Logging Equipment Operators
O*NET Code: 45-4022.00
Education Level
Zone 1 - Little/No Prep
High school or less
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.
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💼 Also Known As
Buncher OperatorChain HookerCutter OperatorDelimberDelimber OperatorEquipment OperatorFeller Buncher OperatorFeller OperatorForder OperatorGrapple OperatorGrapple Skidder OperatorGroundspersonHarvester OperatorHook TenderLoaderLoader OperatorLog Carrier OperatorLog Chipper OperatorLog Handling Equipment OperatorLog Hauler
⚡ Skills (7)
Operation and Control4/100
Operations Monitoring4/100
Equipment Maintenance3/100
Active Listening3/100
Monitoring3/100
Troubleshooting3/100
Quality Control Analysis3/100
📚 Knowledge (0)
💪 Abilities (0)
🔧 Technologies & Tools (8)
🔥Microsoft Excel
Spreadsheet software
🔥Microsoft Office software
Office suite software
🔥Microsoft Outlook
Electronic mail software
🔥Microsoft Word
Word processing software
🔥SAP software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
0BCS Woodlands Systems The Logger Tracker
Data base user interface and query software
0TradeTec TallyWorks Logs
Inventory management software
0TradeTec TallyWorks TimeTracker
Human resources software
🔄 Career Transition Paths
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📊 Skills Comparison
Logging Equipment Operators → Helpers--Extraction Workers
Transition Difficulty: Easy (58% skill overlap)
✅ Transferable Skills (7)
Skills you already have that transfer to the new role
Monitoring
Current: 3Target: 4
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Operations Monitoring
Current: 4Target: 4
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Operation and Control
Current: 4Target: 4
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Equipment Maintenance
Current: 3Target: 4
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Troubleshooting
Current: 3Target: 3
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Quality Control Analysis
Current: 3Target: 3
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Active Listening
Current: 3Target: 3
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