45-4021.00Apprenticeship

Fallers

Use axes or chainsaws to fell trees using knowledge of tree characteristics and cutting techniques to control direction of fall and minimize tree damage.

Career Cluster:Agriculture
Job Family:Farming, Fishing, and Forestry
Job Zone:Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
Industry:Administrative and Support Services
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Key Tasks

  • Stop saw engines, pull cutting bars from cuts, and run to safety as tree falls.
  • Appraise trees for certain characteristics, such as twist, rot, and heavy limb growth, and gauge amount and direction of lean, to determine how to control the direction of a tree's fall with the least damage.
  • Saw back-cuts, leaving sufficient sound wood to control direction of fall.
  • Clear brush from work areas and escape routes, and cut saplings and other trees from direction of falls, using axes, chainsaws, or bulldozers.
  • Assess logs after cutting to ensure that the quality and length are correct.
  • Measure felled trees and cut them into specified log lengths, using chain saws and axes.
  • Determine position, direction, and depth of cuts to be made, and placement of wedges or jacks.
  • Control the direction of a tree's fall by scoring cutting lines with axes, sawing undercuts along scored lines with chainsaws, knocking slabs from cuts with single-bit axes, and driving wedges.
  • Trim off the tops and limbs of trees, using chainsaws, delimbers, or axes.
  • Select trees to be cut down, assessing factors such as site, terrain, and weather conditions before beginning work.
  • Maintain and repair chainsaws and other equipment, cleaning, oiling, and greasing equipment, and sharpening equipment properly.
  • Insert jacks or drive wedges behind saws to prevent binding of saws and to start trees falling.
  • Tag unsafe trees with high-visibility ribbons.
  • Secure steel cables or chains to logs for dragging by tractors or for pulling by cable yarding systems.
  • Load logs or wood onto trucks, trailers, or railroad cars, by hand or using loaders or winches.
  • Mark logs for identification.
  • Work as a member of a team, rotating between chain saw operation and skidder operation.
  • Place supporting limbs or poles under felled trees to avoid splitting undersides, and to prevent logs from rolling.

Skills

Operation and Control
60%
Operations Monitoring
56%
Monitoring
56%
Critical Thinking
56%
Judgment and Decision Making
50%
Equipment Maintenance
47%
Active Listening
47%
Troubleshooting
44%
Repairing
44%
Speaking
41%
Equipment Selection
41%
Complex Problem Solving
41%
Quality Control Analysis
41%
Coordination
38%
Time Management
38%
Mathematics
35%
Active Learning
35%
Persuasion
31%
Social Perceptiveness
31%
Service Orientation
28%
Operations Analysis
28%
Instructing
25%
Reading Comprehension
25%
Management of Personnel Resources
25%
Negotiation
25%
Systems Evaluation
25%
Management of Material Resources
22%
Writing
22%
Management of Financial Resources
22%
Science
19%
Learning Strategies
10%
Systems Analysis
3%
Installation
0%
Programming
0%
Technology Design
0%

Knowledge

Mechanical
47%
Production and Processing
43%
Administration and Management
38%
Public Safety and Security
36%
Customer and Personal Service
34%
Mathematics
31%
Economics and Accounting
30%
Law and Government
28%
Education and Training
27%
Engineering and Technology
27%
Transportation
27%
Physics
22%
Design
21%
Biology
21%
Geography
20%
English Language
16%
Chemistry
16%
Communications and Media
15%
Administrative
15%
Sales and Marketing
15%
Medicine and Dentistry
14%
Psychology
13%
Personnel and Human Resources
13%
Food Production
11%
Sociology and Anthropology
10%
Philosophy and Theology
9%
Foreign Language
9%
Therapy and Counseling
9%
Computers and Electronics
5%
Telecommunications
5%
Building and Construction
4%
History and Archeology
1%
Fine Arts
0%

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Abilities

Reaction Time
78%
Multilimb Coordination
69%
Control Precision
66%
Manual Dexterity
63%
Speed of Limb Movement
63%
Arm-Hand Steadiness
63%
Static Strength
63%
Auditory Attention
60%
Near Vision
60%
Stamina
60%
Depth Perception
60%
Trunk Strength
60%
Gross Body Coordination
60%
Far Vision
56%
Hearing Sensitivity
56%
Extent Flexibility
56%
Flexibility of Closure
56%
Visual Color Discrimination
56%
Visualization
53%
Problem Sensitivity
53%
Information Ordering
53%
Rate Control
53%
Response Orientation
53%
Category Flexibility
50%
Oral Expression
50%
Oral Comprehension
50%
Dynamic Strength
50%
Gross Body Equilibrium
50%
Perceptual Speed
50%
Selective Attention
47%
Speech Clarity
47%
Deductive Reasoning
47%
Spatial Orientation
47%
Speech Recognition
44%
Finger Dexterity
44%
Inductive Reasoning
44%
Wrist-Finger Speed
44%
Peripheral Vision
41%
Time Sharing
38%
Number Facility
38%
Sound Localization
35%
Speed of Closure
35%
Mathematical Reasoning
31%
Fluency of Ideas
28%
Explosive Strength
28%
Written Comprehension
28%
Originality
28%
Night Vision
25%
Glare Sensitivity
25%
Written Expression
25%
Memorization
22%
Dynamic Flexibility
19%

Work Activities

Performing General Physical Activities
84%
Controlling Machines and Processes
83%
Handling and Moving Objects
80%
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
74%
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
69%
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
65%
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
64%
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
62%
Getting Information
61%
Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
58%
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
54%
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
49%
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
48%
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
45%
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
37%
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
36%
Assisting and Caring for Others
35%
Developing Objectives and Strategies
32%
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
31%
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
29%
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
24%
Processing Information
23%
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
21%
Scheduling Work and Activities
20%
Analyzing Data or Information
20%
Training and Teaching Others
20%
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
19%
Developing and Building Teams
19%
Documenting/Recording Information
18%
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
17%
Coaching and Developing Others
17%
Selling or Influencing Others
16%
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
16%
Providing Consultation and Advice to Others
15%
Communicating with People Outside the Organization
13%
Performing Administrative Activities
13%
Thinking Creatively
13%
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
12%
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
10%
Staffing Organizational Units
7%
Working with Computers
3%

Work Context

Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions

How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?

99%

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets

How often does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats or life-jackets?

99%

Exposed to Hazardous Equipment

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?

97%

Freedom to Make Decisions

How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?

96%

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls

How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?

96%

Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals

How much freedom does the worker have in determining the tasks, priorities, or goals of the job?

90%

Spend Time Standing

How much does this job require standing?

85%

Exposed to Contaminants

How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?

83%

Frequency of Decision Making

How often is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?

82%

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results

What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?

82%

Exposed to Whole Body Vibration

How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (like operating a jackhammer or earth moving equipment)?

80%

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate

How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?

78%

Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body

How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?

78%

Spend Time Walking or Running

How much does this job require walking or running?

76%

Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings

How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?

71%

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams

How frequently does your job require face-to-face discussions with individuals and within teams?

70%

Health and Safety of Other Workers

How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?

69%

Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions

How much does this job require making repetitive motions?

68%

Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable

How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?

67%

Consequence of Error

How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not easily correctable?

61%

Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance

How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance?

61%

Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures

How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?

60%

Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team

How important is it to work with or contribute to a work group or team in this job?

60%

Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling

How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling?

58%

Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions?

52%

Level of Competition

To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?

51%

Duration of Typical Work Week

Number of hours typically worked in one week.

49%

Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities

How important is it to coordinate or lead others (not as a supervisor or team leader) in accomplishing work activities in this job?

47%

Contact With Others

How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?

46%

Time Pressure

How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?

46%

Work Schedules

How regular are the work schedules for this job?

46%

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment

How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)

44%

Telephone Conversations

How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?

43%

Exposed to Hazardous Conditions

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?

39%

In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment

How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or operate enclosed equipment (like a car)?

39%

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks

How important are continuous, repetitive, physical activities (like key entry) or mental activities (like checking entries in a ledger) to performing this job?

38%

In an Open Vehicle or Operating Equipment

How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or operating equipment (like a tractor)?

38%

Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers

How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?

37%

Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions

How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?

36%

Exposed to High Places

How often does this job require exposure to high places?

23%

Deal With External Customers or the Public in General

How important is it to deal with external customers (as in retail sales) or the public in general (as in police work) in this job?

21%

Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection

How often does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection?

21%

Spend Time Sitting

How much does this job require sitting?

20%

Conflict Situations

How frequently are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?

19%

Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working in an environment that is not environmentally controlled (like a warehouse without air conditioning)?

17%

Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles

How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, poles, etc.?

17%

Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People

How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?

16%

Degree of Automation

How automated is the job?

12%

E-Mail

How frequently does your job require you to use E-mail?

8%

Outdoors, Under Cover

How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (like in an open shed)?

8%

Physical Proximity

To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks physically close to other people?

7%

Public Speaking

How frequently does your job require public speaking (one speaker with an audience)?

7%

Written Letters and Memos

How frequently does your job require written letters and memos?

7%

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working indoors in an environmentally controlled environment (like a warehouse with air conditioning)?

3%

Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People

How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?

2%

Exposed to Disease or Infections

How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections?

1%

Exposed to Radiation

How often does this job require exposure to radiation?

0%

Education

Less than high school diploma

56%

High school diploma or equivalent

44%

Interests

Realistic

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, t

100

Conventional

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or hum

39

Investigative

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the f

25

Social

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

15

Enterprising

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertis

10

Artistic

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts,

2

Work Styles

Cautiousness
87%
Dependability
82%
Self-Control
65%
Perseverance
60%
Attention to Detail
56%
Stress Tolerance
53%
Self-Confidence
40%
Integrity
36%
Achievement Orientation
32%
Adaptability
32%
Intellectual Curiosity
9%
Initiative
6%
Sincerity
1%

Work Values

Support
78%
Independence
50%
Working Conditions
42%
Relationships
39%
Achievement
33%
Recognition
17%

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