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	Log Graders and Scalers	First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	Forest and Conservation Technicians	Foresters	Forest and Conservation Workers	Logging Equipment Operators
SUMMARY	71% High Risk	25% Low Risk	28% Low Risk	21% Low Risk	46% Moderate Risk	64% High Risk
JOB SCORE	2.0/10	5.0/10	4.1/10	5.9/10	3.6/10	2.2/10
POLLING	68% (High Risk, Based on 17 votes)	41% (Moderate Risk, Based on 24 votes)	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet	26% (Low Risk, Based on 87 votes)	33% (Low Risk, Based on 33 votes)	63% (High Risk, Based on 23 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	-0.7%	2.5%	-3.2%	1.2%	-4.7%	-1.4%
WAGES	$46,710 or $22.45 per hour	$59,330 or $28.52 per hour	$54,310 or $26.11 per hour	$70,660 or $33.97 per hour	$43,680 or $21.00 per hour	$49,210 or $23.66 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	3,310	29,530	31,080	9,650	5,630	22,520
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DESCRIPTION	Grade logs or estimate the marketable content or value of logs or pulpwood in sorting yards, millpond, log deck, or similar locations. Inspect logs for defects or measure logs to determine volume.	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.	Manage public and private forested lands for economic, recreational, and conservation purposes. May inventory the type, amount, and location of standing timber, appraise the timber's worth, negotiate the purchase, and draw up contracts for procurement. May determine how to conserve wildlife habitats, creek beds, water quality, and soil stability, and how best to comply with environmental regulations. May devise plans for planting and growing new trees, monitor trees for healthy growth, and determine optimal harvesting schedules.	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.	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.

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