These statistics cover the career grouping of Technical Occupations in Life Sciences (NOC 222), which includes Forestry Technologists and Technicians.

Workers are employed in the following industries: Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (42%), Public administration (32%), Manufacturing (10%), Professional, scientific and technical services (7%).

According to the Labour Force Survey (2009), 9% of workers in this group were self-employed, while the average for all occupations was 16%.

This occupation (Forestry Technologists and Technicians) is part of a larger group called Technical Occupations in Life Sciences (NOC 222). According to the Labour Force Survey (2009), the unionization rate for this group was 45%, while the unionization rate for all occupations was 31%.