Logging Equipment Operators
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Calculated automation risk
Imminent Risk (81-100%): Occupations in this level have an extremely high likelihood of being automated in the near future. These jobs consist primarily of repetitive, predictable tasks with little need for human judgment.
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Our visitors have voted that it's probable this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 96% chance of automation.
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What is the likelihood that Logging Equipment Operators will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?
Growth
The number of 'Logging Equipment Operators' job openings is expected to decline 3.8% by 2033
Total employment, and estimated job openings
Updated projections are due 09-2025.
Wages
In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Logging Equipment Operators' was $48,240, or $23 per hour
'Logging Equipment Operators' were paid 0.4% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060
Wages over time
Volume
As of 2023 there were 23,720 people employed as 'Logging Equipment Operators' within the United States.
This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country
Put another way, around 1 in 6 thousand people are employed as 'Logging Equipment Operators'.
Job 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.
SOC Code: 45-4022.00
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