Skills a graduate of an urban forestry program should have to be adequately prepared to pursue a career.
| Public sector | Frequency % |
|---|---|
| Insect & disease control | 89.8 |
| General botany | 88.8 |
| Shade & street tree selection | 88.8 |
| Plant materials | 87.8 |
| Transplanting techniques | 85.7 |
| Tree problem diagnosis | 82.7 |
| Fertilization techniques | 81.6 |
| Pruning & tree removal techniques | 81.6 |
| Public relations | 79.6 |
| Tree inventory techniques | 79.6 |
| Soil science | 78.6 |
| Safety procedures | 77.6 |
| Equipment operation | 76.5 |
| Writing skills | 76.5 |
| Budgeting | 75.5 |
| Landscape management | 75.5 |
| Tree appraisal techniques | 75.5 |
| Plant ecology | 74.5 |
| Plant physiology | 73.5 |
| General ecology | 73.5 |
| Irrigation systems | 71.4 |
| Landscape design skills | 70.4 |
| Tree surgery | 68.4 |
| Creative problem solving | 67.3 |
| Wound repair | 64.3 |
| Dendrology | 62.2 |
| Public speaking skills | 61.2 |
| Cabling & bracing | 60.2 |
| Turfgrass science | 54.1 |
| Computer science | 52.0 |
| Public administration | 50.0 |
| Silviculture | 49.0 |
| Urban wildlife management | 48.0 |
| Teaching skills | 44.9 |
| Accounting | 40.8 |
| Political science | 34.7 |
| Business law | 20.4 |
| Sociology | 20.4 |
| Other skills listed | |
| Employee/personnel management | |
| Technical specification writing | |
| Urban planning | |
| Contract administration | |
| CPR | |
| Land use planning | |
| Landscape construction | |
| Park administration/management | |
| Principles of electrical conductivity | |
| Time management skills | |
| Water law | |
| Tree nursery management |