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. Includes operating stand-alone logging machines, such as log chippers.

58 alternate job titles:

Buncher Operator Chain Hooker Cutter Operator Delimber Delimber Operator Equipment Operator Feller Buncher Operator Feller Operator Forder Operator Grapple Operator Grapple Skidder Operator Groundsperson Harvester Operator Hook Tender Loader Loader Operator Log Carrier Operator Log Chipper Operator Log Handling Equipment Operator Log Hauler Log Loader Log Loader Operator Log Processor Log Processor Operator Log Stacker Operator Log Truck Driver Logging Cable Skidder Operator Logging Clam-Bunk Operator Logging Crane Operator Logging Equipment Operator Logging Excavator Operator Logging Forwarder Operator Logging Loader Logging Operating Engineer Logging Operator Logging Service Operator Logging Shovel Operator Logging Slasher Operator Logging Specialist Logging Tractor Operator Lumber Carrier Operator Lumber Stacker Driver Lumber Stacker Operator Mobile Equipment Operator Mobile Heavy Equipment Operator Processor Operator Shift Stacker Shovel Logger Skidder Driver Skidder Operator Slasher Operator Stacker Timber Harvester Operator Tree Crusher Operator Tree Shear Operator Tree-Shear Operator Unloader Yarder Operator
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Salary Information

Logging Equipment Operators: $49,210 (median) per year.

Starting salary (10th percentile).
Required expreience: Varies by Company


Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Daily Tasks & Responsibilities

Task Description Category
Inspect equipment or facilities to determine condition or maintenance needs. General
Operate forestry equipment. General
Cut trees or logs. General
Measure physical characteristics of forestry or agricultural products. General
Maintain forestry, hunting, or agricultural equipment. Maintenance
Maintain personnel records. Maintenance
Evaluate log quality. Analysis
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    Technology Requirements

    Technology Description
    Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet software
    Microsoft Office software Office suite software
    Microsoft Outlook Electronic mail software
    Microsoft Word Word processing software
    SAP software Enterprise resource planning ERP software
    TradeTec TallyWorks Logs Inventory management software
    TradeTec TallyWorks TimeTracker Human resources software
    BCS Woodlands Systems The Logger Tracker Data base user interface and query software
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