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Fallers

	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)	Projected Growth (2023-2033)
National Statistics	$53,900	900	-8.4%
State Statistics	-	-	-
City Statistics	-	-	-

Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$53,900

Median Wage (USD, 2023)

900

Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)

-8.4%

Projected Growth (2023-2033)

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

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone One: Little or No Preparation Needed
Little or no previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, a person can become a waiter or waitress even if he/she has never worked before.
Some of these occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate.
Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few days to a few months of training. Usually, an experienced worker could show you how to do the job.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: Less than a High School Diploma

Related Work Experience: Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years

On-Site or In-Plant Training: N.A.

On-the-Job Training: Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month

Detailed Work Activities

Cut trees or logs.
Operate forestry equipment.
Evaluate quality of plants or crops.
Cut trees or logs.
Trim trees or other vegetation.
Operate forestry equipment.
Measure physical characteristics of forestry or agricultural products.
Cut trees or logs.
Evaluate log quality.
Determine forestry techniques or methods.
Cut trees or logs.
Trim trees or other vegetation.
Determine forestry techniques or methods.
Maintain forestry, hunting, or agricultural equipment.
Cut trees or logs.
Operate forestry equipment.
Mark agricultural or forestry products for identification.
Attach equipment extensions or accessories.
Load agricultural or forestry products for shipment.
Mark agricultural or forestry products for identification.
Operate forestry equipment.
Perform manual agricultural, aquacultural, or horticultural tasks.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

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.
Measure felled trees and cut them into specified log lengths, using chain saws and axes.
Assess logs after cutting to ensure that the quality and length are correct.
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.

Work Styles

Achievement/Effort

Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.

Persistence

Initiative

Leadership

Cooperation

Concern for Others

Social Orientation

Self-Control

Stress Tolerance

Adaptability/Flexibility

Dependability

Attention to Detail

Integrity

Independence

Innovation

Analytical Thinking

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