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	Logging Equipment Operators	First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	Forest and Conservation Technicians	Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	Forest and Conservation Workers
SUMMARY	64% High Risk	25% Low Risk	28% Low Risk	17% Minimal Risk	46% Moderate Risk	46% Moderate Risk
JOB SCORE	2.2/10	5.0/10	4.1/10	5.8/10	6.8/10	3.6/10
POLLING	63% (High Risk, Based on 23 votes)	41% (Moderate Risk, Based on 24 votes)	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet	29% (Low Risk, Based on 49 votes)	33% (Low Risk, Based on 33 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	-1.4%	2.5%	-3.2%	14.6%	5.8%	-4.7%
WAGES	$49,210 or $23.66 per hour	$59,330 or $28.52 per hour	$54,310 or $26.11 per hour	$52,380 or $25.18 per hour	$63,980 or $30.76 per hour	$43,680 or $21.00 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	22,520	29,530	31,080	2,780	180,270	5,630
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DESCRIPTION	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.	Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of agricultural, forestry, aquacultural, and related workers.	Provide technical assistance regarding the conservation of soil, water, forests, or related natural resources. May compile data pertaining to size, content, condition, and other characteristics of forest tracts under the direction of foresters, or train and lead forest workers in forest propagation and fire prevention and suppression. May assist conservation scientists in managing, improving, and protecting rangelands and wildlife habitats.	Enforce fire regulations, inspect forest for fire hazards, and recommend forest fire prevention or control measures. May report forest fires and weather conditions.	Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment, such as cranes, bulldozers, graders, and conveyors, used in construction, logging, and mining.	Under supervision, perform manual labor necessary to develop, maintain, or protect areas such as forests, forested areas, woodlands, wetlands, and rangelands through such activities as raising and transporting seedlings; combating insects, pests, and diseases harmful to plant life; and building structures to control water, erosion, and leaching of soil. Includes forester aides, seedling pullers, tree planters, and gatherers of nontimber forestry products such as pine straw.

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