Logging Equipment Operators (45-4022)
Occupation 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. Logging truck drivers are included in Heavy and Tractor Trailer Truck Drivers (53-3032).
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Employment and Job Openings
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| Employment | Average annual openings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 estimate | 2028 projection | Percent change | Labor force exits | Occupation transfers | Total | |
| Alaska | 62 | 55 | -11.3 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| United States | 36,900 | 31,800 | 0.0 | 1,300 | 4,200 | 5,000 |
Job outlook
- Alaska: Alaska’s employment growth is low with low employment opportunities. Read more.
2020 Wages
| Mean Wage | Wage by Percentile | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | |
| United States | 20.95 | 12.39 | 15.90 | 20.78 | 25.38 | 30.31 |
| Alaska | 32.52 | 22.07 | 27.14 | 34.45 | 38.19 | 40.41 |
| Balance of State | 30.09 | 20.23 | 22.46 | 28.10 | 38.11 | 41.34 |
