• Log Graders and Scalers
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  • Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
  • Annual Median Wage
    $ 39,590
    $32,490 range bar $49,000
    Annual NC Wage Range
    Growth Rate
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    Fast Growing
  • Log Graders and Scalers inspect and measure logs to determine their volume and value for raw material for products.

What do they typically do

  • Grade logs according to characteristics such as knot size and straightness and according to established industry or company standards
  • Inspect equipment for safety before using it, and perform necessary basic maintenance tasks
  • Fill out required job or shift report forms
  • Drive tractors for the purpose of building or repairing logging and skid roads
  • 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 crawler or wheeled tractors to drag or transport logs from felling sites to log landing areas for processing and loading
  • Control hydraulic tractors equipped with tree clamps and booms to lift, swing, and bunch sheared trees
  • Drive straight or articulated tractors equipped with accessories to skid, load, unload, or stack logs, pull stumps, or clear brush

Number of Jobs

Average Annual
Job Growth +1.0%
Job Openings 71

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