Forestry Equipment Technician pay range
Commonwealth of Kentucky · class code 20001480
- Class code
- 20001480
- Pay grade
- 13
- Pay unit
- Month
- Alternate ranges
- 3
- State
- Kentucky
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky published pay range for Forestry Equipment Technician is $3,339 to $5,343 per month, spanning every alternate range the plan defines.
- Kentucky publishes an entry rate and a midpoint for each pay grade, not a maximum, so the upper figure on this page is the grade midpoint.
- That works out to about $40,071 to $64,114 a year at full time.
- Kentucky Personnel Cabinet keys this classification as class code 20001480.
- The plan defines 3 alternate ranges for this class, so the rate depends on which criteria an employee meets.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Alternate ranges
| Range | Entry | Midpoint | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Range 37.5-hour week | $3,339 | $5,009 | per month |
| Range 40-hour week | $3,562 | $5,343 | per month |
| Range Hourly | $20.55 | $30.82 | per hour |
Which alternate range applies is set by the plan's own criteria (experience, certification or assignment). The criteria text lives in the source document.
Class specification
The Personnel Cabinet class specification for this class is published by Kentucky Personnel Cabinet. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 09/16/2023.
What the state says the job is
Oversees the use and maintenance of forestry equipment including fire equipment, engine platforms, and tree equipment in assigned area or tree nursery. Recommends procedural and operation protocols to ensure firefighter safety and wildfire suppression and prescribed fire efficiency; and performs other duties as required.
Examples of the work
Coordinates changes to advancements in equipment designed for wildfire suppression and needs to modify existing equipment to ensure safety for firefighters to operate. Recommends procedural and operation protocols to ensure firefighter safety and wildfire suppression and prescribed fire efficiency. Provides training sessions and one-on-one instruction on equipment. Instructs other employees on basic maintenance to assist in the upkeep of forestry wildfire equipment managed by the agency. Inspects equipment for safety, servicing needs, and general appearance. Repairs light and/or heavy equipment. Conducts training sessions on equipment repairs. Repairs office equipment.
Minimum qualifications
EDUCATION: High school graduate. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Must have five years of forestry and/or equipment maintenance and repair experience. Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: Vocational school in the field of automobile or diesel mechanics will substitute on a year for year basis. Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: NONE
Special requirements
Must possess a valid driver's license prior to appointment in this classification. Upon employment, must furnish to the agency's appointing authority title documentation that he or she possesses a valid commercial driver's license or a valid commercial driver's license commiserate with the type of c ...
Quoted from the Personnel Cabinet class specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Kentucky Personnel Cabinet publishes this figure in Classified and Unclassified 37.5 and 40-Hour Salary Schedule, effective September 16, 2026. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
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