Forestry and related workers
15AI USED FOR15%moving to60%
THE DOOR, NOWB
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
STARTING PAYnot published
MOAT NOT YET CLASSIFIEDA real score, but the moat is not yet classified. No claim either way.
CAREERMASH (EN)FROM ENVIRONMENT & LAND →
Forestry and related workers
Forestry workers plant, manage and harvest trees and look after woodlands and forests. It is physical outdoor work that suits hardy, practical people who love being outside, don't mind hard graft and care about the natural environment.
AI can do very little of this work today
Hands-on work, caring for people and dealing with the real world are among the hardest things to automate, and this job leans on them. We have not yet formally classified its moat, so we make no claim either way, but the exposure score speaks for itself.
Career progression path
Salary progression for this career has not been published yet.
Real apprenticeship standards
Live UK apprenticeship standards that lead into this career, from the Institute for Apprenticeships register.
L4Forestry works manager15 months typicalnot published
L6Professional forester (integrated degree)36 months typicalnot published
There is more than one way in
You do not have to go the university route to get here. There is also a vocational route that skips a degree entirely. Some employers will take you on here with no formal qualifications at all, if you can show you can do the work.