Select tree seedlings, prepare the ground, or plant the trees in reforestation areas, using manual planting tools.

“Select tree seedlings, prepare the ground, or plant the trees in reforestation areas, using manual planting tools.” is a supplemental task performed by Forest and Conservation Workers. Among the occupation's 21 rated tasks, workers place it 7th by importance (#15 most important). About 33% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Perform agricultural activities. in Performing General Physical Activities

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E0. No direct exposure — current language models give little or no time savings on this task.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.00. Automation potential label: T0.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Check equipment to ensure that it is operating properly. · importance 4.4
• Fight forest fires or perform prescribed burning tasks under the direction of fire suppression officers or forestry technicians. · importance 4.4
• Perform fire protection or suppression duties, such as constructing fire breaks or disposing of brush. · importance 4.2
• Maintain tallies of trees examined and counted during tree marking or measuring efforts. · importance 3.5
• Confer with other workers to discuss issues, such as safety, cutting heights, or work needs. · importance 3.5
• Explain or enforce regulations regarding camping, vehicle use, fires, use of buildings, or sanitation. · importance 3.4
• Spray or inject vegetation with insecticides to kill insects or to protect against disease or with herbicides to reduce competing vegetation. · importance 3.3
• Operate skidders, bulldozers, or other prime movers to pull a variety of scarification or site preparation equipment over areas to be regenerated. · importance 3.3
• Thin or space trees, using power thinning saws. · importance 3.3
• Identify diseased or undesirable trees and remove them, using power saws or hand saws. · importance 3.3
• Select or cut trees according to markings or sizes, types, or grades. · importance 3.3
• Prune or shear tree tops or limbs to control growth, increase density, or improve shape. · importance 3.0
• Maintain campsites or recreational areas, replenishing firewood or other supplies and cleaning kitchens or restrooms. · importance 3.0
• Erect signs or fences, using posthole diggers, shovels, or other hand tools. · importance 2.9

See all tasks on the Forest and Conservation Workers page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-task-7039,
  title  = {Select tree seedlings, prepare the ground, or plant the trees in reforestation areas, using manual planting tools.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-7039}
}