The forest industry is vital to the welfare of Wisconsin and that the development of employees is vital to the industry.
According to the Wisconsin DNR: “The forest products industry in Wisconsin employed more than 56,000 individuals and paid $4.5 billion in labor income. In 2023, the industry’s total value of production was $27.0 billion, with a value-added of $8.3 billion. The industry represented 2.0% of the state’s gross domestic product.”
This page is under active development through a collaboration between LEAF and the Wisconsin Forestry Center (WFC). It is dedicated to highlighting and outlining the many and varied careers of the forest industry.
Forestry Career Profiles
LEAF and the WFC created individual forestry career profiles representing diverse careers related to the forest. Career profiles include links for students and teachers to explore more about each individual career.
Contact Us
LEAF – Wisconsin’s K-12 Forestry Education Program
College of Natural Resources
University of Wisconsin Stevens Point
1108 Fremont St. – SSC 202
Stevens Point, WI 54481
715-346-4956 | leaf@uwsp.edu
LEAF is a partnership between the Wisconsin DNR – Division of Forestry and the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education