45-4022.00

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.

Career Cluster:Construction
Job Family:Farming, Fishing, and Forestry
Job Zone:Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
Industry:Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting
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Key Tasks

  • 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.
  • Drive crawler or wheeled tractors to drag or transport logs from felling sites to log landing areas for processing and loading.
  • Fill out required job or shift report forms.
  • Calculate total board feet, cordage, or other wood measurement units, using conversion tables.
  • Drive tractors for building or repairing logging and skid roads.
  • Operate remote-controlled logging machines and drones for dangerous or hard-to-reach tasks.

Skills

Operation and Control
75%
Operations Monitoring
69%
Equipment Maintenance
53%
Troubleshooting
50%
Active Listening
50%
Monitoring
50%
Quality Control Analysis
50%
Time Management
47%
Repairing
47%
Complex Problem Solving
47%
Critical Thinking
47%
Judgment and Decision Making
47%
Coordination
44%
Speaking
44%
Social Perceptiveness
44%
Equipment Selection
44%
Writing
44%
Reading Comprehension
38%
Mathematics
35%
Persuasion
35%
Systems Analysis
35%
Instructing
31%
Service Orientation
31%
Active Learning
31%
Management of Personnel Resources
31%
Negotiation
31%
Systems Evaluation
31%
Learning Strategies
31%
Management of Material Resources
22%
Management of Financial Resources
19%
Science
13%
Operations Analysis
13%
Technology Design
6%
Installation
3%
Programming
0%

Knowledge

Mechanical
80%
Public Safety and Security
63%
Production and Processing
60%
Transportation
42%
Administration and Management
33%
Customer and Personal Service
27%
Engineering and Technology
25%
Mathematics
23%
Education and Training
23%
English Language
23%
Physics
23%
Law and Government
22%
Geography
20%
Design
18%
Psychology
15%
Biology
14%
Medicine and Dentistry
13%
Building and Construction
13%
Personnel and Human Resources
12%
Computers and Electronics
12%
Communications and Media
6%
Telecommunications
6%
Sales and Marketing
5%
Therapy and Counseling
4%
Administrative
2%
Economics and Accounting
2%
Chemistry
2%
Sociology and Anthropology
1%
History and Archeology
0%
Fine Arts
0%
Philosophy and Theology
0%
Foreign Language
0%
Food Production
0%

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Abilities

Control Precision
75%
Reaction Time
72%
Arm-Hand Steadiness
69%
Multilimb Coordination
69%
Depth Perception
66%
Far Vision
63%
Problem Sensitivity
63%
Rate Control
63%
Response Orientation
63%
Near Vision
56%
Perceptual Speed
53%
Visualization
53%
Manual Dexterity
53%
Visual Color Discrimination
53%
Oral Expression
50%
Category Flexibility
50%
Finger Dexterity
50%
Oral Comprehension
50%
Spatial Orientation
50%
Trunk Strength
50%
Information Ordering
50%
Selective Attention
50%
Speech Recognition
47%
Hearing Sensitivity
47%
Deductive Reasoning
47%
Extent Flexibility
47%
Auditory Attention
47%
Static Strength
47%
Flexibility of Closure
47%
Inductive Reasoning
47%
Speech Clarity
47%
Peripheral Vision
44%
Written Comprehension
41%
Night Vision
38%
Mathematical Reasoning
35%
Number Facility
35%
Speed of Limb Movement
31%
Dynamic Strength
31%
Glare Sensitivity
31%
Written Expression
31%
Sound Localization
28%
Time Sharing
28%
Wrist-Finger Speed
28%
Speed of Closure
28%
Originality
28%
Gross Body Coordination
28%
Stamina
25%
Fluency of Ideas
25%
Gross Body Equilibrium
25%
Memorization
25%
Explosive Strength
13%
Dynamic Flexibility
3%

Work Activities

Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
92%
Controlling Machines and Processes
91%
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
84%
Getting Information
81%
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
76%
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
75%
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
73%
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
72%
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
70%
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
70%
Handling and Moving Objects
69%
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
69%
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
66%
Developing and Building Teams
63%
Assisting and Caring for Others
63%
Developing Objectives and Strategies
59%
Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
59%
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
58%
Performing General Physical Activities
57%
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
57%
Providing Consultation and Advice to Others
56%
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
55%
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
55%
Communicating with People Outside the Organization
54%
Thinking Creatively
54%
Coaching and Developing Others
52%
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
51%
Scheduling Work and Activities
45%
Training and Teaching Others
44%
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
43%
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
42%
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
42%
Documenting/Recording Information
40%
Processing Information
37%
Analyzing Data or Information
36%
Working with Computers
36%
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
27%
Selling or Influencing Others
26%
Performing Administrative Activities
25%
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
25%
Staffing Organizational Units
17%

Work Context

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?

100%

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)?

97%

Duration of Typical Work Week

Number of hours typically worked in one week.

92%

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?

90%

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?

89%

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams

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

86%

Health and Safety of Other Workers

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

86%

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?

86%

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.)

86%

Spend Time Sitting

How much does this job require sitting?

84%

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?

84%

Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions

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

81%

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?

78%

Consequence of Error

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

77%

Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions

How much does this job require making repetitive motions?

77%

Freedom to Make Decisions

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

76%

Telephone Conversations

How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?

76%

Exposed to Whole Body Vibration

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

73%

Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers

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

72%

Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals

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

71%

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?

71%

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate

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

70%

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?

68%

Exposed to Hazardous Equipment

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?

67%

Exposed to Contaminants

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

66%

Time Pressure

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

55%

In an Open Vehicle or Operating Equipment

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

52%

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?

51%

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?

49%

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?

48%

Level of Competition

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

47%

Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings

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

44%

Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions

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

38%

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?

37%

Conflict Situations

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

35%

Exposed to High Places

How often does this job require exposure to high places?

35%

Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body

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

35%

Written Letters and Memos

How frequently does your job require written letters and memos?

33%

Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

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

32%

Degree of Automation

How automated is the job?

29%

Spend Time Standing

How much does this job require standing?

25%

Work Schedules

How regular are the work schedules for this job?

25%

Outdoors, Under Cover

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

25%

E-Mail

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

24%

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)?

23%

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled

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

22%

Spend Time Walking or Running

How much does this job require walking or running?

21%

Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles

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

18%

Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People

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

15%

Physical Proximity

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

14%

Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling

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

11%

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?

11%

Public Speaking

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

10%

Exposed to Hazardous Conditions

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?

9%

Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance

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

9%

Exposed to Disease or Infections

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

0%

Exposed to Radiation

How often does this job require exposure to radiation?

0%

Education

Less than high school diploma

55%

High school diploma or equivalent

44%

Post-secondary certificate

1%

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

97

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

57

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

14

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

2

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.

2

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,

0

Work Styles

Dependability
81%
Cautiousness
74%
Stress Tolerance
60%
Attention to Detail
55%
Perseverance
49%
Integrity
38%
Self-Control
38%
Self-Confidence
35%
Achievement Orientation
34%
Adaptability
34%
Initiative
12%
Cooperation
10%
Sincerity
2%

Work Values

Support
83%
Independence
45%
Relationships
33%
Working Conditions
33%
Achievement
22%
Recognition
17%

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