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. Logging truck drivers are included in “Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers” (53-3032). 

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Employment Outlook	Growth Rate 0.6% Openings Per Year 374
Wages	Median Hourly $29 per hour Average Annual $57,600 per year
Education Needed	Some of these occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate.
Education Available in Washington	Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation
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