Logging Equipment Operators
Drive logging tractor or wheeled vehicle equipped with one or more accessories such as bulldozer blade, frontal shear, grapple, logging arch, cable winches, hoisting rack, or crane boom, to fell tree; to skid, load, unload, or stack logs; or to pull stumps or clear brush.
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Training Provided After Hiring
How long it typically takes to learn on the job
How AI Impacts Each Task
9 tasks analyzed
Inspect equipment for safety prior to use, and perform necessary basic maintenance tasks.
Control hydraulic tractors equipped with tree clamps and booms to lift, swing, and bunch sheared trees.
Grade logs according to characteristics such as knot size and straightness, and according to established industry or company standards.
Drive and maneuver tractors and tree harvesters to shear the tops off of trees, cut and limb the trees, and cut the logs into desired lengths.
Drive straight or articulated tractors equipped with accessories such as bulldozer blades, grapples, logging arches, cable winches, and crane booms, to skid, load, unload, or stack logs, pull stumps, or clear brush.
| Task | AI Capability | Risk | Time % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspect equipment for safety prior to use, and perform necessary basic maintenance tasks. | - | - | - |
| Control hydraulic tractors equipped with tree clamps and booms to lift, swing, and bunch sheared trees. | - | - | - |
| Grade logs according to characteristics such as knot size and straightness, and according to established industry or company standards. | - | - | - |
| Drive and maneuver tractors and tree harvesters to shear the tops off of trees, cut and limb the trees, and cut the logs into desired lengths. | - | - | - |
| Drive straight or articulated tractors equipped with accessories such as bulldozer blades, grapples, logging arches, cable winches, and crane booms, to skid, load, unload, or stack logs, pull stumps, or clear brush. | - | - | - |
Essential Soft Skills
Traits that are hard for AI to replicate
Wage & Employment (2024)
Median Wage
$49,210
per year
Mean Wage
$52,020
per year
Employment
23K
workers
Wage Range
$35,050 - $72,280
10th - 90th pct
Wage Distribution
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