Fallers

Also Called: Logger, Timber Cutter, Timber Faller, Tree Faller

No High School Diploma/GED

usually needed

Not Available
(Students Only)
Match Percentage

$32,920

Entry Salary

Below Average

Job outlook

What Fallers do

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

  • 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.
Industry Areas:

Renewable Resources and Energy

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Work Context

  • Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
  • Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
  • Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
  • Freedom to Make Decisions
  • Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls

Tools

  • Lumbering equipment
  • Lifting cables
  • Air or gas tanks or cylinders
  • Ultrasonic examination equipment
  • Forestry skidders

Technology

Spreadsheet software
Microsoft Excel
Analytical or scientific software
Assisi Software Assisi Compiler
Assisi Software Assisi Resource
Accounting software
BCS Woodlands Software The Logger Tracker

The Education & Training You Need

Skills

  • Operation and Control
  • Critical Thinking
  • Monitoring
  • Operation Monitoring
  • Judgment and Decision Making

Knowledge

Engineering and Technology
mechanical
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
manufacture and distribution of products

Education

  • 56% Less than high school diploma
  • 44% High school diploma or equivalent

Experience

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.

What are some related occupations at different educational levels?


Fallers Currently Selected

Educational Level

High School Diploma or Equivalent

 Job Training Match

Security & Fire Alarm Systems Installers

Educational Level

Post-secondary, non-degree

 Job Training Match

Surveying & Mapping Technicians

Educational Level

Associate's Degree

 Job Training Match

Surveyors

Educational Level

Bachelor's Degree

 Job Training Match

Agricultural Technicians

Educational Level

Advanced Degree

What are your training options on the pathway to this occupation?

Advanced Training

There are currently no advanced training opportunities for this career.

ACT & College

There are currently no college programs for this career.

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Are You a Good Fit?

Occupation Traits

Work Styles

  • Dependability
  • Attention to Detail
  • Adaptability/Flexibility
  • Integrity
  • Self Control
  • Concern for Others

Values

  • Support
  • Independence
  • Working Conditions

Abilities

  • Reaction Time and Speed
  • Controlled Movement
  • Endurance
  • Hand and Finger Use

This is what Fallers across the country typically make.

$15.83 / hour
$32,920 /year

Entry Level

$25.56 / hour
$53,170 /year

Median Level

$43.71 / hour
$90,930 /year

Experienced Level

Income information reflects a regional average.
Income information reflects a national average.

This career’s National Job Outlook is

Below Average

Please be sure to verify the outlook of this occupation with your instructor.

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