NOC 8422 – Silviculture and forestry workers

The National Occupational Classification (NOC) code 8422 is for Silviculture and forestry workers

NOC skill type/level: Skill Level C

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school may be required.
• Completion of a college or other specialized program for silviculture workers or forestry crew workers may be required.
• Formal training in power saw operation and maintenance and several months of on-the-job training are usually provided.
• Experience as a logging and forestry labourer may be required.
• A chemicals application licence is required.
• Workplace hazardous materials information system (WHMIS) and transportation of dangerous goods (TDG) certificates may be required.
• A silvicultural worker’s licence may be required.

List of Job Titles for NOC 8422 – Silviculture and forestry workers

• Brush cutter – forestry
• Clearing saw operator – forestry
• Fire crewman/woman – forestry
• Fire lookout
• Fire suppression crewman/woman – forestry
• Forest firefighter
• Forestry conservation worker
• Forestry crew worker
• Forestry crewman/woman
• Forestry worker
• Forestry worker – logging
• Lookout – forestry
• Pieceworker – silviculture
• Precommercial tree thinner
• Scarification equipment operator
• Scarification equipment operator – forestry
• Scarifier operator – silviculture
• Seed cone collector
• Seed cone picker
• Silviculture worker
• Spacing saw operator
• Spacing saw operator – forestry
• Thinning saw operator
• Thinning saw operator – forestry
• Tree pruner – forestry
• Tree spacer – forestry