
Figure 1
Administrative and territorial structure of Kazakhstan until June 2022

Figure 2
Forestry in Kazakhstan: (A) ecological zones across the country and (B) forests map consisting of different plant species
| Classification | Position of people |
|---|---|
| By category |
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| by gender composition |
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| by education |
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| by completing advanced training courses and other training activities (from 2003 to 2019) |
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| by staff turnover (from 2015 to 2019) | in the MSFMIs of Almaty and East Kazakhstan oblasts |
Table 1
Number of employees of the state forest protection (forest service) in the context of 120 the municipal state forest management institutions (MSFMIs) in Kazakhstan as of September 1, 2020
| Name of the oblast | The number of MSFMIs | Category of employees | Number of employees | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | women | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Akmola oblast | 13 | foresters | 326 | 4 |
| masters of the wood | 63 | 5 | ||
| forest wardens | 35 | 0 | ||
| engineers of forestry of all categories | 35 | 10 | ||
| directors | 31 | 1 | ||
| Total | 490 | 20 | ||
| Aktobe oblast | 7 | foresters | 147 | 7 |
| masters of the wood | 28 | 5 | ||
| forest wardens | 14 | 1 | ||
| engineers of forestry of all categories | 8 | 2 | ||
| directors | 12 | 1 | ||
| Total | 209 | 16 | ||
| Almaty oblast | 14 | foresters | 499 | 1 |
| masters of the wood | 105 | 7 | ||
| forest wardens | 48 | 1 | ||
| engineers of forestry of all categories | 143 | 34 | ||
| directors | 30 | 1 | ||
| Total | 825 | 44 | ||
| Atyrau oblast | 4 | foresters | 60 | 1 |
| masters of the wood | 12 | 1 | ||
| forest wardens | 0 | 0 | ||
| engineers of forestry of all categories | 8 | 1 | ||
| directors | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 85 | 3 | ||
| East Kazakhstan oblast | 13 | foresters | 661 | 33 |
| masters of the wood | 141 | 25 | ||
| forest wardens | 48 | 5 | ||
| engineers of forestry of all categories | 86 | 33 | ||
| directors | 32 | 7 | ||
| Total | 968 | 103 | ||
| Zhambyl oblast | 13 | foresters | 218 | 6 |
| masters of the wood | 33 | 5 | ||
| forest wardens | 42 | 0 | ||
| engineers of forestry of all categories | 82 | 11 | ||
| directors | 22 | 1 | ||
| Total | 397 | 23 | ||
| West Kazakhstan oblast | 8 | foresters | 202 | 0 |
| masters of the wood | 37 | 6 | ||
| forest wardens | 27 | 1 | ||
| engineers of forestry of all categories | 29 | 8 | ||
| directors | 16 | 3 | ||
| Total | 311 | 18 | ||
| Karaganda oblast | 5 | foresters | 146 | 9 |
| masters of the wood | 10 | 0 | ||
| forest wardens | 8 | 0 | ||
| engineers of forestry of all categories | 12 | 5 | ||
| directors | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 181 | 14 | ||
| Kostanay oblast | 11 | foresters | 235 | 4 |
| masters of the wood | 52 | 5 | ||
| forest wardens | 43 | 2 | ||
| engineers of forestry of all categories | 39 | 11 | ||
| directors | 18 | 1 | ||
| Total | 387 | 23 | ||
| Kyzylorda oblast | 8 | foresters | 224 | 5 |
| masters of the wood | 52 | 1 | ||
| forest wardens | 12 | 0 | ||
| engineers of forestry of all categories | 34 | 5 | ||
| directors | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 331 | 11 | ||
| Mangystau oblast | 3 | foresters | 56 | 0 |
| masters of the wood | 2 | 0 | ||
| forest wardens | 27 | 0 | ||
| engineers of forestry of all categories | 19 | 10 | ||
| directors | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 110 | 10 | ||
| Pavlodar oblast | 3 | foresters | 143 | 0 |
| masters of the wood | 30 | 2 | ||
| forest wardens | 17 | 2 | ||
| engineers of forestry of all categories | 7 | 2 | ||
| directors | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 203 | 6 | ||
| North Kazakhstan oblast | 12 | foresters | 358 | 0 |
| masters of the wood | 75 | 2 | ||
| forest wardens | 37 | 1 | ||
| engineers of forestry of all categories | 36 | 14 | ||
| directors | 23 | 1 | ||
| Total | 529 | 18 | ||
| Turkestan oblast | 6 | foresters | 195 | 0 |
| masters of the wood | 54 | 0 | ||
| forest wardens | 22 | 0 | ||
| engineers of forestry of all categories | 168 | 24 | ||
| directors | 14 | 1 | ||
| Total | 453 | 25 | ||
| Kazakhstan | 120 | foresters | 3470 | 70 |
| masters of the wood | 694 | 64 | ||
| forest wardens | 380 | 13 | ||
| engineers of forestry of all categories | 706 | 170 | ||
| directors | 229 | 17 | ||
| Total for the Republic | 5479 | 334 | ||

Figure 3
Qualifications of employees of municipal state forest management institutions of Kazakhstan

Figure 4
The number of employees of state forest management institutions of Kazakhstan in the context of oblasts and depending on the area covered by forest

Figure 5
Categories of positions held by women in the MSFMIs

Figure 6
The number of men and women in the MSFMIs in the context of oblasts

Figure 7
Level of education of employees of 120 MSFMIs

Figure 8
The level of education of employees of 120 MSMFI in the context of staff position categories

Figure 9
Number of forest specialists who have completed advanced training

Figure 10
Continuing education of forest workers in the context of staff positions from 2003 to 2019

Figure 11
Distribution of the MSFMIs employees of the Almaty and East Kazakhstan oblasts by work experience

Figure 12
Distribution of the MSFMIs employees of the Almaty and East Kazakhstan oblasts by age
Table 2
The reasons for staff turnover in the municipal state forest management institutions (MSFMIs) of the Almaty and East Kazakhstan oblasts
| Category of employees | 2015–2019 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In total | Including for the following reasons | |||||||
| At employee's request | At the initiative of the administration | By the decision of the court | Conscription into the army | Transfer to another job | Retirement | In connection with the death | ||
| Almaty oblast | ||||||||
| Directors | 28 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Engineers of forestry of all categories | 150 | 135 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Forest wardens | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Masters of the wood | 54 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Foresters | 288 | 226 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 7 |
| Total | 531 | 430 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 40 | 10 |
| East Kazakhstan oblast | ||||||||
| Directors | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Engineers of forestry of all categories | 92 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 0 |
| Forest wardens | 40 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| Masters of the wood | 90 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 0 |
| Foresters | 583 | 482 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 51 | 4 |
| Total | 822 | 632 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 96 | 77 | 5 |