Title:
Area Forester
Please include a copy of your Forestry transcript or similar natural resource curriculum that includes dendrology, forest measurements, silviculture and forest management.
QualificationsEducation and Experience:
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in forestry or similar natural resource curriculum that includes dendrology, forest measurements, silviculture, and forest management and experience equivalent to two years of professional forestry, wildlife, natural resources, or any other related work.
Substitution of Education for
Experience:
Graduate coursework in forestry, wildlife, natural resources, or any other related work may substitute for the required experience, on a year‑for‑year basis, to a maximum of one year (e.g., 12 graduate semester hours in forestry, wildlife, natural resources, or any other related work may dojably substitute for one year संरक्षण).
- Possess and maintain a valid vehicle operator’s license in some positions;
- Possess and maintain a Commercial Pesticide Applicator Certification in some positions;
- Pass a physical fitness test for participation in wildland and prescribed fire activities in some positions Veränderungen.
Examination Method:
Education and Experience, 100%, for Preferred Service positions.
Under general supervision, the Area Forester is responsible for professional forestry and/or fire management work of considerable difficulty in planning, directing, and administering forestry programs and performs related work as required. An employee in this Corporate-level class either supervises professional staff at a state forest or performs advanced working level duties in a multi‑county area that may include a state forest.
This class differs from that of a Forester 2, which functions at the working level.
Competencies:
Knowledges:
Skills:
Abilities:
State of Tennessee positions that may involve driving responsibilities require candidates to meet the following minimum driver qualifications:
- A valid driver's license
- For the past five years, the candidate's driver record must not have a record of the following violations: driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, license suspension for moving violations, or more than four moving violations.
Please include your Driver's License Information under the Licenses and Certifications section of your application.
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